Fiction or Nonfiction?
What Genre is the Passage?
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How Do We Know the Genre?
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Is Fantasy Fiction or Nonfiction?

A. Fiction
B. Nonfiction

A. Fiction

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James checked his bag one more time to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything. He still couldn't believe that he had been selected for the landing party. No human had ever set foot on this planet before and now he was going to be one of the first!

Which genre would this passage most likely appear?

A. Biography

B. Informational

C. Science Fiction

D. Realistic Fiction

C. Science Fiction

100

A made up story that contains futuristic technology is what genre

A. Science Fiction

B. Biography

C. Informational

D. Realistic Fiction

A. Science Fiction

100

How do we know the following passage is science fiction?

James checked his bag one more time to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything. He still couldn't believe that he had been selected for the landing party. No human had ever set foot on this planet before and now he was going to be one of the first! 

A. It has characters

B. It talks about people walking on planets. 

C. It talks about a landing party

D. It is a story

B. It talks about people walking on planets.

100

How do you know a passage is a poem versus a regular story?

A. The problems in the story

B. They have short lines

C. They have solutions in the story

D. They take longer to read

B. They have short lines

200

Is a Mystery Fiction or Nonfiction?

A. Fiction
B. Nonfiction

Fiction

200

Thomas Edison's first invention was the electric vote counter. Although it worked well, few people wanted to buy it, so the invention was considered a failure. After that, Edison decided he would only invent things that he was sure people would want.

Which genre would the passage most likely appear?

A. Biography

B. Folktale

C. Realistic Fiction

D. Mystery

A. Biography

200

A story about a person's life that is written by another person

A. Autobiography

B. Biography

C. Realistic Fiction

D. Historical Fiction

B. Biography

200

How do we know the passage is a biography?

Thomas Edison's first invention was the electric vote counter. Although it worked well, few people wanted to buy it, so the invention was considered a failure. After that, Edison decided he would only invent things that he was sure people would want.

A. It talks about an electric vote counter

B. People didn't want to buy the invention

C. Thomas Edison is a real person and it is about his work

D. We just know it


C. Thomas Edison is a real person and it is about his work

200
What is a fiction novel?


A. A novel that actually happened

B. A novel that did not happen

C. A novel with a problem and solution

D. A problem that rhymes

B. A novel that did not happen

300

Is an Autobiography Fiction or Nonfiction?

A. Fiction
B. Nonfiction

Nonfiction

300

Kari sat by herself at lunch, again. As she ate her sandwich, she watched the girls at a nearby table talking and laughing. For the millionth time she thought about her friends back in Topeka and wished her family had not moved.  

Which genre would this passage most likely appear?

A. Science Fiction

B. Biography

C. Realistic Fiction

D. Autobiography

C. Realistic Fiction

300

A made up story that can actually happen

A. Science Fiction

B. Fantasy

C. Biography

D. Realistic Fiction

D. Realistic Fiction

300

How do we know this passage is a realistic fiction?

Kari sat by herself at lunch, again. As she ate her sandwich, she watched the girls at a nearby table talking and laughing. For the millionth time she thought about her friends back in Topeka and wished her family had not moved.  

A. This could actually happen, but the characters are made up

B. Kari is from Topeka

C. People were talking and laughing

D. Kari ate lunch by herself

A. This could actually happen, but the characters are made up

300

What is a nonfiction novel?


A. A novel that actually happened

B. A novel that did not happen

C. A novel with a problem and solution

D. A problem that rhymes

A. A novel that actually happened

400

Is a cookbook Fiction or Nonfiction?

A. Fiction
B. Nonfiction

Nonfiction

400

"You're such a freak." Byron said with a sneer. "Why do you even buy clothes like that?" Emmy knew she shouldn't do it, but she just couldn't take Byrons's teasing anymore. She pointed her finger at Byron. "Transforma!" she said, and turned him into a goat.

Which genre would this passage most likely appear?

A. Mystery

B. Fantasy

C. Historical Fiction

D. Informational 

B. Fantasy

400

A story about made up beings that don't really exist like dragons, mermaids, or gorgons. 

A. Biography

B. Fantasy

C. Mystery

D. Realistic Fiction

B. Fantasy

400

How do we know the passage is a fantasy?

"You're such a freak." Byron said with a sneer. "Why do you even buy clothes like that?" Emmy knew she shouldn't do it, but she just couldn't take Byrons's teasing anymore. She pointed her finger at Byron. "Transforma!" she said, and turned him into a goat. 

A. Emmy was tired of Byron teasing her

B. Byron was teasing Emmy

C. Emmy turned Byron into a goat

D. Emmy pointed at Byron



C. Emmy turned Byron into a goat

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What does an informational story do?

A. It gives history about a passage

B. It gives funny details about a passage

C. It gives information about a passage

D. It gives you an idea about a passage

C. It gives information about a passage

500

Is a Realistic Fiction novel Fiction or Nonfiction?

A. Fiction
B. Nonfiction

Fiction

500

It was so very cold. John's jacket was thread-bare and his boots were hardly holding together. Already 37 soldiers had died and more were getting sick every day. He hoped General Washington was right about supplies getting to the camp soon.  

Which genre would this passage most likely appear?

A. Biography

B. Fantasy

C. Realistic Fiction

D. Historical Fiction

D. Historical Fiction

500

A made up story based on actual events that happened in history. 

A. Historical Fiction

B. Realistic Fiction

C. Fantasy

D. Mystery

A. Historical Fiction

500

How do we know the following passage is a historical fiction?

It was so very cold. John's jacket was thread-bare and his boots were hardly holding together. Already 37 soldiers had died and more were getting sick every day. He hoped General Washington was right about supplies getting to the camp soon.

A. It was very cold

B. John's jacket was thread-bare

C. It talks about supplies at a camp

D. It talks about a war, but the people are made up

D. It talks about a war, but the people are made up

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What is the difference between a realistic fiction and a biography?


A. Realistic fiction can actually happen, but it didn't

B. There is no difference, they are the same

C. Biographies did not actually happen

D. Realistic Fiction is made up and so are biographies

A. Realistic fiction can actually happen, but it didn't