2. Book Genres

3. What is a genre? A genre is a classification used to sort books into different categories. It comes from the French word meaning “kind”.

4. Mystery A mystery is a story in which there is a problem that needs to be solved. Many times there is a spy or detective who uses clues to help him/her crack the case.

5. Biography This genre tells about a real person. Someone else tells the story of this person’s life.

6. Autobiography A story written about a real person. The person writes the story about herself or himself. Example: Kate wrote a story about her life.

7. Fable A fable is a short story, normally with animal characters, that teaches a lesson or a moral.

8. Poetry Poetry is often shorter stories that use words to express a feeling. They can rhyme and are typically written in stanzas or lines.

9. Fiction Fiction stories are make-believe, or fake, stories the author has written. The story can use real people or animals, but the storyline is made up.

10. Non-Fiction Non-fiction stories use real facts and information to tell about a certain subject.

11. Fantasy A fantasy is a fiction story that generally contains magic. The characters do things that wouldn’t happen in real life. There may be creatures in the story that do not really exist in real life.

12. Your Turn Let’s see what you can remember about genre. Read each of the following sentences and then choose the genre that you think it best describes. Click the mouse to see the correct response.

13. 1. Mary Smith wrote a book about Michael Jordan. This is an example of a/an ________________. a. biography b. autobiography c. mystery

14. 1. Mary Smith wrote a book about Michael Jordan. This is an example of a/an ________________. a. biography

15. 2. In a ___________ someone may have something stolen from them that they want returned. a.Fable b.mystery c.myth

16. 2. In a ___________ someone may have something stolen from them that they want returned. b. mystery

17. 3. A story that has a moral or lesson is a/an ______________. a.Fantasy b.Myth c.Fable

18. 3. A story that has a moral or lesson is a/an ______________. c. Fable

19. 4. This type of story contains the element of magic. a.Myth b.Fantasy c.Fable

20. 4. This type of story contains the element of magic. b. Fantasy

21. a. fable b. mystery c. poetry 5. The friendly cow, all red and white, I love with all my heart; She gives me cream with all her might, To eat with apple tart. This is an example of ______________.

22. c. poetry 5. The friendly cow, all red and white, I love with all my heart; She gives me cream with all her might, To eat with apple tart. This is an example of ______________.

23. 6. If someone writes a story about himself, it is called a/an ______________. a.Myth b.Autobiography c.Biography

24. 6. If someone writes a story about himself, it is called a/an ______________. b. Autobiography

25. 7. If a story is written about real information to tell people about something it is ______________. a.Fiction b.Non-fiction c.Fable

26. 7. If a story is written about real information to tell people about something it is ______________. b. Non-fiction

27. 8. John has lost his glasses. He hires a detective to help him find them. This is an example of a __________. a. biography b. fable c. mystery

28. 8. John has lost his glasses. He hires a detective to help him find them. This is an example of a __________. c. mystery

29. 9. This type of story is made up, or not real. a. mystery b. fiction c. non-fiction

30. 9. This type of story is made up, or not real. b. fiction

31. 10. This genre normally consists of stanzas, or lines, of words that often rhyme. a. non-fiction b. fiction c. poetry

32. 10. This genre normally consists of stanzas, or lines, of words that often rhyme. c. poetry

33. 11. In the story of the Grasshopper and the Ant, the moral is that you should be responsible and get your work done. This is an example of a ____________. a. fable b. poetry c. mystery

34. 11. In the story of the Grasshopper and the Ant, the moral is that you should be responsible and get your work done. This is an example of a ____________. a. fable

35. 12. Lucille Ball wrote a book about herself called Love, Lucy. This is an example of a/an __________. a. non-fiction b. autobiography c. biography

36. 12. Lucille Ball wrote a book about herself called Love, Lucy. This is an example of a/an __________. b. autobiography

37. 13. Our teacher wrote a paper about David Shannon. This would be an example of a/an _________. a. biography b. autobiography c. fiction

38. 13. Our teacher wrote a paper about David Shannon. This would be an example of a/an _________. a. biography

39. 14. The Harry Potter series is a great example of the genre _______ because of the make- believe characters and magic. a. poetry b. mystery c. fantasy

40. 14. The Harry Potter series is a great example of the genre _______ because of the make- believe characters and magic. c. fantasy

41. 15. Jack wrote a book about dogs. It tells us how to teach them tricks. This is a ____________ book. a. fiction b. non-fiction c. biography

42. 15. Jack wrote a book about dogs. It tells us how to teach them tricks. This is a ____________ book. b. non-fiction

43. 16. My sister wrote a story about people living in Florida. She made up names for all of the people. This is an example of ____________. a. biography b. non-fiction c. fiction

44. 16. My sister wrote a story about people living in Florida. She made up names for all of the people. This is an example of ____________. c. fiction

45. 17. I read a book about a missing dog. What kind of book was it? a. mystery b. fable c. fantasy

46. 17. I read a book about a missing dog. What kind of book was it? a. mystery

47. 18. My uncle wrote a book about himself. This is a/an __________. a. biography b. autobiography c. fiction

48. 18. My uncle wrote a book about himself. This is a/an __________. b. autobiography

49. 19. In the story of the Lion and the Mouse, the mouse proves even the smallest can help the greatest. This is an example of ____________. a. mystery b. fantasy c. fable

50. 19. In the story of the Lion and the Mouse, the mouse proves even the smallest can help the greatest. This is an example of ____________. c. fable

51. 20. Patty wrote a book telling people about boats. This is an example of _____________. a. fiction b. non-fiction c. fantasy

52. 20. Patty wrote a book telling people about boats. This is an example of _____________. b. non-fiction

53. 21. Tom wrote a story about Jenny. This is an example of _________. a. biography b. autobiography c. fiction

54. 21. Tom wrote a story about Jenny. This is an example of _________. a. biography

55. 22. Shel Silverstein wrote the following: Tell me who can Catch a toucan? Lou can This is an example of __________. a. poetry b. fantasy c. fable

56. 22. Shel Silverstein wrote the following: Tell me who can Catch a toucan? Lou can This is an example of __________. a. poetry

57. 23. A story that has make-believe characters, a made-up setting, and other non-real events is an example of ___________. a. non-fiction b. mystery c. fiction

58. 23. A story that has make-believe characters, a made-up setting, and other non-real events is an example of ___________. c. fiction

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