Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 7

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Directions:

Date:

Test your ability to recognize different story genres. Match each to its description. Then,

choose any four and give an example of a story in that genre (as in the sample).

Science Fiction

Realistic Fiction

Historical Fiction

Fantasy

Mystery

Folklore-Legend

Folklore-Myth

Folklore-Fable

Folklore-Fairy Tale

Folklore-Tall Tale

_______________________ 1. story set in historic time; may mix real characters with fictional

_______________________ 2. story that contains supernatural beings or events, such as fairies

_______________________ 3. a story that seems like it could really happen in everyday life

_______________________ 4. tale that explains the forces of nature, often by way of gods

_______________________ 5. story involving fantastic things or events that could never happen

_______________________ 6. usually set in the future and/or involves make-believe technology

_______________________ 7. story in which animals or people teach a lesson for living

_______________________ 8. features humor and overly exaggerated acts of heroism

_______________________ 9. story with a plot that revolves around solving a mystery

_______________________ 10. tale based on real people but exaggerated events and actions

Story Genre Example(title and brief description)

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(sample) Fantasy Jumanji: a game comes alive