Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction

Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction

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​Nonfiction tells about real people, animals, places, things, experiences, and ideas. Nonfiction can contain facts, opinions, and ideas.

​Nonfiction

Fiction tells about characters,

imaginary people or animals. They

participate in a plot, or a series of

made-up events, that contains a

conflict, or problem, to be solved.

The plot takes place in one or

more settings. The story conveys

a theme, or idea about life.

​Fiction

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​articles, autobiographies,

biographies, essays, journals

​Nonfiction

Short story, novel, novellas

​Fiction

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​to explain, inform, persuade, or

entertain

​Nonfiction

to entertain

​Fiction

Multiple Choice

a piece of literature that features a talking tiger

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Multiple Choice

a piece of literature about travel to Japan

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Multiple Choice

a piece of literature about the lessons two friends learn about

themselves when they go to summer camp

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Multiple Choice

a piece of literature that explains how a runner trains for victory

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Multiple Choice

The modem on Alicia’s laptop computer had been blown apart in the lightning storm. Try as she

would, she could not connect to the phone line. But Alicia refused to give up. Opening the cover on

her cell phone, she held the instrument firmly and pressed a silver-colored button for precisely three

seconds. Within another three seconds, she was small enough to slither through the back of the lap-

top. She saw the modem glinting on the motherboard. She was ready to begin the repair job.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction