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Literary Genres

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader.

a)

Fantasy

b)

Horror

c)

Legend

2.

Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale.

a)

Fable

b)

Fiction

c)

Fairy Tale

3.

Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses.

a)

Nonfiction

b)

Tall Tale

c)

Poetry

4.

Informational text dealing with an actual, real-life subject.

a)

Nonfiction

b)

Fiction

c)

Mythology

5.

Humorous story with exaggerations and heroes who do the impossible.

a)

Poetry

b)

Mystery

c)

Tall Tale

6.

The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of people handed down by word of mouth.

a)

Fantasy

b)

Historical Fiction

c)

Folklore

7.

Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflict and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action.

a)

Horror

b)

Drama

c)

Humor

8.

Fiction full of fun and excitement, meant to entertain.

a)

Biography

b)

Fairy Tale

c)

Humor

9.

A true story about a real person told by that person.

a)

Autobiography

b)

Science Fiction

c)

Biography

10.

A love story. Mysterious, adventurous or spiritual line where the focus is on a quest that involves bravery and strong values; not always a love interest.

a)

Romance

b)

Realistic Fiction

c)

Fable

11.

An imagined community or society that is dehumanizing and frightening.

a)

Distopian

b)

Nonfiction

c)

Realistic Fiction

12.

Story about fairies or other magical creatures.

a)

Drama

b)

Fairy Tale

c)

Legend

13.

Narrative of a person's life, a true story about a real person told by another person.

a)

Biography

b)

Autobiography

c)

Mythology

14.

Story that can actually happen and is true to life.

a)

Distopian

b)

Science Fiction

c)

Realistic Fiction

15.

Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters.

a)

Fantasy

b)

Fairy Tale

c)

Humor

16.

Legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism. Often pertaining to the actions of GODS.

a)

Poetry

b)

Horror

c)

Mythology

17.

Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets.

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Realistic Fiction

c)

Historical Fiction

18.

Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material.

a)

Fable

b)

Humor

c)

Legend

19.

Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not based on fact.

a)

Nonfiction

b)

Fiction

c)

Folklore

20.

Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets.

a)

Mystery

b)

Horror

c)

Drama