Nonfiction Subject

What is the primary characteristic of nonfiction writing?

• Based on imagination

• Based on facts

• Always humorous

• Always fictional

Which form of nonfiction provides a personal view of history and events, similar to letters?

• Biographies

• Journals

• Speeches

• Essays

A biography is written from which point of view?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person

• Omniscient

 What is an autobiography?

• A book written about someone's life by another person

• A book about historical events

•  A book written by a person about their own life

• A fictional story

Which type of nonfiction is specifically written to be read aloud?

• Letters

• Journals

• Speeches

• Essays

Which element of nonfiction determines the writer's attitude toward the subject?

• Point of view

• Organization

• Tone

• Purpose

In nonfiction, which point of view uses pronouns like "I" and "We"?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person

• Omniscient

What distinguishes an autobiography from a biography?

• Autobiographies are always humorous

• Autobiographies are written by the subject themselves.

• Biographies are always fictional.

• Biographies are written in the first person.

Which of the following is NOT an element of nonfiction?

• Character

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

Good writers consider their audience when writing nonfiction. 

This helps them:

• Use language that is appropriate for the audience's age

• Determine the amount of information to include

• Choose information that will be successful with the audience  

• All options are correct