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Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Made Up Stories that cant happen

a)

fansty

b)

opion

c)

science fiction

d)

mystery

2.
This genre is written with rhythm and rhyme...
a)
Historical Fiction
b)
Poetry
c)
Realistic Fiction
d)
Biography
3.
The life story of a famous baseball player written by a sports writer.
a)
Autobiography 
b)
Biography
c)
Informational
d)
Realistic Fiction
4.
The main character is a pig that sings and dances.
a)
Informational
b)
Science Fiction
c)
Fantasy
d)
Realistic Fiction
5.
A boy named Jack climbs a beanstalk.
a)
Poetry
b)
Mystery
c)
Informational
d)
Fantasy
6.

A story that takes p lace in the future; it often includes science and technology

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Historical Fiction

c)

Historical Nonfiction

d)

Mystery

7.

A story that takes place in the present time; it includes event that could happen

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Fantasy

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Play

8.

Writing that is true and factual; it often contains charts, diagrams, and photographs

a)

Informational

b)

Historical Nonfiction

c)

Play

d)

Science Fiction

9.

The story of a real person's life that is written by that person.

a)

Biography

b)

Informational

c)

Autobiography

10.

The story of a real person's life written by another person.

a)

Biography

b)

Informational

c)

Autobiography

11.

A short story that usually is about animals and that is intended to teach a lesson.

a)

Fiction

b)

Fairy Tales

c)

Fables

d)

Fantasy

12.

Made up stories involving magical characters and lands. Fairy tales usually involve a happy ending.

a)

Fairy Tales

b)

Fantasy

c)

Fables

d)

Fiction

13.
Stories that come from the author's imagination
a)
nonfiction
b)
fiction
c)
poetry
d)
folklore
14.
dealing with aliens, the distant future, or advanced technology
a)
historical fiction
b)
science fiction
c)
realistic fiction
d)
fantasy
15.
contains monsters, magic, or other supernatural elements
a)
fantasy
b)
realistic fiction
c)
fairy tale
d)
legend
16.
a story that could have happened, but didn't
a)
historical fiction
b)
science fiction
c)
fantasy
d)
realistic fiction
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
A prince fights for his crown. Narnia... where animals talk... where trees walk... here a battle is about to begin. A prince denied his rightful throne gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honor between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire world.
a)
myth
b)
fantasy
c)
sci-fi
d)
historical fiction
21.
A prince fights for his crown. Narnia... where animals talk... where trees walk... here a battle is about to begin. A prince denied his rightful throne gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honor between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire world.
a)
myth
b)
fantasy
c)
sci-fi
d)
historical fiction
22.
Pandora was the first woman on Earth. Hephaestus created her, using water and earth. Pandora was given a beautiful container – with instructions not to open it under any circumstance. Pandora was curious so she opened it, and all evil contained therein escaped and spread over the earth. She hastened to close the container, but the whole contents had escaped, except for one thing that lay at the bottom – Hope. Zeus did not punish Pandora, because he knew this would happen.
a)
myth
b)
historical fiction
c)
fantasy
d)
sci-fi
23.
The definitive life of Abraham Lincoln, With Malice Toward None is historian Stephen B. Oates's acclaimed and enthralling portrait of America's greatest leader. Oates masterfully charts, with the pacing of a novel, Lincoln's rise from bitter poverty in America's midwestern frontier to become a self-made success in business, law, and regional politics.
a)
autobiography
b)
historical fiction
c)
legend
d)
biography