Nonfiction Review - Biography

Multiple Choice

What is a biography?

• A story of someone's life written by themselves.

• A story of someone's life written by someone else.

• A made up story.

• A diary

Multiple Choice

A biography is written in ___________?

• First person point of view

• Second person point of view

• Third person point of view

• Fourth person point of view

Multiple Choice

What are examples of 3rd person point of view?

• I, me, us, we, mine

• he, she, they, him, her

• you, yours, you're

• it

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What is chronological order?

• Events are arranged by importance.

• Events are arranged by letter order of life events.

• Events are arranged by the least to most interesting in the story.

• Events are arranged in number order by dates or time.

Multiple Choice

What are the things you would include in your research of someone famous?

• favourite food, colour, songs, hobbies

• important dates, early life, childhood, adult life, achievements, awards

• phone number, address, family

• car, pets, best friend

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a biography?

Multiple Choice

An autobiography is a piece of writing that...

• that the author wrote about someone else.

• that the author wrote about himself.

• that an author makes up.

• is based on fake events in history.

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She refused to obey the bus driver order to give up her seat in the "colored section" to a white passenger and an activist in the civil rights movement.

• Ella Baker

• Rosa Parks

• Maya Angelou

• Irene Morgan

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He was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who was the first person to walk on the Moon.

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Michael Collins

• Buzz Aldrin

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He was an American rapper and actor and sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

• The Notorious B.I.G.

• Tupac Shakur

• Sean Combs

• Snoop Dogg

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She is an American singer and actress and began her career the Broadway musical 13, before playing the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious, and in the spin-off Sam & Cat.

• Taylor Swift

• Selena Gomez

• Ariana Grande

• Beyonce

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He was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his death in 1968. He is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, tactics his Christian beliefs and nonviolent activism.

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Ralph Abernathy

• John Lewis

Multiple Choice

Why were dashes used in this sentence:

Dr. Evans - a noted scientist and educator - spoke at the graduation ceremony.

• to add pause

• to highlight the information

• to add supense

• to introduce a list

Multiple Select

In nonfiction writing, how do writers emphasize words in a text?

Select two.

• use colon/semi-colon

• write in bold/italics

• use ellipsis/short sentences

• use dashes/repetition

Multiple Select

Which genre of nonfiction generally uses the third person point of view?

Select two.

• autobiography

• recounts

• biography

• news reports