Fiction
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Nonfiction
Historical fiction
Mystery
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
Drama
skits, musicals or
plays
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Informational
Biography
Autobiography
Folktale
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Poetry
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Fairy Tale
Tall Tale
Fable
Legend
Myth
Verse that uses sounds, rhythm and word choice to convey ideas
What is fiction?
A. A folktale that
usually includes
magical elements
C. A story with
imaginary
characters
B. A story that always
has rhyming words
D. Stories that use
characters,
settings, and plots
to convey events
that are not real
What is nonfiction?
A. A folktale that is
usually humorous
and usually
assumed to be
untrue.
B. Writing that uses
real people,
settings and plots
to convey actual
events
C. Always has
rhyming words
D. Always a short story
What is informational writing?
A. Nonfiction writing
about a topic,
including books,
newspaper or
magazine articles
B. A folktale that is
usually humorous
and usually
assumed to be
untrue.
c. Believable fiction
that is set in the
present
D. A folktale that
usually includes
magical elements
What is a fable?
A. fiction that deals
with science
B. always has rhyming
words
C. a long story
D. short story, about
animals, that
teaches a lesson
What is realistic fiction?
A. A story that
usually includes
magical elements
C. A story with
imaginary
characters
B. A story that always
has rhyming words
D. Believable fiction
that is set in the
present
What is fantasy?
A. Fiction that deals
with science or
technology
C. Always has rhyming
words
B. Highly imaginative
fiction that uses
strange or unusual
characters, setting
and plot
D. Always a short story
What is a myth?
A. A folktale that is
considered sacred
and that attempts
to explain how
things came to be
B. A folktale that is
usually humorous
and usually
assumed to be
untrue.
C. A very long
rhyming poem
D. A folktale that
usually includes
magical elements
What is an autobiography?
A. Nonfiction that is
a written by a
different person
C. Fiction that deals
with automation
B. Nonfiction that is a
biography of a
person written by
himself or herself
D. Fiction that is set in
the past
What is science fiction?
A. Fiction that is
believable
B. Fiction that is set in
the past
C. Folktale that
usually includes
magical elements
D. Fiction that deals
with science or
technology
What is a fairy tale?
A. A story that
includes rhyming
words
B. Fiction set in the
past
C. A folktale that
usually includes
magical elements
D. A story that is
believable
What is drama?
A. A short story, about
animals, that
teaches a lesson
B. Folktale that usually
includes magical
elements
C. Skits, musicals, or
plays that use
language, song, or
dance to convey
messages
D. Believable fiction that is
set in the present
What is poetry?
A. A writing that
always has
rhyming words
B. Fiction that deals
with science or
technology
C. Verse that uses
sounds, rhythm,
and word choice
to convey ideas
D. Fiction that is set in
the past
What is a legend?
A. A folktale that is
assumed to be
untrue
B. A story that is set in
the present
C. A folktale that is
based upon a
real person or
event
D. A story that always
has rhyming words
What is a biography?
A. Highly imaginative
fiction that uses
strange or unusual
characters
C. Nonfiction that is
written by a person
about themselves
B. Fiction that is set in the
past
D. Nonfiction that is
informational writing
about real people
What is a tall tale?
A. Fiction that deals
with science or
technology
C. Folktale that
includes magical
elements
B. Folktale that is
usually humorous
and assumed to be
untrue
D. Fiction that is set in
the past
What is historical fiction?
A. Fiction that deals
with science
B. Always has rhyming
words
C. Fiction that is set
in the present
D. Fiction that is set in
the past
What is a mystery?
A. Fiction set in the
past
C. Highly imaginative
fiction that uses
strange or unusual
characters, setting
and plot
B. Fiction that includes
secrets or crimes
to be solved
D. Always a short story
Fiction
Nonfiction






Historical fiction
Mystery
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
Poetry

Informational
Biography
Autobiography
Folktale
Drama

Skits, musicals, or
plays




Fairy Tale
Tall Tale
Fable
Legend
Myth
Verse that uses sounds, rhythm and word choice to convey ideas
Fiction




Nonfiction
Historical fiction
Mystery
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
Drama
skits, musicals or
plays



Informational
Biography
Autobiography
Folktale




Poetry

Fairy Tale
Tall Tale
Fable
Legend
Myth
Verse that uses sounds, rhythm and word choice to convey ideas