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Literary genres Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

4.

stories that blend fact and fiction with futuristic technology

a)

fantasy

b)

science fiction

c)

biography

d)

realistic fiction

5.

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

a)

realistic fiction

b)

autobiography

c)

poetry

d)

historical fiction

6.

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

7.

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

a)

biography

b)

autobiography

c)

folklore

d)

fantasy

8.

books that contain true facts about a variety of subjects

a)

biography

b)

science fiction

c)

poetry

d)

informational

9.

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

a)

autobiography

b)

informational

c)

biography

d)

mystery

10.

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

11.

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

12.

fake, false, not real, pretend

a)

fiction

b)

nonfiction

c)

mystery

d)

tall tale

13.

true, real, not pretend

a)

poetry

b)

drama

c)

nonfiction

d)

fiction

14.

a story that is pretend, but it could be real

a)

tall tale

b)

realistic fiction

c)

science fiction

d)

fantasy or fairy tale

15.

story that is too big and crazy to be true

a)

mystery

b)

autobiography

c)

biography

d)

tall tale

16.

The OLD STORIES passed down from GENERATION to GENERATION

a)

poetry

b)

folk tales

c)

biography

d)

autobiography