Genre Types Question Preview (ID: 31922)


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A story that blends futuristic technology with scientific fact and fiction
a) realistic fiction
b) fable
c) fantasy
d) science fiction

A verse written to inspire thought
a) autobiography
b) poetry
c) fantasy
d) memoir

A story using made-up characters that takes place in modern times
a) autobiography
b) realistic fiction
c) historical fiction
d) science fiction

All of the text is based on facts and not made up
a) historical fiction
b) tall tale
c) nonfiction
d) fairy tale

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story
a) autobiography
b) biography
c) fairy tale
d) mystery

A type of nonfiction that centers around an event, object, or person that was significant to the author
a) memoir
b) tall tale
c) fable
d) realistic fiction

A fictional story with real and invented characters that takes place during a historical time
a) mystery
b) realistic fiction
c) historical fiction
d) science fiction

A story containing elements that are not based in the world as it exists, such as talking animals or magic
a) fantasy
b) historical fiction
c) poetry
d) realistic fiction

A story that contains a moral and usually has animals that speak and act like human beings
a) tall tale
b) scientific fiction
c) fable
d) folktale

A kind of folktale that almost always involves some element of magic, with good triumphing over evil
a) poetry
b) fantasy
c) mystery
d) fairy tale

The story of a real person's life that is written by that person
a) autobiography
b) biography
c) fantasy
d) tall tale

The story of a real person's life that is written by another person
a) autobiography
b) biography
c) fairy tale
d) fantasy

A story where the main character is larger than life and has a specifi job; the problem is solved in an incrediable or funny way, and exaggerated details describe things greater than they really are
a) fable
b) tall tale
c) fantasy
d) mystery

A story, often with a message, that was initially passed on by word of mouth
a) folktale
b) historical fiction
c) memoir
d) poetry

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