Genres and Subgenres of Literature

What is another word (synonym) for genre?

• kind

• type

• category

• all of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which type of literature features made up stories from an author's imagination?

• nonfiction

• fiction

• poetry

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which genre includes mysteries, romances, and adventure stories?

• science fiction

• folktales

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

Which genre of fiction is ALWAYS set in the past?

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which genre of fiction includes the sub-genres of myths, fables, fairy tales, legends, and tall tales?

• folktales

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• science fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What genre is the story A World Away?

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• folktale

What genre is the story Bienvenue, Mr. Lindbergh!

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• folktale

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What subgenre of folktale is the story Arachne's Web?

• fairy tale

• myth

• fable

• legend

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What subgenre of folktale is the story, Maui?

• myth

• fable

• fairy tale

• tall tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

True or False: Some stories can "crossover" and contain elements of more than one genre.

• True

• False