Fiction Fun
What do you call a story that is not true and comes from a writer's imagination?
Fiction
What is a book that gives you true information about a topic called?
Nonfiction
What is a type of writing that often has rhythm and rhyming words?
Poetry
What is the classic phrase that many fairy tales start with?
Once upon a time ...
What is a story about a character who has to solve a puzzle or a crime?
A mystery
In a fictional story, what is the sequence of events called?
What is the word for a person who writes about real people's lives?
A biographer
What do you call a group of lines in a poem?
Stanza
What kind of characters, like dragons or talking animals, are often found in fairy tales?
Magical or fantasy characters
What is the main problem that the characters in an adventure story must overcome?
A challenge or an obstacle
Who are the people, animals, or creatures that the story is about?
Characters
If a book has a table of contents, an index, and a glossary, what genre is it most likely?
Nonfiction
What is it called when two or more words have the same ending sound?
Rhyme
What is a common theme in many fairy tales, where a character learns a lesson?
A moral
What is the person who is trying to solve the mystery called?
The detective
What is the time and place where a story happens?
The setting
What do you call a book where the author writes their own life story?
Autobiography
What do you call it when a writer repeats the same sound at the beginning of words, like in "Peter Piper picked a peck"?
Aliteration
In a fairy tale, what do you call the problem that the main character must solve?
The conflict
In a mystery, what are the clues that help solve the problem called?
Evidence
What is the main message or lesson the author wants you to learn from the story?
What's a text feature in nonfiction that explains what different parts of a picture are?
Caption
What is a sound device in poetry where words imitate the sound they represent, like "buzz," "hiss," or "pop"?
Onomatopoeia
What is the word for the happy ending that most fairy tales have?
Happily ever after
In an adventure story, where might the characters travel to?
The jungle, outer space, or a scary cave. (teacher will judge the answer)