Literary Genre - Free Printable

Let’s go through each question one by one and match the definition to the correct term. We’ll think about what each word means in simple terms.

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Question 1:
“Authors of stories in this genre are often ‘retelling’ the story. It may say ‘adapted by,’ ‘retold by,’ or the author may be ‘unknown’”
→ This sounds like old stories passed down — folktales, myths, legends. That’s Folklore.
✔ Match: c. Folklore

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Question 2:
“Most stories fall into this genre, which means that the text is made-up or a product of the imagination”
→ Made-up stories = Fiction
✔ Match: a. Fiction

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Question 3:
“The two subgenres of this main genre include tragedies and comedies”
→ Tragedies and comedies are types of plays → that’s Drama
✔ Match: d. Drama

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Question 4:
“Writing that is ‘true,’ factual, informative, or persuasive”
→ True facts = Nonfiction
✔ Match: b. Nonfiction

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Question 5:
“Stories that could actually happen but didn’t”
→ Realistic situations, just not real events → Realistic Fiction
✔ Match: d. Realistic Fiction

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Question 6:
“Stories with magic, monsters, superpowers, or other things that do not exist in reality”
→ Magic and monsters = Fantasy
✔ Match: e. Fantasy

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Question 7:
“Stories with aliens, advanced technology, or futuristic weaponry”
→ Aliens and future tech = Science Fiction
✔ Match: a. Science Fiction

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Question 8:
“Fictional stories based on or around important people or events from the past”
→ Based on history, but fictionalized → Historical Fiction
✔ Match: b. Historical Fiction

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Question 9:
“Stories that usually take place in the Wild West; the main character’s strength, skills, or size are greatly exaggerated in a humorous way”
→ Exaggerated heroes (like Paul Bunyan) = Tall Tale
✔ Match: b. Tall Tale

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Question 10:
“Very short stories with talking animals and a moral”
→ Talking animals + lesson = Fable (like Aesop’s Fables)
✔ Match: a. Fable

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Question 11:
“Stories with gods and/or goddesses that usually account for the creation of something”
→ Gods explaining how world/nature began = Myth
✔ Match: d. Myth

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Question 12:
“Stories with magic and/or talking animals, usually have a human main character and start with ‘once upon a time’”
→ Classic fairy tales like Cinderella → Fairy Tale
✔ Match: c. Fairy Tale

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Question 13:
“When someone writes their own life story, it falls into this genre:”
→ Your own life story = Autobiography
✔ Answer: d. Autobiography

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Question 14:
“Your science textbook falls into this subgenre:”
→ Textbooks give facts and info → Informational Writing
✔ Answer: c. Informational Writing

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Question 15:
“Your social studies or history book falls into this subgenre:”
→ Also gives facts and info about history/society → Informational Writing
✔ Answer: c. Informational Writing

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Final Answer:
1. c
2. a
3. d
4. b
5. d
6. e
7. a
8. b
9. b
10. a
11. d
12. c
13. d
14. c
15. c