WorksheetsBooks and genres and words and more!
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology
realistic fiction
science fiction
informational
poetry
Made-up stories that have retold over and over for many years
Traditional Literature
Biography
Informational
Historical Fiction
Text that gives facts about a variety of topics
Dystopian
Mystery
Biography
informational
A story that is meant to be performed for an audience by that person
Memoir
Mystery
Drama/Play
Fantasy
A made-up story that included elements such as talking animals and/or magical powers
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Science Fiction
A story made up of realistic characters that include events that could happen in real life
Informational
Autobiography
Realistic Fiction
Fairy Tale
A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that may not be solved until the end of the story
Mystery
Biography
Realistic Fiction
Science Fiction
The true story of a real person's life that is written by that the person
Biography
Mystery
Autobiography
Fantasy
The true story of a real person's life written by another person
Realistic Fiction
Dystopian
Poetry
Biography
A made up story that could have happened in a particular time period and place in the past.
Poetry
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Realistic Fiction
A piece of writing in verse form in which words are used to show images and express feelings; Sometimes rhymes
Informational
Poetry
Memoir
Science Fiction
Texts and books are categorized into these two man categories
Fiction and Nonfiction
Biography and Poetry
Historical Fiction and Informational
Fiction and Realistic Fiction
Writing used to explore social and political structures in an imaginary, dark, nightmare world
Science Fiction
Dystopian
Informational
Mystery
Can books qualify as more than one genre?
No
Maybe
Yes
I don't know
"Genre" means:
category
story
author
character
bird's eye view
An extremely sad story
a tear jerker
a page-turner
a bookworm
put down
A gripping book
bookworm
dog-eared
tear jerker
page-turner
If a book is a page-turner, you can't ...
dog-eared
put it down
flick through it
dip into
to look through the book quickly
flick through
put down
tear jerker
dip into
A book in bad condition with crumbled corners is ...
bookworm
tear jerker
dog-eared
When I was flicking through a magazine, I found and interesting article and _____.
dipped into it
put it down
Who wrote a book is a(an) ...
(a)
This person prints and releases a book
(a)
What does it mean to "butter up" someone?
tease them
pester or annoy them
flatter them and say nice things to them
What does "green with envy" mean?
a person's face has green paint on it
a person is very angry
a person is jealous of another
What does it mean to be "on the fence"?
you are certain about something
you are undecided about a decision
you are sitting on a fence
What does it mean to "make a mountain out of a molehill"?
someone is uninteresting in what is going on
someone is climbing a small hill
someone is over exaggerating
The final chapter was incredibly ______ I actually cried!
fast-paced
intriguing
moving
implausible
The subject made me think seriously about human rights issues. It was an extremely ___________ book
entertaining
depressing
thought- provoking
riveting
Although the story wasn't particularly deep, it was both interesting and funny. It was a very_________ book.
entertaining
moving
haunting
depressing
I really enjoyed it, but unfortunately, the ending was completely __________. That would never have happened in real life.
haunting
implausible
moving
fast- paced
The book deals with the cruel and violent events that occur during war. It's really _________
implausible
thought- provoking
haunting
depressing
The plot kept my attention the whole way through. It was absolutely __________
riveting
implausible
thought- provoking
fast-paced
The writer's style is hard to read and there isn't much action. I find his books very _________
fast-paced
thought-provoking
slow-paced
haunting
It was a ________ story and I can't get it out of my mind
riveting
moving
haunting
depressing
The plot is very _________ the action shifts back and forth quickly between London to New York.
implausible
haunting
fast-paced
thought - provoking
