Fiction vs. Nonfiction

Which of the following is NOT true for a fiction book?

• You can make up characters.

• The facts are all true.

• It is written to entertain you.

• You read it from beginning to end.

Check all of the characteristics of a nonfiction book.

• True information

• Author's imagination

• Purpose is to teach or inform

• There are different types of nonfiction books.

The author can use their imagination in a __________ book.

You can jump to a certain point in the book (out of order) to learn information in a _________ book.

Which genre do you prefer to read the most?

• fiction

• nonfiction