Nonfiction - ELA 20

Nonfiction means ________

• True

• False

• Fake

• None of the above

A biography describes

• The individual's hobbies and career

• The childhood experiences, family, and career of an individual

• The mistakes one has made in life

• The birth of an individual's children

Which of the following summaries could describe an autobiography?

• A famous writer's life told by another author.

• A famous basketball player's wife sharing memories of her late husband.

• Michael Jackson's mother describing his childhood

• Helen Keller writing about her difficulties of being blind all her life

To support a main idea, writers often use _________

• Persuasion to prove their point.

• Facts and details to help prove their point

• Opinions and details to help prove their point.

• Summaries of details to help prove their point

Which of the following is NOT a question you should ask to find the main idea?

• What is the author's purpose?

• What point is the author trying to make?

• What is the selection mainly about?

• When did the author write the selection?

Nonfiction has two major types that function to "tell a story" or "to give information."

• Narrative and informative

• Expository and Narrative

• Narrative and Realistic

• Expository and Persuasive

Which of the following kinds of selections do NOT tell a story?

• Narrative

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

• Fiction

The primary purpose of an expository piece is to do which of the following?

• To persuade you to change your mind

• To give out factual information

• To help the reader to understand the main idea

• To entertain the reader

The primary purpose of a persuasive piece is ___________

• To change an opinion

• To give information

• To entertain the reader

• To give directions

Who is the narrator of an autobiography?

• Another author

• Unknown admirer

• A relative

• The author