Literary Genre Quiz

1. Literary Genre Quiz Directions: For each question, click the button next to the correct answer, and follow the prompts. You must use your mouse and not your keypad to navigate through the quiz. Click anywhere on this slide to begin the quiz. Click here to return to portfolio home.

2. On his third night, a hubbub breaks out in the square below the bell tower. “Hey, do you smell something human?” one of the cats says. “Now that you mention it, I thought there was a funny smell the past few days,” another chimes in, twitching his nose. “Me, too,” yet another cat says. “That’s weird. There shouldn’t be any humans here,” someone adds. “No, of course not. There’s no way a human could get into this town of cats.”“But that smell is definitely here.” What genre best describes this type of story? poetry nonfiction fable fantasy drama A B C D E

3. 2.”Cats have seven cervical vertebrae like almost all mammals,” What genre best describes this type of story? poetry nonfiction fable fantasy drama A B C D E

4. 3. Demons run when a good man goes to war Night will fall and drown in sun And when it comes, you shall not shun When a good man goes to war What genre best describes this type of story? poetry nonfiction fable fantasy drama A B C D E

5. 4. The donkey, the donkey ran away and it took its shadow with it! The two learnt a lesson today. What genre best describes this type of story? poetry nonfiction fable fantasy drama A B C D E

6. 5. Select the book that BEST serves the following purpose: A source that will help entry-level accountants Accountancy for Dummies Architecture for Dummies A B

7. 6. Select the book that BEST serves the following purpose: A book that has recipes for Indonesian food Indonesian Cuisine Recipe Caribbean Cuisine Recipe A B

8. 7. Select the book that BEST serves the following purpose: A book for understanding geography Biology 101 Geography 101 A B

9. 8. Select the book that BEST serves the following purpose: A book explaining the advantages of acupuncture Science of Feng Shui Science of Acupuncture A B

10. That’s right!Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective, could be used as a source that will help you learn accountancy. Architecture for Dummies is a book about architecture. Reading about architecture doesn’t help you learn accountancy. Click the green button to go to the next question.

11. Architecture for Dummies is a book about architecture. Reading about architecture doesn’t help you learn accountancy. Accountancy for Dummies is the CORRECT ANSWER, because it could be used as a source that will help you learn accountancy. Click the green button to go to the next question.

12. That’s right!Indonesian Cuisine Recipe would help you find Indonesia food recipes Mouse Soup does not contain information on how to do something. Click the green button to go to the next question.

13. Caribbean Cuisine Recipe does not contain information about Indonesian food recipe. Indonesian Cuisine Recipe is the CORRECT ANSWER. Click the green button to go to the next question.

14. That’s right!Geography 101 would help you understand geography Biology 101 is not the correct answer because Biology is a different field of study from geography Click the green button to go to the next question.

15. Biology 101 is not the correct answer Geography 101 is the CORRECT ANSWER. It would help you understand geography. Click the green button to go to the next question.

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17. That’s right!Science of Acupuncture is the correct answer because it would give you an explanation of the advantages of acupuncture. Science of Feng Shui is about Fen Shui and would not give you an explanation of the advantages of acupuncture. Click the green button to go on.

18. Science of Feng Shui is not the correct answer because it doesn’t give you the explanation about the advantages of acupuncture Science of Acupuncture is the CORRECT ANSWER, because it would give you an explanation of the advantages of accupunture. Click the green button to go on.

19. That’s right! Fantasy stories have characteristics or elements that are not realistic, like magical powers, superhuman characters, or plants or animals that act like people. In this question, the cats are acting like human beings. Click the green button to go to the next question.

20. That’s right! Nonfiction (or informational) texts provide factual information. In this question, a text that provides factual information about the anatomy of a cat would be a nonfiction text. Click the green button to go to the next question.

21. That’s right! Poetry is verse that is often written in rhythm and rhyme. This passage uses rhyming words and has a rhythm when you read it. Click the green button to go to the next question.

22. That’s right! Fables are short fiction stories intended to teach a lesson. Click the green button to go to the next question.

23. Fantasy stories have characteristics or elements that are not realistic, like magical powers, superhuman characters, or plants or animals that act like people. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

24. Fantasy stories have characteristics or elements that are not realistic, like magical powers, superhuman characters, or plants or animals that act like people. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

25. Fantasy stories have characteristics or elements that are not realistic, like magical powers, superhuman characters, or plants or animals that act like people. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

26. A drama is a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on stage. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

27. A drama is a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on stage. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

28. A drama is a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on stage. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

29. A drama is a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on stage. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

30. Fables are short fiction stories intended to teach a lesson. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

31. Fables are short fiction stories intended to teach a lesson. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

32. Fables are short fiction stories intended to teach a lesson. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

33. Nonfiction (or informational) texts provide factual information. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

34. Nonfiction (or informational) texts provide factual information. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

35. Nonfiction (or informational) texts provide factual information. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

36. Poetry is verse that is often written in rhythm and rhyme. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

37. Poetry is verse that is often written in rhythm and rhyme. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.

38. Poetry is verse that is often written in rhythm and rhyme. There is another choice that would best answer this question. Click the button to try again.