Fiction or Nonfiction?
Fiction Subgenres
Nonfiction Subgenres
What’s the Clue?
Mix & Match
100

True or False: A real story about Abraham Lincoln is fiction.

❌ False → It’s nonfiction!

100

A story about a boy who goes to space with aliens.

Science Fiction

100

A book about a person’s own life, written by themselves.

Autobiography

100

What subgenre of fiction does this book belong in?

Once upon a time, there was a poor girl who became a princess...”

Fairytale

100

This word means make-believe stories.

Fiction

200

A book about a talking dog that saves the world is...

✅ Fiction

200

A story about Cinderella and a magical pumpkin.

Fairytale

200

A book about someone’s life, written by another person.

Biography

200

Fiction or Nonfiction? 

“George Washington was the first President of the United States.”

Nonfiction (Biography/History)

200

This word means true information.

Nonfiction

300

A book that teaches you how to cook pasta is...

✅ Nonfiction

300

A story about a dragon and a magic sword.

Fantasy

300

A book that gives facts about World War I

900s/History

300

What subgenre of fiction does this story belong in?

“Aliens landed on Earth and became best friends with a boy named Max.”

Science Fiction

300

Which is NOT real:
A) A dragon
B) A tornado

A - A dragon

400

True or False: Fiction = “fake” and Nonfiction = “not fake.”

✅ True

400

A story about kids solving a stolen-cookie case.

Mystery

400

A book about Esther would be found in what Nonfiction section.

200s/Religions

400

What section of nonfiction does this story belong in?

Facts about Spiders

500s/Science/Animals

400

Which genre? A girl moves to a new school and makes friends.

Realistic Fiction

500

A true story written about someone’s life is called...

Biography

500

A story about a girl who lived in 1776 during the American Revolution.

Historical Fiction

500

A book that shows how to draw animals would be found in what Nonfiction section?

700s/Arts and Recreation

500

What subgenre of fiction does this book belong in?

“Detective Jones followed the muddy footprints to the window...”

Mystery

500

Which genre? A book that explains how plants grow.

Nonfiction

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