WorksheetsBrainpop! Literary Genres
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which statement best describes the relationship between literary form and genre?
Form usually determines the genre
Genre usually determines the form
Form and genre are synonyms
Form and genre are independent of each other
Which of the following is a genre?
Mary Shelley
Science fiction
Frankenstein
Fear of technology
What element is least likely to appear in a mystery story?
A police detective
A murder
A space station
A twist ending
A parody pokes fun at the conventions of a familiar genre. What are you most likely to find in a parody of a horror story?
A mystery that can't be solved
.A cat who's also a stand-up comedian
A vampire who terrorizes the same city over many centuries
A monster who can't figure out how to scare people
"A wizard aids a young man in his quest to find a magical sword." This story likely belongs in which genre?
Realistic fiction
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Which of the following is the most appropriate title for a science fiction novel?
"Sir Bedivere and the Enchanted Sword"
"Mission: Pluto"
"The Muted Heart"
"Ronald Reagan: A Life in Letters"
Choose the sequence that is ordered from most to least specific.
Comedy; satire; Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Satire; Diary of a Wimpy Kid; comedy
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, comedy; satire
Diary of a Wimpy Kid; satire; comedy
Which of the following is a necessary step in becoming a mystery novelist?
Study the conventions of realistic fiction
Solve a real-life mystery
Read a lot of mystery novels
Watch an interview with a mystery novelist
Which plot best fits the subgenre of a coming-of-age adventure?
A robot in the 23rd century solves crimes
A werewolf terrorizes scientists at the South Pole
A medieval knight discovers a time machine from the future
A boy is raised by wild gorillas in the jungle
Which of the following modes is least likely to use the fairy tale genre?
A movie
A novel
An essay
A comic book
