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REALITY/FANTASY
A realistic story tells about things that
could really happen. A fantasy tells
about things that could not happen in
real life.
EXAMPLE 1: The fish drove the car to the store.
This is fantasy. A fish can’t drive in real life.
EXAMPLE 2: We went to the baseball game.
This is realistic. You could go to a baseball game in real
life.
READ EACH OF THE FOLLOWING. WRITE R IF IT IS
REALISTIC AND COULD REALLY HAPPEN. WRITE F IF
IT IS FANTASY AND COULD NOT REALLY HAPPEN.
1.
Jody kicked the football over the top of my head.
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2.
Meg bought four green balloons.
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3.
Marty ate five tall mountains.
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READ EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. WRITE
REALISTIC OR FANTASY ON THE LINE.
1.
The cat drove his motorcycle to the park.
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2.
Our teacher gave us homework last night.
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3.
The frog baked cookies for us to eat.
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4.
I flew to the top of the mountain with the hawk.
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5.
I rode my bike to my Aunt Shelley’s house.
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WRITE 2 REALITY SENTENCES.
1.
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2.
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WRITE 2 FANTASY SENTENCES.
3.
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4.
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REALITY/FANTASY
READ THE FOLLOWING. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
Bert was very tired. He had been camping all weekend with his Aunt
Dot and Uncle Bill. They had left on Friday and driven for three
hours. They went to a nice campground in the mountains. They had
fished and swum all day on Saturday. They had cooked the fish on
Saturday night, and sung songs around the campfire. On Sunday
morning, they ate a big breakfast and started the long trip home.
1.
Is this story a realistic or a fantasy story?
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2.
Could this story have really happened?
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3.
Why do you think this?
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REALITY/FANTASY
READ THE STORY. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
In two days, Frankie would celebrate his sixth birthday. All he wanted
for his birthday was a red bike. He had been swimming in the ocean
since the day he was born. He was tired of swimming. He wanted to
ride a bike. He woke up on his birthday and was surprised to find a
red bike waiting for him. It had a big blue bow on the handle. He was
the only fish in the sea with a red bike!
1.
Is this story a realistic or fantasy story?
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2.
Could this story have really happened?
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3.
Why do you think this?
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IT’S QUIZ TIME!
READ EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. WRITE
R IF IT IS A REALITY SENTENCE. WRITE F IF IT IS A
FANTASY SENTENCE.
1.
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The cowboy rode a brown horse across the road.
2.
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We painted the house yellow.
3.
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The frog flew the blue airplane.
4.
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My cat has eight baby kittens.
5.
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The fish sang four songs for us.
6.
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The snake got a haircut on Saturday.
7.
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We learned about addition in class.
8.
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The bird answered all the questions.
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