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Understanding Genres

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The true story of a real person's life

a)

Historical Fiction

b)

Biography & Autobiography

c)

Mystery

d)

Folk Tale

2.

Which is NOT common in Science Fiction?

a)

dragons

b)

aliens

c)

experiments

d)

advanced technology

3.

A type of text that provides facts on many topics.

a)

Fantasy

b)

Biography & Autobiography

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Informational

4.

A story that involves a detective or some kind of puzzle/crime that needs to be solved.

a)

Fantasy

b)

Science Fiction

c)

Mystery

d)

Informational

5.

Modern-day stories that didn't actually happen but could have. They sound believable.

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Fantasy

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Realistic Fiction

6.

Fictional stories based on or around important people or events from the past.

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Historical Fiction

c)

Fantasy

d)

Biography & Autobiography

7.

Which of the following is NOT commonly found in the Fantasy genre?

a)

Dragons

b)

Wizards

c)

Talking animals

d)

Aliens

8.

Which one of these belongs in the Informational genre?

a)

Explains how to do something

b)

Story based on events in the past

c)

Story based on people in the past.

d)

Unrealistic

9.

Outer space is a setting you would find in this type of literature.

a)

Fantasy

b)

Science Fiction

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Realistic Fiction

10.

Name that genre!

a)

Mystery

b)

Biography & Autobiography

c)

Fantasy

d)

Realistic Fiction

11.

Name that Genre!

a)

Informational

b)

Science Fiction

c)

Fantasy

d)

Realistic Fiction

12.

Name that genre!

a)

Fantasy

b)

Mystery

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Biography & Autobiography

13.

Name that genre!

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Realistic Fiction

c)

Fantasy

d)

Historical Fiction

14.

Name that genre!

a)

Biography & Autobiography

b)

Mystery

c)

Informational

d)

Realistic Fiction

15.

Name that genre!

a)

Historical Fiction

b)

Science Fiction

c)

Informational

d)

Fantasy

16.

Name that genre!

a)

Historical Fiction

b)

Biography & Autobiography

c)

Fantasy

d)

Informational

17.

Name that genre!

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Realistic Fiction

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Mystery

18.

Name that genre!

a)

Informational

b)

Realistic Fiction

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Fantasy

19.

Name that genre!

a)

Biography & Autobiography

b)

Fantasy

c)

Realistic Fiction

d)

Science Fiction

20.

Name that genre!

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Historical Fiction

c)

Informational

d)

Biography & Autobiography