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Reading - Genre
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fiction | Invented stories with imaginary characters (not real/made up) |
| Realistic Fiction | A fictional story with characters who take part in activities that could happen. |
| Historical Fiction | A fictional story set in the past with characters who take part in actual historical events and interact with real people. |
| Science Fiction | Imaginative, fictional stories involving actual or projected scientific phenomena - set in the future. |
| Fantasy | A fictional story set in make believe worlds, often with non-human characters - involves magic and/or magical creatures. |
| Mystery | A fictional story with characters who try to solve a crime or an unexplained event. |
| Non-Fiction | True stories of actual events or characters |
| Biography | A person's life story written by another person. |
| Autobiography | A person's life story written by himself or herself. |
| Informational | A book or article that introduces the reader to various topical material and "how to" information. |
| Periodical | A daily or weekly publication of current events. |
| Reference | Information sources such as encyclopedias, yearbooks, directories, and atlases. |
| Poetry | Words arranged in metrical pattern, often using rhymed verse in an imaginative style. |
| Folk Tale/Folk Literature | An anonymous, timeless, and placeless story that was originally told rather than written (old and told). |
| Play | A story for state performance by actors. |