Forms Of Fiction

Question 1

Which genre is this?
When fifth-grade Nick invents a new word, he starts a chain of events that quickly gets beyond his control.

Answer 1

Realistic Fiction

Question 2

Which genre is this?
Anastasia and Edward are eleven-year-old twins who must travel back through time to ancient Egypt to prevent disaster.

Answer 2

Science Fiction

Question 3

Which genre is this?
A futuristic story where the government has strict population controls. The main character is a forbidden 3rd child who must remain hidden.

Answer 3

Science Fiction

Question 4

Which genre is this?
Stevie feels like she has better things to do than watch a three-year-old. There is a smuggler that needs to be caught!

Answer 4

Mystery

Question 5

Which genre is this?
An adventure in which the heroes are usually royalty and the villains are evil witches or monsters.

Answer 5

Fairy Tale

Question 6

Which genre is this?
A story set in an imaginary world with imaginary characters. Examples could include talking animals or magic.

Answer 6

Fantasty

Question 7

Which genre is this?
A story based on history with fictional main characters The story might be set in real places with real people included among its characters.

Answer 7

Historical Fiction

Question 8

A story that is often set in the future. It is based on significant advances in technology. Space and time travel can frequently be found in this genre.

Answer 8

Science Fiction

Question 9

Which genre is this?
Times are tough in Flint, Michigan. Ten-year-old Bud escapes a bad foster home and searches for the man he believes is his real father.

Answer 9

Realistic Fiction

Question 10

Which genre is this?
Persephone spends half of the year with Hades in the underworld and half the year on Earth. This ancient Greek story explains the seasons.

Answer 10

Myth

Question 11

Which genre is this?
An exaggerated story about a real person or event.

Answer 11

Legend

Question 12

Which genre is this?
A story about a race of rats who were created by the scientists NIMH. These super rats could talk and were highly intelligent.

Answer 12

Fantasy

Question 13

Which genre is this?
Even the slowest tortoise can defeat the quickest hare, and even the proudest hare can learn a timeless lesson from the most humble tortoise. Slow and steady wins the race.

Answer 13

Fable

Question 14

Which genre is this?
Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard. He finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic.

Answer 14

Fantasy

Question 15

Which genre is this?
A story in which the main character or characters are looking for love.

Answer 15

Romance

Question 16

Which genre is this?
A story with fictional characters and events that are so believable that they could take place in the real world.

Answer 16

Realistic fiction

Question 17

Which genre is this?
A funny story that is full of exaggeration. It may or may not be about real people and events.

Answer 17

Tall Tale

Question 18

Which genre is this?
It’s 1943 and ten-year-old Annemarie’s life is filled with school, food shortages and the Nazi soldiers marching through town.

Answer 18

Historical Fiction

Question 19

Which genre is this?
During the American Revolutionary War, thirteen-year-old Joey is left in charge of his family. His view of what is right and wrong changes. Will his father feel betrayed?

Answer 19

Historical Fiction

Question 20

Which genre is this?
Mia Tag lives in a motel. While her parents clean rooms, ten-year-old Mia works at the front desk. Mia has big dreams and an even bigger heart.

Answer 20

Realistic Fiction

Question 21

Which genre is this?
A story invented to explain real events. These stories were told to help people understand things, like nature or creation, before science was understood.

Answer 21

Myth

Question 22

Which genre is this?
A story in which a problem is created by an unknown person, thing or event. The main characters are frequently detectives seeking a solution.

Answer 22

Mystery

Question 23

Which genre is this?
A short story with a simple moral. Aesop, a writer in ancient Greece, is probably the best known writer of this form.

Answer 23

Fable

Question 24

Which genre is this?
Lupe and her friends don’t believe in bloodsucking creatures, but something is trying to change their minds. What could it be?

Answer 24

Mystery

Question 25

Which genre is this?
Though his relationship with a vegetarian Quaker kid and his love for his ill grandfather, Crash learns the true meaning of friendship and the importance of family.

Answer 25

Realistic Fiction

Question 26

Which genre is this?
Snow White hides in the woods with seven dwarfs to escape a jealous and evil queen, after a magical mirror declared Snow White to be the fairest in all the land.

Answer 26

Fairy Tale

Question 27

Which genre is this?
A story in which the characters stand for ideas, such as love or greed. The story usually has a moral relating to real life.

Answer 27

Allegory

Question 28

Which genre is this?
During World War 11, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave when she helps to shelter her Jewish friends from the Nazis.

Answer 28

Historical Fiction

Question 29

Which genre is this?
When Detective Jones is told to find the circus’s missing elephant, his faithful canine companion must come to his rescue as usual.

Answer 29

Mystery

Question 30

Because of Winn-Dixie, a big, unhappy dog, Opal learns things about her long-gone mother from her preacher father. Opal begins to find her place in the world.

Answer 30

Realistic Fiction