WorksheetsNon-Fiction Elements
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
What does non-fiction mean?
a)
A genre about real people, places, or things that include facts about the topic.
b)
A genre about things that are not real
c)
A genre with made up characters but the events could happen in real life
2.
What is the author's purpose when writing a non-fiction book?
a)
to persuade
b)
to entertain
c)
to inform
3.
Which of the following could be the title of a non-fiction text?
a)
The time my pet Alligator ran away
b)
All About Alligators
c)
Why Alligators are the Best Animal
4.
What does a caption in a non-fiction text help you do?
a)
Better understand the picture or graph
b)
Define words
c)
Lets you know what you are about to read
5.
What is a glossary?
a)
Explains a picture
b)
Shows you pictures from the book
c)
Helps to define words that are in the text
6.
What is the purpose of a picture or illustration?
a)
To show you exactly what something looks like
b)
For fun
7.
What is a diagram?
a)
A picture
b)
Labels that explain something
c)
A picture with labels
8.
What is the purpose of a heading?
a)
To let the reader know what they are about to learn
b)
To give a title to the text
9.
What is a Table of Contents?
a)
List of topics in the text
b)
Lists topics in the text with page numbers
c)
Shows page numbers
10.
Which of the following book series is non-fiction?
a)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
b)
Way Side School
c)
"Who Was" Series
11.
What is the purpose of special text? (bold, italics, colored or underlined words)
a)
It looks cool in the book
b)
People like to see words that are bold or underlined
c)
They show the reader that is important information
12.
Why are there maps in non-fiction texts?
a)
To help the reader understand the location of things
b)
To show the reader a map
c)
For the reader to enjoy looking at
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