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 where the author remembers parts of their life (like childhood).

Memoir

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 that explains facts, like How Do Tornadoes Work?

Expository

400

What subgenre of nonfiction does this story belong in?

“I remember when I was in third grade, I broke my arm at recess.”

Memoir

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

If you wrote your life story from birth until now, it would be a(n)...

Autobiography

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.

Expository Nonfiction

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