Literary Genres Quiz

A story that is about imagined events or characters. The events could happen in real life and characters could be real.

A piece of writing that shares facts about a topic.

A story that contains characters and events that could not happen in real life and has no basis in science.

A story in which a main character faces exciting obstacles.

A story that uses science and tech to create events that can't happen in real life. Might contain time travel or aliens.

A story that is based on actual people, events or time periods in history. Usually includes made up characters.

A story that is based on a puzzling crime. The main character uses clues to solve the crime.

A story that is created to explain puzzling natural occurrences. They might involve gods and goddesses.

A story that tells of a person's life. It is written by the person who the story is about.

A story of someone's life that is written by another person.

Short stories that are passed around by word of mouth. They teach a moral or a lesson.