Story Genres

Story Genres

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Created by

Margaret Anderson

English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Authors of stories in this genre are often “retelling” the story. It may say “adapted by,” “retold by,” or the author may be “unknown”
Fiction  
Nonfiction    
Folklore  
Drama

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Most stories fall into this genre, which means that the text is made-up or a product of the imagination
Fiction
Poetry
Folklore
Drama

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The two subgenres of this main genre include tragedy and comedy
 Drama    
Poetry
Fiction
Nonfiction

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Writing that is “true,” factual, informative or persuasive
Fiction
Nonfiction
Folklore
Drama

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Very short stories with talking animals and a moral
Fairy Tale
Legend
Myth
Fable

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Stories with magic and/or talking animals, usually have a human main character and start with “one upon a time”
Fairy Tale
Myth
Legend
Fable

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Stories with gods and/or goddesses that usually account for the creations of something
Legend
Myth
Fairy Tale
Tall Tale

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