What are different types of stories and writings called?
Genre
100
What is a type of writing based on science? This genre often tells of events from the future, other planets, robots, etc.
Science Fiction
100
What is a type of writing that provides facts and true information about something?
Expository
100
Feeling kindness together with someone who suffers is known as...
Sympathy
100
Little House on the Prairie, based on a family's experiences on the farm, set in the 1870's and 1880's would be an example of...
Historical Fiction
200
What is a type of fiction with strange characters and settings...things that just can't be real.
Fantasy
200
What are humorous stories with extreme exaggeration called? The characters have power and ability way beyond that of normal human beings.
Tall Tale
200
What is the prefix meaning together or same?
Sym, Syn
200
Something that is formed together with artificial parts that is not genuine or fake is called...
Synthetic
200
Nancy Drew and Goosebumps books would be good examples of which genre...
Mystery
300
What is a type of writing that solves a crime or unravels secrets?
Mystery
300
What are stories written to try and explain things in nature? They most often come to us from ancient Greek or Roman stories.
Mythology
300
Having the same shape, size and position on both sides of a dividing line is called...
Symmetry
300
Harry Potter with wizards and sorcerers would be an example of...
Fantasy
300
Where the Sidewalk Ends is a book full of this genre, written in verse and rhythm.
Poetry
400
What is a type of fiction that is based on actual events from the past?
Historical Fiction
400
What is a type of fiction that seems like it must be true, but of course it is not.
Realistic Fiction
400
What is a word that has the same meaning as another word?
Synonym
400
A Wrinkle in Time, where the main character's father is a scientist visited by unearthly creatures would be an example of...
Science Fiction
400
Johnny Appleseed and Paul Bunyan are examples of...
Tall Tales
500
What is verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates an emotional response called?
Poetry
500
What is a type of short story that typically features fantasy characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants, witches, wizards, mermaids or gnomes.
Folktale/Fairytale
500
What are the conditions that together tell a doctor what is wrong?
Symptoms
500
Shiloh, a book about a boy and his dog would be considered...
Realistic Fiction
500
Perseus and Medusa, a book about greek myths and legends would be a good example of...