Historical fiction

Which option best describes what historical fiction is?

• A story set in the future with made up characters.

• A story that contains a mystery to be solved with lots of suspense.

• A story set in the past with a real setting and or made up characters.

• A story with ghosts in it.

Which are the basic features of historical fiction?

• Information, facts, statistics and quotes.

• Tittle, anecdote, scientific data and examples.

• Plot, character, conflict, setting and theme.

Historical fiction is set in the past with...

• Real places and events of historical importance.

• Fictional places and events of fictional importance.

• Places in other worlds and events in the future.

One of the elements of historical fiction is that it has real people, historical and cultural setting.

• False.

• True.

Historical fiction tells how a character dealt with the challenges presented in the events.

• True.

• False.

Which sentence gives an example of real events in historical fiction?

• People were forced to wear a star on their clothing to be identified.

• The bravest knight went to fight the dragon to earn the princess heart.

• People had to work a long time to save enough money to live in moon's colony.

Which of the following options is NOT a purpose of historical fiction?

• To let the reader experience the thoughts and feelings of people in the past.

• To persuade the reader that the time period in which the story takes place is more exciting than the present.

• To teach the reader about the time period in which the story is taking place.

• To help the reader "escape" into adventures from the past.

Which setting would NOT work in a historical fiction book?

• A story set in Ancient Greece.

• A story set during the Revolutionary War.

• A story set in a magical forest with magical beings.

Which sentences gives evidence of historical importance?

• I was walking with my son when we witnessed one of the planes crashing into the twin towers.

• When I was walking my dog I got hungry, luckily there was a hotdog stand nearby.

• One time, when my family and I went to the beach, I wandered off and got lost.

Which of the following options is most likely historical fiction?

• A novel that takes place during the quarantine of 2020.

• A story about a green ogre, a talking donkey and a dragon.

• A novel about a the falling of Emerald city.

• A short story about living in the moon.