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Genre and Subgenre

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define literary genre

a)

a category of literature

b)

a subcategory of movies

c)

mystery

d)

autobiography

2.

Define subgenre.

a)

a broad and general category

b)

fiction

c)

a more specific category

d)

nonfiction

3.

What is fiction? Choose 2

a)

A genre of literature

b)

Writing that is imaginative and made up by the author

c)

Writing that is factual and based on real events and people

d)

A subgenre

4.

What is nonfiction?

a)

A genre of literature

b)

Writing that is imaginative and made up by the author

c)

Writing that is factual and based on real events and people

d)

A subgenre

5.

Which are subgenres on fiction? Choose 3

a)

mystery

b)

autobiography

c)

realistic fiction

d)

fantasy

6.

Made up stories that could be true and are set in modern times.

a)

historical fiction

b)

realistic fiction

c)

mystery

d)

biography

7.

Made up stories that revolve around real history and are usually set in the past.

a)

historical fiction

b)

realistic fiction

c)

mystery

d)

biography

8.

Made up stories that involve a mysterious event that needs to be solved

a)

historical fiction

b)

realistic fiction

c)

mystery

d)

biography

9.

A true and factual telling of a person's life written by someone else

a)

historical fiction

b)

realistic fiction

c)

mystery

d)

biography

10.

Text that provides factual information about a topic

a)

science fiction

b)

fantasy

c)

informational text

d)

persuasive text

11.

A made up story that takes place in the future and involve advanced technology.

a)

science fiction

b)

fantasy

c)

informational text

d)

persuasive text

12.

A made up story that has a strange setting and strange characters like monsters, supernatural beings, magical beings, or talking animals.

a)

science fiction

b)

fantasy

c)

informational text

d)

persuasive text

13.

Text that is factual and meant to convince the reader of something

a)

science fiction

b)

fantasy

c)

informational text

d)

persuasive text

14.

A factual telling of a person's life written by that person

a)

historical fiction

b)

autobiography

c)

biography

d)

persuasive text

15.

Literature that describes imaginary people and events is called (a)   .

16.

Which genre includes advanced technology?

a)

Fantasy

b)

Science Fiction

17.

A particular type of literature

a)

Genre

b)

Compare

c)

Introduction

d)

Author's Purpose

18.

This genre uses characters, settings, and plots, that aren't real but could resemble the truth?

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-Fiction

19.

Stories that contain real people or events that actually happened:

a)

Fiction

b)

Nonfiction