Historical Fiction Pre-Assessment

What best describes what Historical Fiction is?

• A story based in the future.

• A story that contains a mystery.

• A story based on the past that can be based on real events.

• A story that is sad

Historical Fiction may contain actual events from history but have characters that are made up by the author.

• True

• False

The Main Character of the story is....

• The character's best friend.

• The character that talks a lot.

• A character that you meet once.

• The character the story is about.

Setting and time period are important in Historical Fiction.

• True

• False

What is conflict in a story?

• A struggle or problem in the story.

• Two characters having a conversation

• How the story is resolved.

• The background information in the story.

What is a character trait? Check all that apply...

• Tall

• Dark brown braided hair

• Loud and funny

• Intelligent and cautious

What is a Minor Character?

• A young character

• A character who does not speak

• Helps support the Main Character

• A character that does not matter

What is Theme?

• The main details of a story

• The best part of a story

• The ending of a story

• The main message of a story

Why is backstory important when reading Historical Fiction?

• It allows the reader to read the back cover better

• It allows the reader to understand the story better

• It allows the reader to finish the book faster

• It

What best defines the term "perspective" in writing?

• How far the character can see

• How the character views other characters

• The character's thoughts and feelings on the events of the story based the character's personal experience

• Where the character is in the setting of the book