WorksheetsGenre Identification
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Stories with magic, monsters, superpowers, or other things that do not exist in reality.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Informational Text
d)
Science Fiction
2.
The Junie B. Jones series is about a young girl in middle school; we read about her everyday problems with school, family, and friendships. This is an example of what type of fiction?
a)
Mystery
b)
Realistic fiction
c)
Horror
d)
Science Fiction
3.
Stories with aliens, advanced technology, or futuristic weapons.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Science Fiction
d)
Informational Text
4.
Fictional stories based on or around important people or real events from the past that use fictional characters.
a)
Realistic Fiction
b)
Historical Fiction
c)
Fantasy
d)
Science Fiction
5.
Stories that could actually happen but didn’t, and are made up and use fictional characters.
a)
Science Fiction
b)
Poetry
c)
Historical Fiction
d)
Realistic Fiction
6.
A story that involves a detective or some kind of puzzle/scenario that needs to be solved.
a)
Mystery
b)
Fantasy
c)
Traditional Literature
d)
Historical Fiction
7.
The word "genre" means...
a)
thinking about your thinking
b)
a kind or type
c)
a boy or a girl
d)
a genius
8.
You are reading a story about 3 talking pigs...Fiction or Non-Fiction?
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-Fiction
9.
Star Wars is an example of what genre?
a)
historical fiction
b)
realistic fiction
c)
science fiction
d)
informational
10.
Fiction is _____________
a)
Real Information
b)
Caption under a picture
c)
Made up stories
d)
TV Guide
11.
Books that contain real information are part of this genre:
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
12.
Informational text, like that found in your science or social studies book, falls into this genre:
a)
science fiction
b)
historical fiction
c)
nonfiction
d)
fiction
13.
When an author writes a true story about his or her own life, it is called this:
a)
autobiography
b)
biography
14.
When an author writes a true story about his or her own life, it is called this:
a)
autobiography
b)
biography
15.
When someone writes a story about another person's real life, that is called this:
a)
autobiography
b)
biography
16.
When someone writes a story about another person's real life, that is called this:
a)
autobiography
b)
biography
17.
Science fiction is real: true or false
a)
false
b)
true
18.
A story about a WWII soldier trying to save his dog while fighting the war would be this genre:
a)
Science fiction
b)
Fantasy
c)
Autobiography
d)
Historical Fiction
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