True Stories

Which statement best summarizes the central idea of GUTs: The True Stories behind Hatchet?

• The author of Hatchet became a successful author only after working as a volunteer for a long time.

• Sometimes it is not possible to save someone who is having a heart attack.

• Authors need to find the time to write about their experiences.

• A haunting event the author witnessed as a volunteer became the inspiration for a scene in Hatchet.

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The word "nonfiction" means....

• writing that tells about real people, places, and events

• writing that tells about imaginary characters and events; not real

• a portion or section of writing taken from a book, article, etc.

• producing in large numbers or with great frequency; highly productive:

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The expression "real-life" means....

• a coming together of people or things

• taken from a person's own life

• a particular look, action, or voice showing something such as a thought or feeling.

• difficult to ignore or forget; troubling

Tamara and Adriana first met at a local McDonalds restaurant.

When Tamara Rabi met Adriana Scott at a local McDonalds restaurant, their lives changed forever. ‘I didn’t know what to say except “hi”. I was just so shocked - it was like seeing myself,’ says Adriana. They were both students at neighbouring universities in Long Island, New York, and they had grown up only 30 kilometres apart. They shared a birthday, they were exactly the same height and both loved hip hop. But the most important thing they shared was the same Mexican mother. Both girls grew up knowing that their mother had given them up for adoption when they were born, but they had no idea they had an identical twin. Then, Justin Lattore, a friend of Adriana’s, went to Tamara’s twentieth birthday party. When he walked in and saw Tamara, he couldn’t believe his eyes. ‘I was just shocked - she looked so much like Adriana,’ says Justin. Then it got clearer - they had to be sisters. In fact, Tamara had already noticed that strangers on her university campus often smiled and said hello, clearly mistaking her for someone else.

Following the birthday, Justin put the two girls in touch and they arranged the McDonald's meeting by email. ‘As she came towards me, she was walking like me, talking like me,’ says Tamara. ‘We have the same mannerisms, the same interests, and got the same grades at school,’ adds Adriana. The girls even discovered that as children they had often had the same nightmare: of a really loud noise followed by a very quiet one. They had another sad factor in common. Both of their adoptive fathers had died a few years before they met.

Now the twins are finishing their studies, and they meet often. ‘I feel like she’s my sister, but our relationship right now is more like friends,’ says Tamara. She’s optimistic and excited that their futures will be together: ‘We will always have each other. We don’t have any others brothers and sisters - we’ll grow old together!’.

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Tamara and Adriana arranged to meet by email.

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When Tamara Rabi met Adriana Scott at a local McDonalds restaurant, their lives changed forever. ‘I didn’t know what to say except “hi”. I was just so shocked - it was like seeing myself,’ says Adriana. They were both students at neighbouring universities in Long Island, New York, and they had grown up only 30 kilometres apart. They shared a birthday, they were exactly the same height and both loved hip hop. But the most important thing they shared was the same Mexican mother. Both girls grew up knowing that their mother had given them up for adoption when they were born, but they had no idea they had an identical twin. Then, Justin Lattore, a friend of Adriana’s, went to Tamara’s twentieth birthday party. When he walked in and saw Tamara, he couldn’t believe his eyes. ‘I was just shocked - she looked so much like Adriana,’ says Justin. Then it got clearer - they had to be sisters. In fact, Tamara had already noticed that strangers on her university campus often smiled and said hello, clearly mistaking her for someone else.

Following the birthday, Justin put the two girls in touch and they arranged the McDonald's meeting by email. ‘As she came towards me, she was walking like me, talking like me,’ says Tamara. ‘We have the same mannerisms, the same interests, and got the same grades at school,’ adds Adriana. The girls even discovered that as children they had often had the same nightmare: of a really loud noise followed by a very quiet one. They had another sad factor in common. Both of their adoptive fathers had died a few years before they met.

Now the twins are finishing their studies, and they meet often. ‘I feel like she’s my sister, but our relationship right now is more like friends,’ says Tamara. She’s optimistic and excited that their futures will be together: ‘We will always have each other. We don’t have any others brothers and sisters - we’ll grow old together!’.

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Which statement best summarizes the central idea of a true story?

• A) True stories are always fictional.

• B) True stories are based on real events and people.

• C) True stories are written in poetic form.

• D) True stories are always humorous.

The word 'autobiography' refers to...

• A) A fictional story about a famous person.

• B) A true story written by someone else about a person's life.

• C) A true story written by the person it is about.

• D) A fictional story about a person's future.

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What is the primary purpose of a true story?

• A) To entertain with fictional events.

• B) To inform or educate about real events and people.

• C) To confuse the reader with complex plots.

• D) To create a fantasy world.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a true story?

• A) It includes magical creatures.

• B) It is based on factual events.

• C) It is set in a fictional universe.

• D) It always has a happy ending.

In literary terms, what does 'memoir' mean?

• A) A fictional story about a person's life.

• B) A collection of poems.

• C) A true story about a specific period in a person's life.

• D) A scientific report.

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