Nonfiction Writing Quiz

Writing that deals with fictional stories

Writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places

Writing that is only about historical events

Writing that is always in poetic form

Textbooks

Encyclopedias

Autobiographies

Biographies

To provide a first-hand account

To summarize or analyze events in which the authors did not participate

To entertain with fictional stories

To create new historical events

A brief statement of the main ideas in a text

The restatement of each sentence of a text in your own words

The use of similar grammatical structures

The reason for an author’s work

The use of different grammatical forms in a sentence

The use of similar structures made up of the same grammatical form

The use of contrasting ideas in a text

The use of complex vocabulary in writing

Information based on personal opinions and feelings

Information that has been proven or can be proved

Information that uses loaded language

Information that is biased

The average test score was 85%.

The test was hard. The scores were good.

The banker was honest and trustworthy.

The weather is sunny today.

A factual statement

A dictionary definition

A personal preference or prejudice

An emotional appeal

To provide factual information

To influence an audience using emotion, values, or stereotypes

To give a dictionary definition

To express personal bias

Denotation is a personal opinion; connotation is a factual statement.

Denotation is a dictionary definition; connotation is the ideas and feelings associated with a word.

Denotation is biased; connotation is objective.

Denotation is emotional; connotation is neutral.