Who Wants to Be a

Millionaire?

Genre Study

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Biography

Question #1...This kind of book tells about the life of a real person:

FolktaleHistorical

fiction

Mystery

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A

C D

B

Folk tales

Question #2... _______________ includes talking animals and are short and always tell a lesson in the end.

Fiction Fables

Fairy talesA

C D

B

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Story where the characters do things

that real people cannot.

Question #3... A folktale is a ___________________.

Old cultural stories handed down from

earlier times.

Story about real people written by

themselves.

Stories that teach a lesson.A

C D

B

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Fables use a variety of characters to tell about

a story that really happened.

Question #4... Joey loves to read fables. When he reads a story, he knows it’s a fable because __________________.

Fables usually have animal characters that

talk and act like people.

Fables usually have magic in

them.

Fables usually have a happy

ending. A

C D

B

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Myth

Question #5... A story that typically includes royalty and has a clear good and evil character is an example of a(n) _______________________.

Non-fiction Legend

Fairy taleA

C D

B

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Story

Question #6..._____________ is a kind, or type, as of works of literature, art, or popular fiction.

Poem Genre

SimileA

C D

B

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Biography

Question #7... ______________ stories typically happen in three, take you on a journey and may explain something in nature.

Legend Tall Tale

FableA

C D

B

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Realistic fiction

Question #8...Where would you read about a famous person’s life?

Poetry Tall tale

BiographyA

C D

B

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Science Fiction

Question #9... What genre would ‘The Ghostly Mystery’ by David A. Adler be in?

Fantasy Mystery

Fairy talesA

C D

B

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Poetry

Question #10...In what genre would you find the following? Celery by Ogden Nash – Celery, raw, Develops the jaw. But Celery, stewed, Is more quietly chewed.

Biography Autobiography

Non-fictionA

C D

B

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Non-fiction

Question #11... ‘The Legend of Sleeping Bear’ by Kathy-Jo Wargin is what genre?

Historical Fiction

Poetry

Myths and LegendsA

C D

B

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Picture Books

Question #12...Comics are a genre of their own. Do you know what it is?

Fiction Graphic Novels

FantasyA

C D

B

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A Scientist

Question #13... Which Character is LEAST likely to appear in a fantasy?

A UnicornA Fairy

Godmother

A Talking TreeA

C D

B

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Legends

Question #14...What type of story has a detective as the main character?

Fairy Tales Science Fiction

MysteryA

C D

B

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Historical fiction

Question #15... ‘Number the Stars’ by Lois Lowry is a story set during WWII. What genre would it be listed under?

Poetry Humor

Science fictionA

C D

B

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