Literature and Genre Quiz

A boy discovers he’s a wizard and attends a school for magic.

• Realistic Fiction

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Biography

A girl solves puzzles to find out who stole the museum painting.

• Adventure

• Science Fiction

• Mystery

• Folktale

A book about how volcanoes erupt, with photos and diagrams.

• Persuasive Text

• Informational Text

• Narrative Nonfiction

• Drama

The true story of a scientist who invented the light bulb.

• Biography

• Expository Text

• Myth

• Poetry

A slow tortoise races a fast hare and wins because the hare naps.

• Fable

• Legend

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

"How to Build a Birdhouse" (step-by-step guide)

• Drama

• Procedural Text

• Persuasive Text

• Diverse Cultural Text

• Poetry

Romeo and Juliet" (script for actors)

• Drama

• Procedural Text

• Persuasive Text

• Diverse Cultural Text

• Poetry

"Why You Should Drink More Water" (opinion essay)

• Drama

• Procedural Text

• Persuasive Text

• Diverse Cultural Text

• Poetry

"A Thousand Splendid Suns" (story set in Afghanistan)

• Drama

• Procedural Text

• Persuasive Text

• Diverse Cultural Text

• Poetry

"The Moon is a Silver Coin" (rhyming verse)

• Drama

• Procedural Text

• Persuasive Text

• Diverse Cultural Text

• Poetry