Literary Genre Practice

There are ___ main categories of genres.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What are the main literary genres? Click all that apply.

• Drama

• Fantasy

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

_________ is a play for theater. There is often a stage, characters, and props.

• Drama

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Stories from the __________ genre did not actually happen in real life. They are NOT true.

• Drama

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

___________ includes writing that is real and factual, or that actually happened.

• Drama

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

____________ writing uses language and sounds in special ways to express ideas.

• Drama

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A literary genre is a type or ___________ of literature.

• book

• article

• main idea

• category

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A __________ is a humorous drama with a happy ending.

• comedy

• tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

A __________ is a sad drama with a sad ending.

• comedy

• tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

All of the following are subgenres of fiction, EXCEPT:

• fantasy

• folklore

• romance

• autobiography

• mystery