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READING FOR PLEASURE (vocabulary, genres of books, ways to describe a book, some ways to enjoy reading)

Quiz by Adriana Guadalupe Castro Ogarrio

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  • Q1

    This book is __________. The characters travel back intime from 2015 to 1776. 

    a short story

    science fiction

    a romance novel

    a mystery

    15s
  • Q2

    His first novel was __________. Millions of people bought it when it came out.

    a cliff-hanger

    hard to follow

    a page-turner

    a best seller

    15s
  • Q3

    I'm too busy to read a long book.  I want to read __________.

    a romance novel

    a mystery

    science fiction

    a short story

    15s
  • Q4

    My wife likes to __________ with a novel when wants to relax.

    read aloud

    do puzzles

    curl up

    skim through

    15s
  • Q5

    I like to read __________ so I can learn about a place before I go there.

    travel books

    autobiographies

    self-help books

    biographies

    15s
  • Q6

    This book is __________. You have to wait for the author's next book to find out if the main character lives or dies.

    a best seller

    a page-turner

    hard to follow

    a cliff-hanger

    15s
  • Q7

    I really didn't understand this book. The author's writing style is very ___________.

    a cliff-hanger

    a best-seller

    a page-turner

    hard to follow

    15s
  • Q8

    __________ give tips on subjects such as losing wight, controlling emotions, and decorating.

    Autobiographies

    Biographies

    Travel books

    Self-help books

    15s
  • Q9

    I'm reading __________ about a rich woman who's in love with a poor farmer.

    a short story

    a romance novel

    a mystery

    science fiction

    15s
  • Q10

    When I don't have time to read the whole newspaper, I just __________ it.

    read aloud

    do puzzles

    curl up

    skim through

    15s
  • Q11

    I want my kids to love books, so I __________ to them every night.

    skim through

    curl up

    read aloud

    do puzzles

    15s
  • Q12

    When I read ___________, I try to guess who committed the crime before the author reveals it.

    science fiction

    a short story

    a romance novel

    a mystery

    15s
  • Q13

    ____________ are books about a person's life written by somebody else.

    Biographies

    Self-help books

    Autobiographies

    Travel books

    15s
  • Q14

    He wrote __________ because he wanted to tell the story of his life in his own words.

    an autobiography

    a self-help book

    a novel

    a biography

    15s
  • Q15

    In my free time, I like to __________. I enjoy figuring out the answers.

    do puzzles

    curl up

    skim through

    read aloud

    15s

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