GENRES

OF FILM
Year 10 Film Studies
INSTRUCTIONS
Record your answers on the worksheet
1 provided to you.

You must solve each question

2 individually.

You may not refer to your notes during the

3 quiz.
QUESTION
CATEGORIES
Category 1: Name That Genre!

Category 2: Match the Film!

Category 3: General Genre Trivia!

 CATEGORY 1

NAME THAT
GENRE!
Name the genre based on the descriptions provided by filling the blank
boxes with the correct letters.
 QUESTION 1
A group of friends goes on a camping trip, only to encounter a
malevolent force that terrorizes them.
What is the name of the genre?
 ANSWER
A group of friends goes on a camping trip, only to encounter a
malevolent force that terrorizes them.
What is the name of the genre?

H O R R O R
 QUESTION 2
A detective investigates a series of mysterious murders that
seem to be interconnected.
What is the name of the genre?
 ANSWER
A detective investigates a series of mysterious murders that
seem to be interconnected.
What is the name of the genre?

C R I M E
 QUESTION 3
A clumsy and well-meaning character finds themselves in a
series of hilarious mishaps.
What is the name of the genre?
 ANSWER
A clumsy and well-meaning character finds themselves in a
series of hilarious mishaps.
What is the name of the genre?

C O M E D Y
 CATEGORY 2

MATCH THE
FILM!
Match the following film titles with their corresponding
genres.
 QUESTION 4
Science Fiction A Quiet Place

Action Adventure To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Horror / Thriller The Fast and the Furious Series

Romantic Comedy Star Wars Series

 ANSWERS
Science Fiction A Quiet Place

Action Adventure To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Horror / Thriller The Fast and the Furious Series

Romantic Comedy Star Wars Series

 CATEGORY 3

GENERAL
GENRE TRIVIA!
Test your knowledge by identifying the film genres
based on their characteristics.
QUESTION 5
Which genre is known for its extravagant song and
dance sequences, often featuring love stories?

Action Comedy

Drama Biography

Musical Romance
ANSWER
Which genre is known for its extravagant song and
dance sequences, often featuring love stories?

Action Comedy

Drama Biography

Musical Romance
QUESTION 6
Which genre is characterized by a post-apocalyptic
setting, focused on survival in a totalitarian world?

Fantasy Western

Dystopian Crime Drama

Animation Science Fiction

ANSWER
Which genre is characterized by a post-apocalyptic
setting, focused on survival in a totalitarian world?

Fantasy Western

Dystopian Crime Drama

Animation Science Fiction

QUESTION 7
Which genre commonly includes stories set in the
Wild West and showcases cowboys and outlaws?

War Drama Romance

Biography Western

Mystery Thriller Action

ANSWER
Which genre commonly includes stories set in the
Wild West and showcases cowboys and outlaws?

War Drama Romance

Biography Western

Mystery Thriller Action

 THE END

WELL
DONE!
You've made it to the end of the quiz! Please hand your
worksheet to your teacher on your way out.
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