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WorksheetsReading Book Genres
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children
a)
fable
b)
fairy tale
c)
folktale
d)
humor
2.
Narration demonstrating a useful truth (moral), especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale
a)
fable
b)
fiction
c)
historical fiction
d)
fairy tale
3.
Fiction with strange or otherworldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality
a)
fantasy
b)
fable
c)
fiction
d)
horror
4.
Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact
a)
fable
b)
fiction
c)
horror
d)
legend
5.
The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or "folk" as handed down by word of mouth
a)
folktale
b)
fantasy
c)
humor
d)
horror
6.
Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting
a)
historical fiction
b)
myth
c)
legend
d)
fantasy
7.
Story, sometimes of a hero, which has a basis in fact but which also includes imaginative material
a)
legend
b)
fiction
c)
fable
d)
mystery
8.
Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets
a)
mystery
b)
fable
c)
fiction
d)
folktale
9.
Story that could actually happen and is true to life
a)
realistic fiction
b)
historical ficiton
c)
fable poetry
d)
science fiction
10.
Humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance
a)
tall tale
b)
fiction
c)
mystery
d)
drama
11.
Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets
a)
science ficiton
b)
historical fiction
c)
fiction
d)
humor
12.
Narrative of a person's life, a true story about a real person written by someone else
a)
autobiography
b)
biography
c)
essay
d)
speech
13.
Narrative of a person's life, a true story about a real person written by one's self
a)
autobiography
b)
biography
c)
essay
d)
speech
14.
Informational text dealing with non-invented, non-imagined subject
a)
biography
b)
essay
c)
nonfiction
d)
personal narrative
15.
What is a story where things are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers?
a)
fantasy
b)
historical fiction
c)
legend
d)
fable
16.
Historical fiction is...
a)
A story that takes place at a certain time in the past. Often the setting is real but the characters are made up.
b)
A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
c)
A story that uses exaggeration. Often the characters have super human powers.
d)
A story that usually has animals as main characters and a lesson is taught.
17.
A myth is...
a)
A story that explains (In a untrue way) how things in nature came to be. Often the main characters are gods or goddesses.
b)
A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
c)
A story that uses exaggeration. Often the characters have super human powers.
d)
A type of writing that teaches you about a certain topic.
18.
Which would be the correct definition of poetry?
a)
Verses written to create thoughts and feelings in the reader. Often it has rhythm to it.
b)
A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
c)
A story written about someone's life. The author is not in the story.
d)
A story that usually has animals as main characters and a lesson is taught.
19.
A type of style of writing is?
a)
genre
b)
mystery
c)
science fiction
d)
tall tale
20.
A story with made up characters but it could happen in real life is?
a)
realistic fiction
b)
biography
c)
fable
d)
mystery
21.
Science fiction is...
a)
a story that uses science and technology. These are often books that travel in time.
b)
a story where things are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers.
c)
a story about a hero and his or her good deed.
d)
a story written about someone's life. The author is not in the story.
22.
What is a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story?
a)
mystery
b)
fantasy
c)
poetry
d)
legend
23.
What is a story that usually has animals as main characters and a lesson is taught?
a)
fable
b)
myth
c)
genre
d)
historical fiction
24.
What is a story that uses exaggeration. Often the characters have super human powers?
a)
tall tale
b)
biography
c)
fantasy
d)
science fiction
25.
What is a story that is written about someone else's life?
a)
biography
b)
autobiography
c)
tall tale
d)
realistic fiction
26.
What is a story about a hero and his or her good deed
a)
fable
b)
biography
c)
legend
d)
mystery
27.
An autobiography is...
a)
a story that some writes about someone else's life
b)
a story about a hero and his or her good deed
c)
a story with made up characters but it could happen in real life
d)
a story that someone writes about their own life.
28.
Informational writing is...
a)
the type of writing that teaches you about a certain topic
b)
they type of writing written in verses to create thoughts and feelings in the reader
c)
the type of writing that has made up characters but could really happen
d)
the type of writing that has a puzzling even that is not solved until the end of the story
29.
What genre has a suspenseful story with puzzling events?
a)
Realistic Fiction
b)
Mystery
c)
Informational Fiction
d)
Science Fiction
30.
What genre has a plot and characters that could really happen in life?
a)
Mystery
b)
Non-Fiction
c)
Historical Fiction
d)
Realistic Fiction
31.
What genre is a made up story that has accurate components from history?
a)
Non-Fiction
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Informational Fiction
d)
Historical Fiction
32.
What is a book that is about someone's life that is written by that person?
a)
Biography
b)
Autobiography
c)
Memoir
d)
Non-Fiction
33.
What is a book that is about a specific time in someone's life written by that person?
a)
Biography
b)
Autobiography
c)
Memoir
d)
Realistic Fiction
34.
This type of story has elements of futuristic technology and science.
a)
Fiction
b)
Future Fiction
c)
Fantasy
d)
Science Fiction
35.
This type of story is impossible. It might have talking animals or magic.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Fiction
c)
Traditional Literature
d)
Science Fiction
36.
This type of fiction is written to make the reader laugh.
a)
Realistic Fiction
b)
Biography
c)
Memoir
d)
Humor
37.
