Want to see correct answers?
Login or join for free!
  Reading Worksheets
Looking for Reading worksheets?
Check out our pre-made Reading worksheets!
Share/Like This Page
Filter By Grade

You are browsing Grade 6 questions. View questions in All Grades.

Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Continuing Education

Browse Questions

Sixth Grade (Grade 6) Identifying Genre Questions

You can create printable tests and worksheets from these Grade 6 Identifying Genre questions! Select one or more questions using the checkboxes above each question. Then click the add selected questions to a test button before moving to another page.

Previous Page 1 of 4 Next
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
The events in this story could happen to anyone.
  1. realistic fiction
  2. fantasy
  3. folk tale
  4. science fiction
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Which genre might feature aliens as characters?
  1. Fantasy
  2. Mystery
  3. Fables
  4. Realistic fiction
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Which plot is from the historical fiction genre?
  1. Citizens have just learned that a giant meteoroid has wiped out the eastern seaboard
  2. A princess has just escaped from an evil dragon's castle
  3. A boy escapes from German Nazis by wearing a disguise
  4. A young boy finds his lost dog by placing an ad in the local paper
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Which genre would includes stories about talking animals or magical powers?
  1. Fantasy Fiction
  2. Mystery
  3. Traditional Literature
  4. Science Fiction
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Stories that often have a "happily ever after" ending are:
  1. myths
  2. fables
  3. fairy tales
  4. tall tales
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Fables, Fairy Tales, and Myths are considered to be of which genre?
  1. Fantasy Fiction
  2. Historical Fiction
  3. Realistic Fiction
  4. Traditional Fiction
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Which genre is a type of fantasy that uses science and technology?
  1. Science Fiction
  2. Historical Fiction
  3. Poetry
  4. Informational
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Which genre contains cartoon-like pictures and words?
  1. Encyclopedias
  2. Realistic Fiction
  3. Graphic novels
  4. Reference
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
The famous series Harry Potter is mostly closely identified with which genre?
  1. Science Fiction
  2. Fantasy
  3. Mystery
  4. Traditional Literature
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl, would belong to which genre?
  1. Non-Fiction
  2. Autobiography
  3. Realistic Fiction
  4. Biography
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Which of the following is not a literary genre?
  1. Alliteration
  2. Traditional
  3. Mystery
  4. Fantasy
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
What is the genre of the book, Free at Last! The Story of Martin Luther King,
by Angela Bull?
  1. Realistic Fiction
  2. Fantasy Fiction
  3. Autobiography
  4. Biography
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
A story about a time or event in an author’s life is:
  1. fiction
  2. propaganda
  3. despair
  4. a memoir
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Which event would occur in historical fiction?
  1. He built a fire to cook his meal
  2. He heated his meal in an oven
  3. He ordered dinner to be delivered
  4. He microwaved his meal
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Stories like Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill, and Paul Bunyan are examples of:
  1. fables
  2. myths
  3. fairy tales
  4. tall tales
Grade 6 Identifying Genre
Which character is LEAST likely to appear in a fantasy?
  1. A scientist
  2. A talking tree
  3. A unicorn
  4. A horse with a human head
Previous Page 1 of 4 Next