Reading Basics

What is fiction?

• A story about made-up events and characters.

• A text based on facts about real people and events.

Which of the following options would be NONFICTION?

• A story about a dragon.

• A book about a 7-year-old with superpowers.

• A newspaper article about a football game.

What does "author's purpose" mean?

• The name of the person who wrote the story.

• A recap of the events that happened in the story

• The title of the story

• The reason why an author wrote something.

Which of the following is the correct definition of, "setting"?

• The lesson learned by the characters or reader

• The place and time where a story takes place.

• The main problem of the story

• The title of the story

A conflict is a problem in the story. Which answer choice would be considered a conflict?

• The character describes their surroundings.

• The character achieves their goal.

• The character struggles to make a decision.

• The character has a conversation with another character

The audience is the group of people a text is meant for. Who is the most likely audience for a book about car parts?

• Athletes

• Mechanics

• College students

• New parents

A theme is the lesson learned by either the characters or the reader. Which of the following could be a theme? SELECT TWO ANSWERS.

• Change can sometimes be good for you.

• Never give your little brother a strawberry.

• There are hundreds of registered dog breeds.

• Make time for the important things.

Which TWO statements about summaries are TRUE?

• A summary retells the entire story.

• A summary retells important details from the story.

• A summary is always long.

• A summary can be short or long, it depends.