Reading Week 3 Milestone Practice

Which of the following is a characteristic of historical fiction?

• It includes talking animals and magical elements.

• It is set in the past and includes real historical events.

• It is based on true events but written in a news format.

• It explains a process step by step.

Which genre would most likely include information about a real person’s life, written by someone else?

• Science fiction

• Biography

• Myth

• Fantasy

A story about a boy who finds a hidden portal to a magical world would most likely be categorized as:

• Realistic fiction

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Biography

Which text type is written to provide facts and information on a topic?

• Fiction

• Poetry

• Informational

• Fantasy

Which genre is a story that teaches a lesson and often includes animals as characters?

• Biography

• Fable

• Autobiography

• Science fiction

Which statement best describes the difference between fiction and nonfiction?

• Fiction is based on facts, and nonfiction is made up.

• Fiction contains only real events, and nonfiction includes magic.

• Fiction tells stories with characters and plots, while nonfiction gives factual information.

• Fiction is always written in poetry form, while nonfiction is always a biography.

Which sentence correctly uses the homophones 'their,' 'there,' and 'they're'?

• Their going to the park over they're.

• They're playing with there dog over their.

• They're going to pick up their books over there.

• Their waiting for the bus over they're.

Choose the correct homophone for the sentence: 'We walked to the park because it was just one ______ away.'

• weight

• way

• weigh

• whey

Which sentence correctly uses the word 'lead'?

• She will lead the group on a tour.

• The pencil is filled with lead, so be careful.

• Both A and B.

• Neither A nor B.

Which sentence uses a homograph correctly?

• He will bow to the audience after the performance.

• She tied a bow around the present.

• Both A and B.

• Neither A nor B.