Name that Genre
True/False
What Am I?
Traditional Tales
Misc.
100

A genre in which the characters may be talking animals, may include magic, and is set in another world? 

Fantasy

100

Biography and Autobiography are the same thing

False

100
A story that is fictional but COULD have happened

Realistic Fiction

100
A traditional tale in which a Prince finds his Princess by a shoe.
What is Cinderella
100
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fantasy book in which a character used this as a portal between two worlds.
What is a wardrobe?
200

Stories that have been told and retold, passed down from generation to generation.

Folktale

200

Realistic Fiction is when a story is set in the past about a true event, but has made up characters

False, that is Historical Fiction

200

A made up story that takes place in the future with advanced technology

What is science fiction?

200
This creature lives below the bridge in "The Three Billy Goat's Gruff.
Who is the troll?
200
Platform 9 and 3/4 is a portal between two worlds in this fantasy series.
What is Harry Potter?
300

A type of literature in which the sound and beauty of language are used to create ideas and feelings.

Poetry

300

Fantasy and Fairytale are very similar genres, but have major key elements

True - fairytales have a happy ending, and fantasy HAS to take place in another world and have magic

300
A story handed down from the past, usually has an exagerated hero.
What is a legend?
300
A subgenre of traditional tales, where there are often animals acting as humans, and it teaches a lesson.
What is a fable?
300

What is the MOST IMPORTANT difference between Fantasy and Fairytale?

Fairytales have a happy ending

400

Informational books that use real facts to explain a subject or concept.

Non-fiction/Informational

400

Fiction means it gives ONLY facts and information

False, that is Non-Fiction

400
The story of a person's life written by someone else.
What is a biography?
400

A traditional story concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

What is a myth?

400

Name one example of Fantasy

Lord of the Rings

500

This genre involves the solving of problems/crimes.

Mystery

500

The genre for a play/skit is called a Drama

True
500

A story that people believe to be true and have eye-witness accounts, but is not 100% proven true

Legend

500

What is a story that is greatly exaggerated with ridiculous details?

Tall Tale

500

These two things are central to the fantasy genre.

Magic and it is set in another world

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