A real story about the author detailing their life.

The types of book I'll find in the 'adventure' section include

Books about quests, travelling the world, spies; anything 'action'-y

Let's think about Call numbers

You mean the Dewey Decimal numbers?, Must I?, What are they again... oh yeah, the subjects for non-fiction books, Yes! I thought you'd never ask!!!!

Our Fiction section is organised by Genre, this is to

To help find the exact book I'm searching for, To help us think about similarities between texts, put books I enjoy will be next to similar books I might like to read

can include dystopian fiction (a future world characterised by injustice), is a subset of the fantasy genre

To answer "Who am I?" I'd look for a book in the

100s: Philosophy and Psychology

the story of a real person's life, written by someone else

include unrealistic elements, such as fantasitcal creatures or magic

Have 1-2 main characters (or a team) and follow their everyday lives/sport

What is a call number

A number that identifies what subject a book belongs to

a category of literature, art, or entertainment

If I wanted a book that answered "What is the world like? Now? In the Past?" I'd go to...

900s - Geography and History: There's maps and autobiographies here

Historical Fiction are

CREATED stories about CREATED people in a REAL HISTORICAL setting

Books about "Who are the people around me? What are their stories?" are found amongst the...

300s: Social Sciences - Including money and the courts to folk tales

Our Horror genre is mostly compiled of...

Goosebumps (haha) but any text with supernatural elements works, texts intended to shock or scare without too much gore or real crime.

has characters act believably to everyday problems in real settings.

War fiction refers to

historical fiction texts that exclusively deal with characters in a War

Which collection is like a "mini-library" with small pieces from all the other collections?