This genre is written with rhythm and rhyme...
a)
Historical Fiction
b)
Poetry
c)
Realistic Fiction
d)
Biography
38.
The life story of a famous baseball player written by a sports writer.
a)
Autobiography
b)
Biography
c)
Informational
d)
Realistic Fiction
39.
The main character is a pig that sings and dances.
a)
Informational
b)
Science Fiction
c)
Fantasy
d)
Realistic Fiction
40.
A boy named Jack climbs a beanstalk.
a)
Poetry
b)
Mystery
c)
Informational
d)
Fantasy
41.
The story ends when a wizard puts a spell on a dragon and turns him into a mushroom.
a)
Informational
b)
Fantasy
c)
Informational
d)
Poetry
42.
A family of Pilgrims travels to Plymouth in 1692.
a)
Biography
b)
Science Fiction
c)
Fantasy
d)
Historical Fiction
43.
A book about Walt Disney written by his brother.
a)
Biography
b)
Historical Fiction
c)
Autobiography
d)
Realstic Ficiton
44.
A made up character fights in the Civil War.
a)
Historical Fiction
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Fantasy
d)
Poetry
45.
A text that gives facts about the solar system
a)
Biography
b)
Science Fiction
c)
Informational
d)
Mystery
46.
A spaceship lands on the beach and aliens go surfing.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Science Fiction
c)
Realistic Fiction
d)
Mystery
47.
A group of children travel in a time machine to visit President Washington.
a)
Science Fiction
b)
Fantasy
c)
Biography
d)
Historical Fiction
48.
Cookies are missing from the cookie jar and a team of children use clues to discover who took them,
a)
Poetry
b)
Historical Fiction
c)
Informtional
d)
Mystery
49.
Two girls start a club at school for children who like horses.
a)
Mystery
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Informational
d)
Biography
50.
A non-fiction book about Rosa Parks that was written by Rosa Parks.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Mystery
c)
Realistic Fiction
d)
Autobiography
51.
A group of boys play on a baseball team and win a big game.
a)
Realistic Fiction
b)
Science Ficiton
c)
Informational
d)
Biography
52.
You are reading about George Washington's life, but you know some characters and places are made up...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-Fiction
53.
A story set in a real place in the past (like the Great Depression or World War II) with made up, but believable characters.
a)
Realistic Fiction
b)
Fantasy
c)
Biography
d)
Historical Fiction
54.
A story with suspects, clues, and usually a crime that needs to be solved.
a)
Mystery
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Adventure
d)
Historical Fiction
55.
A story with suspects, clues, and usually a crime that needs to be solved.
a)
Mystery
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Adventure
d)
Historical Fiction
56.
This genre has characters, settings, and events that could happen in real life.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Tall Tale
c)
Fiction
d)
Realistic Fiction
57.
An INFORMATIONAL text
a)
is fiction
b)
is nonfiction
c)
could be either
58.
A FANTASY (a story with imaginary things in it)
a)
is fiction
b)
is nonfiction
c)
could be either
59.
You are reading about the life of Peyton Manning...Fiction or Non-Fiction?
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-Fiction
60.
A book about a robot that takes over the world in the year 3000 would be considered...
a)
Fantasy
b)
realistic fiction
c)
biography
d)
science fiction
61.
A book with wizards and magic would be considered...
a)
realistic fiction
b)
autobiography
c)
fantasy
d)
historical fiction
62.
A type of text that provides facts about many different topics. They are meant to “inform” the reader.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Persuasive Writing
c)
Biography
d)
Informational Text
63.
Any narrative ( made-up story) that did NOT occur in real life
a)
nonfiction
b)
genre
c)
narrator
d)
fiction
64.
A type of fictional story often based around technology or inventions that do not yet exist; often set in the future and may be set in space
a)
nonfiction
b)
fantasy
c)
science fiction
d)
biography
65.
Informational text using true facts and information
a)
nonfiction
b)
fiction
c)
biography
d)
historical fiction
66.
The TRUE story of a person's life
a)
nonfiction
b)
autobiography
c)
biography
d)
fiction
67.
The TRUE story of a person's life in which the author is writing about himself / herself
a)
autobiography
b)
biography
c)
nonfiction
d)
fantasy
68.
Monsters, magic, and animals talking
a)
Realistic fiction
b)
Fantasy
c)
Science Fiction
d)
Biography
69.
What reading genre involves a person trying to solve a crime?
a)
Fantasy
b)
Science Fiction
c)
Horror
d)
Mystery
70.
Text that is made-up or a product of the imagination.
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
c)
autobiography
d)
biography
71.
Writing that is true, factual, informative, or persuasive.
a)
nonficton
b)
fiction
c)
historical fiction
d)
fantasy
72.
Auto means ___________.
a)
writing
b)
self
c)
myth
d)
legend
73.
Has gods/goddesses and usually accounts for the creation of something
a)
science fiction
b)
biography
c)
fable
d)
myth
74.
A story that starts with
". . . Once upon a time. . ."
and ends with
". . .they lived happily ever after. . ."
". . . Once upon a time. . ."
and ends with
". . .they lived happily ever after. . ."
a)
Fable
b)
Folk Tale
c)
Fairy Tale
d)
All of These
75.
Has Greek or Roman creature(s)
a)
Poetry
b)
Fable
c)
Myth
d)
free verse
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