Literary Genres

Multiple Choice

"Whoever took the ring must have done it between 1:14 and 1:33. That rules out Mr. Carson, Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Patmore."

Mr. Crawly could not believe what he was hearing. "That only leaves...Mr. Bates, but surely it couldn't be him!"

• mystery

• fantasy

• folktale

• realistic fiction

Multiple Choice

It was so very cold. John's jacket was thread-bare and his books were hardly holding together. Already 37 soldiers had died and more were getting sick every day. He hoped General Washington was right about supplies getting to the camp soon.

• biography

• historical fiction

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

Multiple Choice

James checked his bag one more time to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything. He still couldn't believe that he had been selected for the landing party. No human had ever set foot on this planet before, and now he was going to be one of the first!

• biography

• informational

• science fiction

• realistic fiction

Multiple Choice

Edison's first invention was the electric vote counter. Although it worked well, few people wanted to buy it, so the invention was considered a failure. After that, Edison decided he would only invent things that he was sure people would want.

• biography

• folktale

• historical fiction

• science fiction

Multiple Choice

Kari sat by herself at lunch, again. As she ate her sandwich, she watched the girls at a nearby table talking and laughing. For the millionth time, she thought about her friends back in Topeka and wished her family had not moved.

• biography

• historical fiction

• mystery

• realistic fiction

Multiple Choice

"You're such a freak," Bryon said with a sneer. "Where do you even buy clothes like that?"

Emmy knew she shouldn't do it, but she just couldn't take Bryon's teasing anymore. She pointed her finger at Bryon. "Transforma!" she said and turned him into a goat.

• biography

• fantasy

• mystery

• realistic fiction

Multiple Choice

A kinkajou is a small mammal that lives in the rainforests of South America. Kinkajous have long, slender bodies and long tails that they can wrap around branches like a monkey. They spend almost all of their time in the trees. Kinkajous eat mostly fruit and flower nectar.

• fantasy

• informational

• historical fiction

• biography

Multiple Choice

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess. She had long dark hair, fair skin, and lips as red as roses. The princess lived in the castle with her father, the king, and her evil stepmother, the queen.

• fairy tale

• fantasy

• mystery

• realistic fiction

Multiple Choice

Detective McCready looked carefully around the room. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Then he noticed the bookcase in the corner. There was a book missing from the third shelf. Could that be the clue?

• biography

• historical fiction

• science fiction

• mystery

Multiple Choice

Savannah closed her eyes and drank the blue liquid as quickly as she could. At first, nothing happened. But then she slowly started shrinking. Soon, she was too small for her clothes. By the time the shrinking stopped, she was no taller than a cereal box.

• autobiography

• fable

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

Multiple Choice

When Helen was not quite two years old, she got very ill. She did recover, but the illness left her both deaf and blind. Although she was a bright girl, Helen got frustrated because she could not communicate with other people.

• fantasy

• informational

• science fiction

• biography

Multiple Choice

I set the date for April 1, 2007. It had to work; it just had to. If I could just go back and stop my younger self from playing that stupid April Fool's Day prank, everything would be different. I pushed the button. The time machine began to spin faster and faster!

• fantasy

• mystery

• science fiction

• realistic fiction