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Honors Genre Test

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A story set in a real place in the past (like the Great Depression or World War II) with made up, but believable characters.
a)
Realistic Fiction
b)
Fantasy
c)
Biography
d)
Historical Fiction
2.
A story with suspects, clues, and usually a crime that needs to be solved.
a)
Mystery
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Adventure
d)
Historical Fiction
3.
A real story where the author writes about him or herself.
a)
Realistic Fiction
b)
Autobiography
c)
Biography
d)
Fantasy
4.
This genre has characters, settings, and events that could happen in real life.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Tall Tale
c)
Fiction
d)
Realistic Fiction
5.
An INFORMATIONAL text
a)
is fiction
b)
is nonfiction
c)
could be either
6.
Text the uses rhythm and will sometimes rhyme.  
a)
Fiction
b)
Literary nonfiction
c)
Poetry
7.
A writer's account of his or her own life.
a)
biography
b)
autobiography
c)
fable
d)
memoir
8.
Which genre involves historical characters or events with a contrived plot.
a)
fantasy
b)
nonfiction
c)
historical fiction
d)
realistic fiction
9.
Writer explores unexpected possibilities of the future and "what-ifs"
a)
fantasy
b)
science fiction
c)
essay
d)
tragedy
10.
A humorously exaggerated story about impossible events
a)
fable
b)
tall tale
c)
legend
d)
myth
11.
Which genre would this book title fit into?
a)
historical fiction
b)
fables
c)
poetry
d)
nonfiction
12.
When a person's life is written and documented by another individual, it falls into this genre. 
a)
realistic fiction
b)
historical fiction
c)
science fiction 
d)
biography 
13.
A type of text that provides facts about many different topics. They are meant to “inform” the reader.
a)
fantasy 
b)
persuasive writing 
c)
biography 
d)
informational text 
14.
Which genre would this book fit into?
a)
autobiography
b)
science fiction
c)
historical fiction
d)
drama
15.
Have Greek or Roman creature(s)
a)
poetry
b)
fable
c)
myth
d)
legend
16.
The word "genre" means...
a)
a book
b)
a kind or type
c)
a food
d)
a genius
17.
A book that has monsters, magic, or other supernatural elements
a)
fantasy
b)
realistic fiction
c)
fairy tale
d)
legend
18.
A story that could have happened, but didn't
a)
historical fiction
b)
science fiction
c)
fantasy
d)
realistic fiction
19.
Writing that is true or factual
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
c)
drama
d)
folklore
20.
Books can only be one genre.
a)
False
b)
True 
21.
Sara's alarm went off at dawn. "Good morning Sara. Today is March 5, 2202. The temperature outside is 110 degrees. A toxic cloud is expected at 22:00 hours, followed by brief acid rain showers."
a)
realistic fiction
b)
fantasy
c)
science fiction
d)
historical fiction
22.

This is a story that sounds like it could be real. The characters are relatable and the setting is too.

a)

realistic fiction

b)

nonfiction

c)

science fiction

d)

historical fiction

23.
Name that Genre!
a)
science fiction
b)
fantasy
c)
nonfiction
d)
mystery
24.
Name that Genre!
a)
historical fiction
b)
realistic fiction
c)
biography
d)
nonfiction
25.

Name that Genre!

a)

nonfiction

b)

fantasy

c)

realistic fiction

d)

historical fiction

26.

Name that Genre!

a)

realistic fiction

b)

fantasy

c)

nonfiction

d)

historical fiction

27.

Newton's Law by Morton Mallon


After a life of studying the nano-transportation sciences, Professor Melton stumbles upon a major breakthrough. On April 20th, 2042, Melton discovers a way to transport particles at light-speed across fixed distances. Now he can teleport from one location to another. But Professor Melton soon discovers that there is no such thing as a free lunch. He learns that the body ages relative to the distance travelled, not just the time. This means that a teleporting body ages very rapidly. Can Melton solve this problem before his time is up?

a)

science fiction

b)

nonfiction

28.
Science Fiction may contain all of the following except:
a)
robots
b)
aliens
c)
wizards
d)
advanced technology
29.

Which of the following genres are TRUE stories?

a)

Informational

b)

Autobiography

c)

Biography

d)

Historical-Fiction

e)

Realistic-Fiction

30.

Choose the correct genre.


NARRATOR: Stan walked into the gym, appearing to look sad.


STAN: Why are you breaking up with me?


KELLY: Who are you?! I’ve never even met you before!


STAN: This is so us.

a)

Drama

b)

Realistic-Fiction

c)

Poetry

d)

Folktale

31.

