Fiction
Non-Fiction
Examples
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Traditional Literature
100

Type of Fiction that involves futuristic characteristics

What is Science Fiction?

100

Type of nonfiction that explains how to do something

What is a how-to?

100

A story about a boy who has magical powers and rides a dragon

What is fantasy?
100

This type of literature can be categorized into both fiction and nonfiction

What is poetry?

100

This type of traditional literature incorporates real people but fictional events

What is a legend?

200

Type of fiction that involves made-up characters in real time periods

What is historical fiction?
200

Type of nonfiction that gives information on a specific topic

What is informational?

200

A story about a boy who is trying to find a hidden treasure

What is mystery?

200

Fairytales are a part of this type of literature

What is traditional literature?

200

This type of traditional literature typically has a moral to the story and involves talking animals

What is a fable?

300
Type of fiction that involves realistic events and storylines

What is realistic fiction?

300

A story about yourself, written by yourself

What is an autobiography?

300

Roses are red, Violets are blue...

What is poetry?

300

A menu is an example of this type of literature

What is informational?

300

This type of traditional literature incorporates exaggerated events and "larger-than-life characters"

What is a tall-tale?

400

The purpose of fiction

What is to entertain?

400
The purpose of nonfiction

What is to inform?

400

A story about a girl who goes to the mall with her mom to buy some new shoes for the prom

What is realistic fiction?

400
Harry Potter is an example of what type of literature

What is Fantasy?

400

This type of traditional literature explains how things came to be

What is a myth?

500

Type of story where the characters are trying to solve something

What is mystery?

500
A story written about someone else

What is a biography?

500

A story about the true events that happened in Shakespeare's life, written by his friend.

What is a biography?

500

A Science textbook is an example of what type of literature

What is non-ficiton/informational/how-to?

500

This type of traditional literature typically involves magic, royalty, and happy endings

What is a fairytale?