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Books and genres and words and more!

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A type of fantasy that uses science and technology

a)

realistic fiction

b)

science fiction

c)

informational

d)

poetry

2.

Made-up stories that have retold over and over for many years

a)

Traditional Literature

b)

Biography

c)

Informational

d)

Historical Fiction

3.

Text that gives facts about a variety of topics

a)

Dystopian

b)

Mystery

c)

Biography

d)

informational

4.

A story that is meant to be performed for an audience by that person

a)

Memoir

b)

Mystery

c)

Drama/Play

d)

Fantasy

5.

A made-up story that included elements such as talking animals and/or magical powers

a)

Fantasy

b)

Historical Fiction

c)

Realistic Fiction

d)

Science Fiction

6.

A story made up of realistic characters that include events that could happen in real life

a)

Informational

b)

Autobiography

c)

Realistic Fiction

d)

Fairy Tale

7.

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that may not be solved until the end of the story

a)

Mystery

b)

Biography

c)

Realistic Fiction

d)

Science Fiction

8.

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

a)

Biography

b)

Mystery

c)

Autobiography

d)

Fantasy

9.

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

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Dystopian

c)

Poetry

d)

Biography

10.

A made up story that could have happened in a particular time period and place in the past.

a)

Poetry

b)

Historical Fiction

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Realistic Fiction

11.

A piece of writing in verse form in which words are used to show images and express feelings; Sometimes rhymes

a)

Informational

b)

Poetry

c)

Memoir

d)

Science Fiction

12.

Texts and books are categorized into these two man categories

a)

Fiction and Nonfiction

b)

Biography and Poetry

c)

Historical Fiction and Informational

d)

Fiction and Realistic Fiction

13.

Writing used to explore social and political structures in an imaginary, dark, nightmare world

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Dystopian

c)

Informational

d)

Mystery

14.

Can books qualify as more than one genre?

a)

No

b)

Maybe

c)

Yes

d)

I don't know

15.

"Genre" means:

a)

category

b)

story

c)

author

d)

character

16.
What is the point of view that a personal narrative uses?
a)
3rd person view
b)
bird's eye view
bird's eye view
c)
1st person view
d)
narrator's view
17.

An extremely sad story

a)

a tear jerker

b)

a page-turner

c)

a bookworm

d)

put down

18.

A gripping book

a)

bookworm

b)

dog-eared

c)

tear jerker

d)

page-turner

19.

If a book is a page-turner, you can't ...

a)

dog-eared

b)

put it down

c)

flick through it

d)

dip into

20.

to look through the book quickly

a)

flick through

b)

put down

c)

tear jerker

d)

dip into

21.

A book in bad condition with crumbled corners is ...

a)

bookworm

b)

tear jerker

c)

dog-eared

22.

When I was flicking through a magazine, I found and interesting article and _____.

a)

dipped into it

b)

put it down

23.

Who wrote a book is a(an) ...

(a)  

24.

This person prints and releases a book

(a)  

25.

What does it mean to "butter up" someone?

a)

tease them

b)

pester or annoy them

c)

flatter them and say nice things to them

26.

What does "green with envy" mean?

a)

a person's face has green paint on it

b)

a person is very angry

c)

a person is jealous of another

27.

What does it mean to be "on the fence"?

a)

you are certain about something

b)

you are undecided about a decision

c)

you are sitting on a fence

28.

What does it mean to "make a mountain out of a molehill"?

a)

someone is uninteresting in what is going on

b)

someone is climbing a small hill

c)

someone is over exaggerating

29.

The final chapter was incredibly ______ I actually cried!

a)

fast-paced

b)

intriguing

c)

moving

d)

implausible

30.

The subject made me think seriously about human rights issues. It was an extremely ___________ book

a)

entertaining

b)

depressing

c)

thought- provoking

d)

riveting

31.

Although the story wasn't particularly deep, it was both interesting and funny. It was a very_________ book.

a)

entertaining

b)

moving

c)

haunting

d)

depressing

32.

I really enjoyed it, but unfortunately, the ending was completely __________. That would never have happened in real life.

a)

haunting

b)

implausible

c)

moving

d)

fast- paced

33.

The book deals with the cruel and violent events that occur during war. It's really _________

a)

implausible

b)

thought- provoking

c)

haunting

d)

depressing

34.

The plot kept my attention the whole way through. It was absolutely __________

a)

riveting

b)

implausible

c)

thought- provoking

d)

fast-paced

35.

The writer's style is hard to read and there isn't much action. I find his books very _________

a)

fast-paced

b)

thought-provoking

c)

slow-paced

d)

haunting

36.

It was a ________ story and I can't get it out of my mind

a)

riveting

b)

moving

c)

haunting

d)

depressing

37.

The plot is very _________ the action shifts back and forth quickly between London to New York.

a)

implausible

b)

haunting

c)

fast-paced

d)

thought - provoking