Genre Test Name:_______________

Matching:

1. realistic fiction a) story with patterns and rhyming

2. mystery b) suspense story that involves searching for clues

3. fantasy c) fictional story that happened a while back

4. poetry d) made up story that could actually happen

5. historical fiction e) made up story past down through generations

6. autobiography f) book with magic or talking animals

7. biography g) story about a person written by someone else

8. folktale/fairy tale h) true story about a person, written by that person

Multiple Choice:

1. a made up story that happened during World War II, about a family that lived in Hawaii during
the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
a) realistic fiction
b) historical fiction
c) fantasy

2. a made up story about a boy that did everything he could to end world hunger.
a) realistic fiction
b) historical fiction
c) fantasy

3. A non-fiction book about George Bush, written by George Bush.

a) autobiography
b) biography
c) myth

4. A story about a guy that roped a Tornado and rode it all across the United States.
a) myth
b) realistic fiction
c) folk tale

5. A story about a boy with a magic wand that turns bees into minature Mr. Syliaasens.

a) fantasy
b) adventure
c) realistic fiction
Fill in the Blank:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ______________________

Holes ______________________

Indian in the Cupboard ______________________

Frindle, A Week in the Woods, School Story ______________________

Cinderella ______________________

Farmer Boy (Laura Ingalls Wilder) ______________________

The Box Car Children ______________________

Writing: (Write me a paragraph about any Genre)

Genre:

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