Exploring Literary Genres

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📚 Part 1: Identify the Genre

1. Which genre usually tells an imagined story with characters and a plot?

Fiction

Non-fiction

Poetry

Drama

2. Which genre gives factual information and real events?

Fiction

Non-fiction

Poetry

Drama

3. Which genre is written mainly to be performed and often includes stage directions?

Fiction

Non-fiction

Poetry

Drama

4. Which genre commonly uses line breaks, rhythm, and imagery?

Poetry

Drama

Non-fiction

Fiction

5. Match each short example (left) to the correct genre name (right). Draw lines between columns.

A. A short play with characters speaking on stage.

B. A magazine article about animal habitats.

C. A made-up adventure about a space explorer.

D. A poem with stanzas and rhyme.

1. Fiction

2. Drama

3. Poetry

4. Non-fiction

6. In 1–2 sentences, explain one key difference between fiction and non-fiction.

7. Describe one feature of drama that makes it different from poetry (hint: think performance or format).

8. Give one example of a non-fiction science text you might read (title or type) and state its purpose in one sentence.

9. Exit Ticket — In one sentence, why is it important to know different literary genres when reading, including scientific texts?