Talking about books

Master words for book talks! Learn elements, genres, reviews, and idioms.

Welcome! This quiz will help you check your knowledge of words and expressions necessary to talk about books. What are the different elements of a text? Use the following words: paragraph, title, illustration. illustration title paragraph Match the words to their meaning. character lik plot radnja opinion mišljenje book review recenzija knjige Match the type of the book to its description. A romance is a love story. A horror is a story with frightening and strange elements. A mystery is a story about an event that has remained unsolved. A science-fiction is a story based on topic of technology and future science. A fantasy a story set in an imaginary world and involves magic and characters with supernatural powers. A historical novel is a story set in the past and sometimes includes real historical events. A crime story is a story which is usually about a crime that needs to be solved. What is this book _? of about in on Heidi was written _ Johanna Spyry. from for by at I bought this book _ a new bookshop across the street. to on from in I have borrowed this book _ the library. for from in to Can you look _ this word in the dictionary? up in on for Match the parts of the sentences. It’s the worst book I have ever read. The action and love story are put together in an exciting way. The story line is very boring. You feel like being on a roller coaster reading it. It’s really great. I think the ending is a bit disappointing. The ending is predictable. 'read someone like a book'What does the idiom mean? razumjeti nekoga dobro slušati nekoga pažljivo čitati nekome knjigu 'hit the books'What does the idiom mean? udariti nekoga s knjigom baciti knjige početi učiti 'always have one's nose in a book'What does the idiom mean? čitati uz pomoć pomagala često čitati knjige redovito učiti 'one for the books'What does the idiom mean? događaj koji se rijetko dogodi događaj koji se često dogodi događaj koji se nika ne dogodi