WorksheetsComparing Text in Similar Genre (HS)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 1:
The story has features not seen in this world, such as magic, time travel, strange settings and fantastic characters
mystery
myth
fantasy
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 2:
The word "genre" means...
a kind or type
a genius
an idea
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 3:
Stories that take place in a certain time and place in the past.
historical fiction
realistic fiction
fantasy
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 4:
True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by that person.
autobiography
realistic fiction
biography
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 5:
Star Wars Movie/Novel is an example of what genre?
informational
science fiction
realistic fiction
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 6:
You are reading about characteristics of rainforests...Fiction or Non-Fiction?
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Neither Non-Fiction or Fiction
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 7:
A crime is committed. In finding the criminal, a detective must unravel a web of clues before pinning down the suspect.
mystery
realistic fiction-adventure
fantasy
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 8:
If Helen Keller wrote about her life, it would be a/an ...
Autobiography
Biography
Both Neither
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 9:
A type of text that provides facts about many different topics. They are meant to “inform” the reader.
Persuasive Writing
Informational Text
Biography
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Genre films also continue to be popular because they have deep roots in our society. Genre films give a narrative voice or gate for us to explore our fears, hopes, interest or desires.
Question 10:
Which of the following statements exemplify this?
Western explore what it means to be "American"
The film industry needs successful genres in order to operate a billion dollar industry.
Both Neither
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
"Romantic-comedy films are structured around characters in love as they couple, break up, and reconnect. They fall in love, then must overcome obstacles to their relationship but finally are reunited."
Question 11:
This is an example of what convention?
Themes
Story Formula
Presentation/Iconic Imagery
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 12:
What convention does this definition describe: "Many genres feature elements of cinematic language (symbols, sound, visuals, camera use etc.) that communicate tone and atmosphere that viewers associate with those genres more than others."
Setting
Presentation/iconic imagery
Themes
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 13:
Which of the following are examples of the genre convention "theme"?
The phrases "rags to riches", "crime does not play" and "absolute power corrupts absolutely" are common in the gangster film genre.
Any given genre naturally emerges not because Hollywood thinks it will sell, but because it gives narrative voice to something essential to our culture
Movies in the action genre often shoot combat from many different angles to allow for a fast paced editing style that represents the action from a constantly shifting perspective to increase the experience of the characters fighting onscreen.
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Question 14:
True or False: Any source that you use in your writing, however small or long, must be indicated in your text with citations.
True
False
Lesson-31: Comparing Texts in Similar Genres
Fried Banana
Ingredients: Some good bananas, Wheat flour, Some water, a little salt and sugar, Cooking oil.
Steps:
Peel the bananas, cut in half length-ways. Mix wheat flour with water, salt, and sugar. Roll the bananas in the mixture. Put the bananas into the hot oil until they turn golden brown. Drain the fried bananas and serve.
Question 15:
What is the writer's purpose in writing the text?
To describe fried bananas
To show that the writer like fried bananas
To tell the readers how to make fried bananas