000s: General Knowledge - it's like trivia! Lots and lots of small trivia

Focuses on a character(s) finding and figuring out clues to solve a problem

What is a barcode number

The number you scan when borrowing a book

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1
What's the genre?
Biography
Poetry
Mystery
Science Fiction
2
An Autobiography
IS about automobiles - so cars; Non-Fiction obviously
A story that, at times, includes talking animals and/or magic
A real story about the author detailing their life.
the factual story someone wrote of someone else's real life
3
The types of book I'll find in the 'adventure' section include
Books where the main characters are working together to solve a crime
Books about quests, travelling the world, spies; anything 'action'-y
only books filled with suspense, one main character and guns.
Anything suspensful or exciting; from spaceship fights to gladiators
4
Which of these genres don't we group our fiction books by
Poetry
Mystery
Adventure
Science Fiction
5
Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Science Fiction
Joke books
Fantasy
Dragons
6
Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Mystery
TRICK QUESTION - we don't actually have short stories as a genre
Everyday fiction
Short Stories
7
Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Fantasy
Everyday fiction
Adventures
Sport Fiction
8
Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Action
Pirates
Mystery
Adventure
9
Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Adventure
Mystery
Comedy
Joke books
10
Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Vehicals (like tanks) - 600s
900s (specifically WW1 and WW2)
Action/Adventure fiction
War Fiction
11
Let's think about Call numbers
You mean the Dewey Decimal numbers?
Must I?
What are they again... oh yeah, the subjects for non-fiction books
Yes! I thought you'd never ask!!!!
12
Our Fiction section is organised by Genre, this is to
To help find the exact book I'm searching for
To help us think about similarities between texts
Thoroughly confuse and disorientate you upon returning to the library
put books I enjoy will be next to similar books I might like to read
13
Science Fiction
can include dystopian fiction (a future world characterised by injustice)
is a subset of the fantasy genre
Is only stories about space and space travel etc.
Are funny stories intended to make the audience laugh
14
Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Science Fiction
fantasy
Adventure
Comedy
15
To answer "Who am I?" I'd look for a book in the
600s: Technology
400s: Languages
Fiction section
100s: Philosophy and Psychology
16
Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Memoirs
Journals
Biographies and Memoirs
Diary
17
I've got sooo much free time - I'm going to check out a hobby from the...
200s: Sport
000s: General Information
700s: Arts and Recreation
000s: Animals
18
A biography
A story filled with action and adventure
the story of a real person's life, written by someone else
a story with rhythm
Is an interesting speech recorded for posterity
19
Fantasy texts
Are (non-fiction) details of a cultural belief about how things came to be
Are short, funny stories. Often collated together in small collections
include unrealistic elements, such as fantasitcal creatures or magic
Usually have 1-2 main characters and are told in a first person format.
20
What type of book is organised by the first three letters of the author's surname
None
Non-Fiction
Picture Books
Fiction
21
Sport fiction...
Have 1-2 main characters (or a team) and follow their everyday lives/sport
Is usually just stuff about cricket or soccer
Is usually written like a diary and is about sport (duh)
Is found at the end of the 700s (like near the where's wally books)
22
What is a call number
A number used to identify when a book was published
A number you call out
The number you scan when borrowing a book
A number that identifies what subject a book belongs to
23
Science Fiction is a special type of 'Fantasy' literature
False
True
24
What is genre?
the events of the story
the theme of the story
a category of literature, art, or entertainment
where and when the story takes place
25
A fictional text is
usually true, or based on a true event
Filled with factual information (at the time of publishing)
Not true
A story with no pictures that is made up
26
Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Trick question! We don't have this label
Horror
Goosebumps
Graphic Novels / Senior Fiction
27
Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Sport Fiction
Autobiography/Biography
War Fiction
Historical Fiction
28
If I wanted a book that answered "What is the world like? Now? In the Past?" I'd go to...
My time machine (if you've got one, you know this isn't the answer)
900s - Geography and History: There's maps and autobiographies here
200s - Religion: This explains why we are here doesn't it?
000s - General: it has all the answers!
29
Historical Fiction are
stories involving war and crime with elements of action and danger.
CREATED stories about CREATED people in a REAL HISTORICAL setting
The true stories of people in an event/setting that is real.
texts detailing a possible future (often dystopian) that we could see
30
What type of book is organised by the first three letters of the author's name
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Picture Books
None
31
Books about "Who are the people around me? What are their stories?" are found amongst the...
Picture books
900s: Geography and History - Pretty sure there's biographies here.
300s: Social Sciences - Including money and the courts to folk tales
500s: Sciences - From Math and Space to Environment and Animals
32
What genre would include scientific inventions, time travel, and imaginative technology?
fantasy
traditional fiction
mystery
science fiction
33
Our Horror genre is mostly compiled of...
Goosebumps (haha) but any text with supernatural elements works
texts intended to shock or scare without too much gore or real crime.
books about school
Ghost stories and a couple of vampire ones too
34
Realistic Fiction
can create rhyme and repetition
include fairy tales, folk tales or myths because of when they were made.
has characters act believably to everyday problems in real settings.
is usually about actual or imaginative science
35
War fiction refers to
Are true texts about the events of one of the Wars in our history.
historical fiction texts that exclusively deal with characters in a War
Any story in the fiction section that involves at least two armies
Action and Adventure stories that have a 'war' setting.
36
Which collection is like a "mini-library" with small pieces from all the other collections?
600s: Technology - Technology is everywhere!
Graphic Novels: All good things come in comic form
000s: General Knowledge - it's like trivia! Lots and lots of small trivia
900s: History and Geography
37
The mystery genre
Sometimes involve magic and stuff and detectives solving things.
I don't know what to tell you, it's a bit of a mystery to me.
Are all our stories about crime and solving crime
Focuses on a character(s) finding and figuring out clues to solve a problem
38
What type of book is organised by call number
Non-Fiction
None
Picture Books
Fiction
39
Speaking of Genre labels... what's this one for?
Comedy
Mystery
Joke books
Adventure
40
What is a barcode number
The number you scan when borrowing a book
A number used to identify when a book was published
A number you call out
A number that identifies what subject a book belongs to

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