Nonfiction Assessment Study Questions

Nonfiction texts are which of the following?

• Creative and imaginative

• Based on made up events and statements

• Entertain the audience through plots, settings, and characters

• Based on real events and facts that are supported through evidence and reliable sources

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is an example of a nonfiction text you have read?

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The main reason for writing nonfiction is which of the following?

• To inform

• To tell a creative story

• To explore a made up character or event

• To entertain and humor the readers

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Select the different types of nonfiction texts:

• Autobiographies

• Fairy-tales

• Articles

• Informational essays

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Typically, the main purpose of an article is to . . .

• Inform

• Persuade

• Argue

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Texts which inform the audience about a specific idea through supporting evidence and reliable sources is defined as which of the following?

• An autobiography

• A novel

• An article

• A short story

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Select the places where informational articles are typically published:

• Magazines

• Newspapers

• Novels

• Online platforms, such as NewsELA or Scope

• Short stories

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Facts are best defined as which of the following?

• Personal beliefs and ideas

• Statements that CANNOT be proven true or false

• Continually changing statements and ideas

• Statements that CAN be proven with supporting evidence

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Opinions are best defined as which of the following?

• Statements that can be proven either true or false

• Statements that always stay the same regardless of any new evidence or ideas

• Personal beliefs and thoughts

• Statements and ideas proved to be true

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The elements that organize an article but is not the main body of the text is defined as which of the following?

• Text feature

• Subtitle

• Text structure

• Central idea

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5