Fiction and Nonfiction

Works of fiction convey __________ - messages about or insights into life.

• central ideas
• themes

Themes are not usually __________, they are ___________.

• implied, stated
• stated, implied
• true, false

Examples of fictional story patterns are (check all that apply)

• cause/effect
• before/after
• compare/contrast
• main idea/details

Which statement is true about nonfiction?

• It is told from the author's perspective.
• It includes only imaginary events.
• Its narrator is a character in the story.

Which of the following best defines the literary term setting?

• the early events of a story
• the author's reasons for writing a work
• the time and place of a story's actions

Which of the following is a part of a story's plot?

• index
• conflict
• narrator

Which of the following is an example of nonfiction?

• a short story
• a fairy tale
• a textbook

A work of nonfiction often focuses on one major ______.

• theme
• central/main idea
• character

What is developed in nonfiction using supporting details?

• theme
• central (or main) idea
• conflict

Which phrase best describes Lester Simmons in the "The 11:59"?

• superhuman character
• good storyteller
• superstitious fool