Genres

True or False: A book about a sad boy who starts to bully his classmates is realistic fiction.

• True

• False

This passage is an example of...

• a journal

• nonfiction

• a biography

• a poem

What characteristic from this piece proves that it is drama?

• It describes the story of two sisters.

• It has at least two main characters

• It is written almost entirely of dialogue

• The characters are involved in a conflict.

You are reading a story about a boy who journeys into a parallel universe populated by elves, dwarves, fairies, gnomes, and ogres. The boy uses magic to defeat his enemies, the twin Witches of Barrowmire. The story is...

• a piece of historical fiction.

• a mystery.

• a fantasy.

• a romance.

True or False: A book about Abraham Lincoln written by Steven Marshall is historical fiction.

• True

• False

"Cinderella" is an example of what kind of writing?

• nonfiction

• fiction

• essay

• autobiography

Inline skates have a line of four to five wheels. They also have a heel stop that works like a brake. Inline skaters skate on the same surfaces as skateboarders. Inline skating became popular in the 1990s. However, its popularity decreased as the decade went on. As a result, the X Games removed inline skating from its competition in 2006.

What characteristic proves that this is a work of nonfiction?

• It has rhyme in each line.

• It has a plot and a setting.

• It gives facts about skating

• It is made up of dialogue

Amy was reading a book at the park when she saw the alien. He looked like an ordinary man in a business suit, but Amy knew that he was not human and not from Earth. “Why have you come?” she asked. In what genre would this passage most likely appear?

• Biography

• Science Fiction

• Informational

• Realistic Fiction

True or False: A book about three friends who follow clues and secret messages throughout the story is an autobiography.

• True

• False

What kind of writing is this passage?

• Autobiography

• Fiction

• Biography

• Drama