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Story Elements and Genre

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

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Class
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1.

What are the four main categories of genre?

a)

Comic Books, poetry, fiction, drama

b)

Poetry, fiction, informational, drama

c)

Chapter books, poetry, informational, newspapers

d)

Fiction, drama, historical fiction, poetry

2.

What is fiction?

a)

Real information

b)

Stories with real photographs

c)

A story that comes from the author's imagination

3.

Select all the characteristics that are true about poetry?

a)

Poetry always has pictures

b)

Poetry is written in stanzas

c)

Poetry can rhyme but does not have to

d)

Poetry is always about animals

e)

Poetry usually has figurative language

4.

Select all the true characteristics about Informational Texts

a)

They have characters in them.

b)

They explain true facts and information about topics.

c)

They contain made-up events.

d)

Informational Texts contain text features such as a photograph or diagram.

e)

Informational Texts can also be called Non-Fiction

5.

Select all the correct Fiction sub genres

a)

Comic Books

b)

Realistic Fiction

c)

Magazines

d)

Historical Fiction

e)

Fantasy

6.

A folktale is a subgenre of fiction

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Select all the correct examples of story elements:

a)

Characters

b)

Weather

c)

Setting

d)

Problem/Conflict and Solution

e)

Title Page

8.

Major events in a story are:

a)

The funniest parts of the story.

b)

Significant moments that help drive the plot.

c)

The ending of the story.

d)

The middle of the story.

9.

What is the conflict or problem in a fiction story?

a)

The setting of the story.

b)

The challenge that a character has to solve or fix.

c)

How the character's problem is solved.

d)

The most important part of the story.

10.

The setting of the story is:

a)

Who the story is mostly about.

b)

Where and when the story takes place.

c)

A challenge that a character has to solve or fix.

11.

What is the solution in a fiction story?

a)

When the story begins and we learn about the characters and setting.

b)

Where and when the story takes place.

c)

How the character's problem is solved or the character's goal is accomplished.

12.

What part of the story do learn about the main characters, setting and usually the problem or goal?

a)

The middle

b)

The beginning

c)

The end

d)

The title page

e)

The table of contents

13.

What part of the story do we usually learn how the problem is solved or the goal is reached?

a)

The beginning

b)

The middle

c)

The end

14.

What part of the story is when the characters are working toward solving the problem and reaching the goal?

a)

The beginning

b)

The middle

c)

The end

d)

The back cover of the book

15.

The main character in a story is:

a)

Who is in the beginning of the story.

b)

Who the story is mostly about and who has the main problem.

c)

Who has the most exciting part of the story.