Nonfiction Quiz

Nonfiction writing is based on

• made up facts, events, and people.

• real facts, events, and people.

• the life of one person.

• the life of the author.

A book written about someone else's life is called

• autobiography

• nonfiction

• subtopic

• biography

Which of the following is NOT a text structure?

• introduction and conclusion

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• description or list

A central idea is

• the lesson in the text

• a summary of the text

• the main point the author is making

• the author's point of view

A statement backed by reasons and supported by evidence is a

• subtopic

• text structure

• claim

• point of view

If a claim is valid, that means it is

• not true

• partly true

• an opinion

• effective and logical

If a piece of evidence is relevant, that means it is

• unrelated to the topic

• related to the topic

• enough

• not enough

Which of the following is NOT an example of author's purpose?

• to inform

• to persuade

• to lie

• to describe

What does it mean to synthesize information?

• to combine parts into a whole

• to separate into different parts

• to make a list

• to tell someone else about it

What does it mean if there is sufficient evidence?

• there is not enough to support the claim

• the evidence is related to the topic

• there is enough to support the claim

• the evidence is not related to the topic