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Test Description: Vocabulary Terms for Genres
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The story of a real person's life that is written by that person
A
autobiography
B
biography
C
tall tale
D
fantasy
2) The story of a real person's life that is written by another person
A
fantasy
B
autobiography
C
biography
D
fairy tale
3) A kind of folktale that almost always involves some element of magic, with good triumphing over evil
A
fantasy
B
fairy tale
C
poetry
D
mystery
4) A story that contains a moral and usually has animals that speak and act like human beings
A
scientific fiction
B
tall tale
C
fable
D
folktale
5) A story containing elements that are not based in the world as it exists, such as talking animals or magic
A
fantasy
B
realistic fiction
C
historical fiction
D
poetry
6) A fictional story with real and invented characters that takes place during a historical time
A
science fiction
B
historical fiction
C
mystery
D
realistic fiction
7) A type of nonfiction that centers around an event, object, or person that was significant to the author
A
fable
B
memoir
C
realistic fiction
D
tall tale
8) A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story
A
autobiography
B
mystery
C
fairy tale
D
biography
9) All of the text is based on facts and not made up
A
historical fiction
B
fairy tale
C
tall tale
D
nonfiction
10) A verse written to inspire thought
A
memoir
B
poetry
C
autobiography
D
fantasy
11) A story using made-up characters that takes place in modern times
A
science fiction
B
historical fiction
C
autobiography
D
realistic fiction
12) A story that blends futuristic technology with scientific fact and fiction
A
fantasy
B
realistic fiction
C
science fiction
D
fable
13) 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
tall tale
B
fantasy
C
fable
D
mystery
14) A story, often with a message, that was initially passed on by word of mouth
A
folktale
B
memoir
C
poetry
D
historical fiction
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