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Genre Identification

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
The story of a German professor who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans climb down a crater and have many wild adventures, encountering dinosaurs and prehistoric man. They eventually return to surface again in southern Italy.
a)
Science fiction
b)
Historical fiction
c)
Biography
d)
Informational
2.
The Hard Way Out by Terry Vaughn 
In this novel, Brian struggles with living at his Aunt's house and sharing a room with his cousin while dealing with the grief of having lost both of his parents in a tragic car accident. Basketball is his only escape, but after geting benched for low progress report grades, Brian' world shatters. Does he have it in him to turn around his grades? Will Brian come to peace with his emotions? Can anyone help him?
a)
Science fiction
b)
Realistic fiction
c)
Biography
d)
Historical fiction
3.
Newton's Law by Morton Mallon 
After a mostly unsuccessful life of studying and practicing the nano-transportation sciences, Professor Melton stumbles upon a major breakthrough on April 20th, 2042: he discovers a way to transport particles at light-speed across fixed distances, thereby allowing him to teleport from one location to another. But Professor Melton soon discovers that there is no such thing as a free lunch. He learns that the body ages relative to the distance travelled, not just the time, in effect causing a teleporting body to age very rapidly. Can Melton solve this problem before his time is up? 
a)
Science fiction
b)
Fantasy
c)
Poetry
d)
Fable
4.
Intermediate Math Problems for Students by M. Colwell 
This workbook text explains how to perform basic mathematical operations, like double-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It also explains fractions and decimals.
a)
Informational text
b)
Biography
c)
Fable
d)
Tall tale
5.
"If a Tree Falls" adapted by Stan Tanner 
This is the very short story of a buck that was admiring his horns in the water's reflection and feeling bad about his skinny legs. When a hunter tries to kill him, his big horns get stuck in some tree branches, but his skinny legs manage to pull him free. The moral is that what is truly valuable is often unappreciated.
a)
Fable
b)
Tall Tale
c)
Myth
d)
Legend
6.
 The Tinfoil Key by Rob Burnside 
When young Ian Bradley accidently switches suitcases with an intergalactic space explorer at a coffee shop, he ends up going on the trip of a lifetime. Now that he's left holding the bag, Ian must deliver it to the light scientists on Gamma Outpost 9 in time, and every life-form in the galaxy is unknowingly depending on the success of his efforts. 
a)
Science fiction
b)
Fable
c)
Tall tale
d)
Realistic fiction
7.
Seeing More, Being More by Fletch Carpenter
 "Dr. Fletch," gives readers a dose of hard medicine, arguing that most peoples' problems are caused by themselves. Fletch teaches readers to solve such problems as bullying, insecurity, and relationship troubles with a three-step strategy: letting go of ego, seeing the objective reality, and finding tangible roles. Some readers find Carpenter's ideas to be refreshing. Others are offended.
a)
Realistic fiction
b)
Informational
c)
Biography
d)
Memoir
8.
Bronze Star by Irwin Keene 
World War II has been hard for Mama Conner. Her husband and three sons have been away at war and Mama Conner was left to keep the house together, raise money, and provide for Baby Maple. The mood in the town darkens suddenly when her neighbor Betsy loses one of her loved ones in battle. At Mama Conner's ladies club, several upstanding ladies of the town are on edge after hearing a garbled news report announcing that a man from their town was lost in battle, but as the man's name went unheard, the women are left to speculate as to whom will be the most affected. This novel ends in a surprising twist. 
a)
Biography
b)
Historical fiction
c)
Realistic fiction
d)
Science fiction
9.
"Rapunzel" adapted by Craig Hooper 
Once upon a time a young girl named Rapunzel was running an errand for her mother when an evil witch caught her and imprisoned her in the tower of a castle. After years in the tower, Rapunzel grew long, beautiful hair. Having seen nobody but the evil witch her whole life, Rapunzel is very lonely until one day a prince wanders by and climbs up her hair. The witch doesn't like this and action ensues, but eventually the prince and Rapunzel live happily every after.
a)
Fairytale
b)
Legend
c)
Fantasy
d)
Science Fiction
10.
No Way In by Patty Slate
High school student Darren Banks is sick of being a viewed as a nerd. Darren enlists the help of his older cousin Tyrone to help him learn to dress, walk, and talk. With Tyrone's help, Darren soon climbs to the peak of high school popularity, but in his quest to become someone else, will Darren forget who he was? Find out in this exciting novel. 
a)
Realistic fiction
b)
Biography
c)
Historical fiction
d)
Fable
11.
The Fox and the Grapes retold by Aesop
One day a fox came upon a grape orchard and found a bunch of beautiful grapes hanging from a high branch. "Boy those sure would be tasty," he thought to himself. He backed up and took a running start, and jumped. He did not get high enough. He went back to his starting spot and tried again. He almost got high enough this time, but he still could not reach the grapes. He tried again and again, but he just couldn't get high enough to reach the grapes. Finally, he gave up. As he walked away, he put his nose in the air and said: "I am sure those grapes are sour anyway." It is easy to hate what you cannot have.
a)
Fable
b)
Tall Tale
c)
Myth
d)
Legend
12.
Paul Bunyan and the Seven Wonders of the World retold by Patrick Schuster
This text contains a handful of different stories about the world's largest lumberjack, Paul Bunyan, who is so big that he wrings out a handful of maple trees to make syrup for his giant waffles. He is so big that he made the Great Lakes when he couldn't find his spittoon. Read about how he met his giant blue ox, Babe, and how they became best friends and inseparable companions. Also read about how he dug the Grand Canyon by dragging his axe behind himself after a long day of work.
a)
Tall Tale
b)
Fable
c)
Fantasy
d)
Biography
13.
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
When John Carter finds gold in Arizona, he makes enemies with some Apache warriors. While attempting to escape from these warriors, Carter hides in one of their sacred caves and is mysteriously transported to Mars. He finds that he has great strength and superhuman agility in this new environment as a result of its lesser gravity. He soon falls in with a nomadic tribe of Green Martians and thanks to his strength, speed, and fighting skills, Carter rises to a high position in the tribe. When the Green Martians capture Dejah Thoris, princess of the humanoid Red Martians, Carter can't help but to be taken with her beauty. He will have to make some tough decisions in the exciting novel.
a)
Science Fiction
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Informational 
d)
Fable