WorksheetsGenres
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The story has features not seen in this world, such as magic, time travel, strange settings and fantastic characters
a)
mystery
b)
myth
c)
fantasy
d)
folktale
2.
The word "genre" means...
a)
an animal
b)
a kind or type
c)
a food
d)
a genius
3.
Stories that take place in a certain time and place in the past.
a)
realistic fiction
b)
historical fiction
c)
fantasy
d)
folktales
4.
True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by that person.
a)
autobiography
b)
realistic fiction
c)
biography
d)
poetry
5.
Story including magic, talking objects and usually a conflict between good and evil.
a)
mystery
b)
biography
c)
fantasy
d)
realistic fiction
6.
Star Wars is an example of what genre?
a)
historical fiction
b)
realistic fiction
c)
science fiction
d)
informational
7.
REALISTIC FICTION (a story that sounds like it could be real) is
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
8.
A FANTASY (a story with imaginary things in it)
a)
is fiction
b)
is nonfiction
9.
This type of story is impossible. It might have talking animals or magic.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Fiction
c)
Traditional Literature
d)
Science Fiction
10.
Fiction is
a)
Real Information
b)
Caption under a picture
c)
Made-Up Story
d)
TV Guide
11.
You are reading a story about 3 talking pigs...Fiction or Non-Fiction?
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-Fiction
12.
You are reading about characteristics of rainforests...Fiction or Non-Fiction?
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-Fiction
13.
A crime is committed. In finding the criminal, a detective must unravel a web of clues before pinning down the suspect.
a)
mystery
b)
realistic fiction-adventure
c)
folktale
d)
fantasy
14.
A traditional story handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. Types include fables, myths and fairy tales
a)
mystery
b)
fantasy
c)
folktale
d)
realistic fiction-adventure
15.
often called plays
a)
drama
b)
poetry
c)
prose
16.
books that contain real information
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
17.
a true story about another person's life written by another person
a)
autobiography
b)
biography
c)
historical fiction
d)
atlas
18.
a true story of the writer's life
a)
biography
b)
autobiography
19.
books that teach you how to do something or make something
a)
instruction
b)
textbook
c)
atlas
d)
almanac
20.
Books that contain many lists of information about hundreds of subjects
a)
atlas
b)
textbook
c)
instruction
d)
almanac
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