Choose the correct genre.


Friends in Low Places is a story about Garth, a professional bull rider who comes home to find out that the person he loved the most no longer wants to be in his life.

a)

Realistic-Fiction

b)

Folktale

c)

Informational

d)

Biography

32.

Choose the correct genre.


From Where I Sit is the story of Shelly Nixon’s life. Shelly tells her own tales of growing up with the struggle of having a disability called cerebral palsy.

a)

Autobiography

b)

Biography

c)

Informational

d)

Realistic-Fiction

33.

Choose the correct genre.


During a sleepover, Tina’s friends dared her to go into the dark bathroom and scream, “Bloody Mary!” five times. They thought it was funny at first, but they have no idea that they have unleashed a vengeful spirit who wants nothing more than revenge.

a)

Horror

b)

Mystery

c)

Realistic-Fiction

d)

Fantasy

34.

Choose the correct genre.

a)

Poetry

b)

Folktale

c)

Science-Fiction

d)

Mystery

35.

Choose the correct genre.


Relativity by John Kane tells about the life of one of life’s greatest people in history: Albert Einstein.

a)

Biography

b)

Autobiography

c)

Historical-Fiction

d)

Poetry

36.

Choose the correct genre.


The Guiness Book of World Records is an annual publication that lists world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

a)

Informational

b)

Historical-Fiction

c)

Autobiography

d)

Realistic-Fiction

e)

Biography

37.

What is the genre of this book

a)

Graphic novel

b)

Realistic fiction

c)

Mystery

d)

Drama

38.

Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldielocks and the Three Bears would be an example of what genre

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Fairytale

c)

Literary Non-fiction

d)

Science Fiction

39.

If Taylor Swift writes a story about her own life, she would be writing a(n)....

a)

Autobiography

b)

Drama

c)

Fairy Tale

d)

biography

40.

A story that people will act out. Will include actor's lines and stage directions.

a)

Graphic novel

b)

Poetry

c)

Biography

d)

Drama

41.

writing created to explain things people did not understand

a)

myth

b)

prose

c)

blog

42.

Story where the main character is a hero or brave, and is usually exaggerated.

a)

Folklore

b)

Fantasy

c)

Tall Tale

d)

Fable

43.

Story where the main characters are usually animals and the story teaches a lesson.

a)

Fable

b)

Realisitc Fiction

c)

Folklore

d)

Tall Tale

44.

From an award-winning Native American storyteller comes this captivating re-telling of a Cherokee legend, which explains how strawberries came to be. Long ago, the first man and woman quarreled. The woman left in anger, but the Sun sent tempting berries to Earth to slow the wife's retreat. What type of genre is this?

a)

Tall Tale

b)

Fantasy

c)

Fable

d)

Folklore

45.

What genre is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Autobiography

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Historical Fiction

46.

Select the word which means the character who tries to prevent other characters from achieving their goals

a)

hero

b)

antagonist

c)

protagonist

d)

anti-hero

47.

A class or category of film, literature or other media is known as a

a)

genre

b)

publisher

c)

author

d)

studio

48.

A book's genre can tell you


(3 answers)

a)

what to expect from the plot

b)

what type of story it is

c)

the features it might have

d)

the ages of the characters

49.

Stories that come from the author's imagination are

a)

nonfiction

b)

fiction

c)

poetry

d)

folklore

50.

A made -up story written to make the reader laugh.

a)

Historical Fiction

b)

Science Fiction

c)

Realistic Fiction

d)

Humorous Fiction

51.

A story that has been handed down by a people form any years and that often has some basis of fact.

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Legend

c)

Informational

d)

Fairy Tales

52.

A story told entirely through dialogue and intended to be performed.

a)

Myth

b)

Fairy Tales

c)

Legend

d)

Play

53.

Does the following book summary sound as though it is for FICTION or NON-FICTION?

Terribly unhappy in his family's crowded New York City apartment, Sam Gribley runs away to the solitude-and danger-of the mountains, where he finds a side of himself he never knew.

a)

Fiction

b)

Non Fiction

54.

What kind of genre would include princess, princes, and nights? This genre could include the story Hansel and Gretel.

a)

Fantasy

b)

Realistic

c)

Traditional Literature/ Fairy Tale

d)

Mystery

e)

Myth

55.

What are the characteristics of a fable story?

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56.

Can a subgenre, such as fantasy, have characteristics of another subgenre, such as science fiction?

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57.

Traditional literature was first told orally. What does orally mean?

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