Post on 22-Dec-2015
Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire?
Genre Study
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Biography
Question #1...This kind of book tells about the life of a real person:
FolktaleHistorical
fiction
Mystery
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A
C D
B
Folk tales
Question #2... _______________ includes talking animals and are short and always tell a lesson in the end.
Fiction Fables
Fairy talesA
C D
B
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Story where the characters do things
that real people cannot.
Question #3... A folktale is a ___________________.
Old cultural stories handed down from
earlier times.
Story about real people written by
themselves.
Stories that teach a lesson.A
C D
B
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Fables use a variety of characters to tell about
a story that really happened.
Question #4... Joey loves to read fables. When he reads a story, he knows it’s a fable because __________________.
Fables usually have animal characters that
talk and act like people.
Fables usually have magic in
them.
Fables usually have a happy
ending. A
C D
B
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Myth
Question #5... A story that typically includes royalty and has a clear good and evil character is an example of a(n) _______________________.
Non-fiction Legend
Fairy taleA
C D
B
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Story
Question #6..._____________ is a kind, or type, as of works of literature, art, or popular fiction.
Poem Genre
SimileA
C D
B
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Biography
Question #7... ______________ stories typically happen in three, take you on a journey and may explain something in nature.
Legend Tall Tale
FableA
C D
B
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Realistic fiction
Question #8...Where would you read about a famous person’s life?
Poetry Tall tale
BiographyA
C D
B
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Science Fiction
Question #9... What genre would ‘The Ghostly Mystery’ by David A. Adler be in?
Fantasy Mystery
Fairy talesA
C D
B
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Poetry
Question #10...In what genre would you find the following? Celery by Ogden Nash – Celery, raw, Develops the jaw. But Celery, stewed, Is more quietly chewed.
Biography Autobiography
Non-fictionA
C D
B
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Non-fiction
Question #11... ‘The Legend of Sleeping Bear’ by Kathy-Jo Wargin is what genre?
Historical Fiction
Poetry
Myths and LegendsA
C D
B
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Picture Books
Question #12...Comics are a genre of their own. Do you know what it is?
Fiction Graphic Novels
FantasyA
C D
B
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A Scientist
Question #13... Which Character is LEAST likely to appear in a fantasy?
A UnicornA Fairy
Godmother
A Talking TreeA
C D
B
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Legends
Question #14...What type of story has a detective as the main character?
Fairy Tales Science Fiction
MysteryA
C D
B
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Historical fiction
Question #15... ‘Number the Stars’ by Lois Lowry is a story set during WWII. What genre would it be listed under?
Poetry Humor
Science fictionA
C D
B
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