WorksheetsLiterary Nonfiction Practice
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
True or False: Literary nonfiction is not based on real events.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
In nonfiction, an author's point of view expresses what?
a)
their life story
b)
first, second, or third person
c)
their opinions and views
d)
their main idea
3.
Your Social Studies textbook presents U.S. History from the native peoples to the present. Which organizational pattern is it using?
a)
chronological order
b)
comparison and contrast
c)
cause and effect
d)
problem and solution
4.
What type of organizational pattern does the following sentence use? "While Petey is trim and muscular, Jody was plump and struggled to play as he aged."
a)
chronological order
b)
cause and effect
c)
problem and solution
d)
comparison and contrast
5.
What is the author's purpose for writing a pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecessary?
a)
persuade
b)
inform
c)
entertain
d)
share
6.
What is the author's purpose of this paragraph? I was only three when I first smelled the fresh, damp soil of Grandma's garden. Somewhere inside me, a seed of love sprouted and began to grow.
a)
to explain the process of gardening
b)
to reflect on a personal experience
c)
to inform about Grandma's personality
d)
to argue why gardening is hard
7.
What type of tone is being used in these sentences? “I want to ask the authorities what is the big deal? Why do they not control the epidemic? It is eating up lives like a monster.”
a)
formal
b)
informal
8.
Read the following excerpt. How is the topic sentence supported?
Petey and Jody looked different. While Petey was black with beautiful tan markings, Jody was mostly red with some black scattered throughout his coat. In addition, Petey was slim and muscular, often running through the house with bursts of energy. On the other hand, Jody was pudgy and chose to be lazy the majority of the time.
Petey and Jody looked different. While Petey was black with beautiful tan markings, Jody was mostly red with some black scattered throughout his coat. In addition, Petey was slim and muscular, often running through the house with bursts of energy. On the other hand, Jody was pudgy and chose to be lazy the majority of the time.
a)
with opinions
b)
with descriptions
c)
with an anecdote
d)
with a case study
9.
The following sentence uses which structure?
Mary likes to hike, to swim, and to ride a bicycle.
Mary likes to hike, to swim, and to ride a bicycle.
a)
repetition
b)
rhetorical questioning
c)
parallel structure
10.
The first sentence of a paragraph that provides the reader with the main idea of the paragraph is known as the
a)
narration.
b)
supporting details.
c)
dialogue.
d)
topic sentence.
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