Literary Genre Quiz

What is a literary genre?

• A type of music

• A category of written works

• A style of painting

• A form of dance

What type of fiction involves solving a puzzle or crime?

• Fantasy

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Realistic Fiction

What is a biography?

• A fictional story about a person's life

• True stories about real people's lives

• A poem about nature

• A guide to cooking

What is an autobiography?

• A story of someone's life written by that person

• A fictional story about a hero

• A collection of poems

• A guide to gardening

What is informational text?

• Books that teach facts about topics

• A novel about adventure

• A collection of short stories

• A comic book

What are how-to books?

• Instructions for doing something

• A collection of fairy tales

• A book of jokes

• A mystery novel

What is a Haiku?

• A three-line poem about nature

• A poem without specific rules

• A five-line funny poem

• A poem that tells stories

What characterizes Rhyming Poems?

• They are three-line poems about nature

• They do not follow specific rules

• They have words that sound alike

• They tell stories

What type of play includes songs and dancing?

• Puppet Shows

• One-Act Plays

• Musical

• Tragedy

Which genre of drama is characterized by short plays that tell one story?

• One-Act Plays

• Comedy

• Musical

• Puppet Shows