Literary Genres online activity - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to match each description with the correct literary genre.

We’ll read each numbered description and think about what kind of story or text it is talking about. Then we’ll pick the best matching genre from the list on the right.

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1) A book that contains true information about a topic.
→ This is not a made-up story — it gives real facts. That’s called Informational Text.

2) A text about the solution of a crime.
→ Solving crimes? That’s mystery stuff! So this matches Mystery.

3) Traditional stories about fairies, princesses and other magical creatures.
→ These are old tales with magic — like Cinderella or Snow White. That’s Fairy Tales.

4) A story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting.
→ Made-up people doing things in real history (like during the Civil War). That’s Historical Fiction.

5) A story that contains science elements like space travelling and time machines.
→ Science + imagination = Science Fiction.

6) The true story of someone real’s life written by another person.
→ Someone else writes your life story → that’s a Biography.

7) The true story of someone’s life written by that same person.
→ You write your own life story → that’s an Autobiography.

8) Stories that include talking animals, people with magical powers and imaginary kingdoms.
→ Magic, dragons, wizards — that’s Fantasy.

9) Stories where the people, places and events may be real but the story is imaginary.
→ Could happen in real life, but didn’t — like kids solving problems at school. That’s Realistic Fiction.

10) A story usually played on stage by actors.
→ Meant to be performed → that’s a Play.

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Now let’s double-check our matches:

1 → Informational Text ✔
2 → Mystery ✔
3 → Fairy Tales ✔
4 → Historical Fiction ✔
5 → Science Fiction ✔
6 → Biography ✔
7 → Autobiography ✔
8 → Fantasy ✔
9 → Realistic Fiction ✔
10 → Play ✔

All match correctly!

Final Answer:
1) INFORMATIONAL TEXT
2) MYSTERY
3) FAIRY TALES
4) HISTORICAL FICTION
5) SCIENCE FICTION
6) BIOGRAPHY
7) AUTOBIOGRAPHY
8) FANTASY
9) REALISTIC FICTION
10) PLAY