8th Grade Challenge 1 Quiz

Which of the following best defines fiction?

• Writing based on facts and real events.

• Literature describing imaginary events and people.

• A story written about a person's life by that same person.

• The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.

A text that is based on facts, real events, and real people is called:

• Science Fiction

• Non-fiction

• Plot

• Genre

If you read a book about the life of Martin Luther King Jr., written by a historian, what type of book would it be?

• An autobiography

• A memoir

• A biography

• Historical fiction

What is the main difference between an autobiography and a historical novel?

• An autobiography is only about famous people.

• A historical novel is always written in the present tense.

• Autobiography is factual and written by the subject, while the novel is fictional.

• Historical novels do not have main characters.

"The first astronaut to walk on Mars planted the flag..." — This sentence is most likely from a work of fiction because:

• It is set in space.

• It describes a real planet.

• The event it describes has not happened in real life.

• It must be a short story.

A book describes the real voyage of the Titanic but tells the story through an invented character. How would you classify it?

• Non-fiction

• Historical fiction

• Biography

• Memoir

The time and place where a story happens is called the:

• Plot

• Theme

• Tone

• Setting

A person who writes scripts for plays is known as a:

• Novelist

• Playwright

• Biographer

• Character

What is the primary difference between a biography and a memoir?

• A biography is fiction, while a memoir is non-fiction.

• A biography covers a person’s entire life; a memoir focuses on a specific period.

• A biography is written by the subject, while a memoir is written by someone else.

• A biography has a theme, but a memoir does not.

If a story is described as having a "somber and suspenseful" feeling, this refers to its:

• Plot

• Setting

• Tone

• Genre