Types of Fiction

A make-believe story including elements that impossible in real life, such as talking animals or magical powers is what fiction genre?

• Science Fiction

• Fantasy

• Realisitc Fiction

• Tall Tales

What type of fiction genre is a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story; the problem is solved by following clues.

• Fantasy

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Traditional Literature

What fiction genre is a story using made-up characters that could actually happen in real life?

• Historical Fiction

• Fables

• Myths

• Realistic Fiction

A fantasy story that uses science and technology is what type of fiction genre?

• Fairy Tales

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Mystery

What fiction genre is a story using made-up characters that could actually happen in real life?

• Mystery

• Fables

• Folktales

• Realistic Fiction

Stories that are passed down from one group to another throughout history is called Traditional Literature.

• True

• False

Stories that are related as facts to explain historical events and describe historical figures from a specific time and place are Legends.

• False

• True

Stories passed down orally from one generation to the next by different cultural groups is what type of fiction genre?

• Mystery

• Fairy tales

• Folktales

• Realistic Fiction

Stories based on tradition to explain how the world and humankind came to be is what fiction genre?

• Myths

• Fairy tales

• Folktales

• Fables

Tall tales orginated from American folk stories with unbelieveable elements told as if they were true.

• True

• False