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Literary Genres

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

stories that seem like they could be true and are set in modern times

a)

mystery

b)

folklore

c)

realistic fiction

d)

historical fiction

2.

stories that were originally passed down orally and then later written down; these often teach a lesson or have a moral

a)

folklore

b)

poetry

c)

informational

d)

biography

3.

stories that have a real setting with a problem to be solved; includes clues, distractions, and an answer to the problem

a)

folklore

b)

autobiography

c)

historical fiction

d)

mystery

4.

verse meant to inspire thoughts and feelings in the reader; may have rhyme or rhythm or may be written in free verse

a)

poetry

b)

mystery

c)

informational

d)

historical fiction

5.

this is a sub-genre of science fiction; it's a word for what is left after the world falls apart

a)

realistic fiction

b)

utopian

c)

dystopian

d)

informational

6.

stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology

a)

fantasy

b)

science fiction

c)

biography

d)

realistic fiction

7.

stories set in a particular time and/or place of the past

a)

realistic fiction

b)

autobiography

c)

poetry

d)

historical fiction

8.

stories that contain elements that can not be real; may include magical powers or talking animals; usually involved a struggle between good and evil

a)

science fiction

b)

fantasy

c)

realistic fiction

d)

poetry

9.

the story of a real person's life written by someone else

a)

biography

b)

autobiography

c)

folklore

d)

fantasy

10.

books that contain true facts about a variety of subjects

a)

biography

b)

science fiction

c)

poetry

d)

informational

11.

the person who wrote the first detective mystery was

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Agatha Christie

c)

Jack London

d)

Edgar Allan Poe

12.

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

a)

autobiography

b)

informational

c)

biography

d)

mystery

13.

The Harry Potter series, Twilight series, and Lord of the Rings series are all part of what genre

a)

poetry

b)

realistic fiction

c)

fantasy

d)

informational

14.

An owner's manual explaining how to set up and turn on your television is what type of text?

a)

informational

b)

realistic fiction

c)

science fiction

d)

biography

15.

Crackback, a book about a high school football team, belongs to which genre?

a)

science fiction

b)

fantasy

c)

realistic fiction

d)

poetry