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Types of Nonfiction

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of nonfiction reveals details about a person’s life.

a)

Essay

b)

Feature

c)

Speech

d)

Autobiography/Biography

2.

This type of nonfiction is not meant to deliver news firsthand but to provide the back story and more details about a news story.

a)

Essay

b)

Feature

c)

News Article

d)

Speech

3.

This is a type of nonfiction that is a short work about a single topic where the author can express his/her own opinions and ideas.

a)

Essay

b)

Speech

c)

Feature

d)

News Article

4.

This type of nonfiction can be told from first person POV or third person POV.

a)

Essay

b)

Speech

c)

Autobiography/Biography

d)

News Article

5.

This type of nonfiction is usually an oral presentation where the author can present his/her own ideas and opinions.

a)

Essay

b)

Speech

c)

News Article

d)

Feature

6.

This type of nonfiction is a short work that is primarily intended to inform about recent events.

a)

Essay

b)

Speech

c)

News Article

d)

Feature

7.

The author’s purpose is:

a)

A writer’s reason for writing a particular work

b)

What motivates the writer

c)

The reason for the author living

d)

The reason why the author chose to write the work in that format

8.

Central Idea is:

a)

The middle of the text

b)

The idea an author had in the middle of the night

c)

The main idea of a text; what the text is mainly about

d)

The only idea the author could think of

9.

This type of nonfiction can convey information through headlines, pictures, captions, quotes, statistics, and examples.

a)

Essay

b)

Speech

c)

Feature

d)

News Article

10.

This type of nonfiction typically has the purpose of humanizing, illuminating, and entertaining.

a)

Feature

b)

News Article

c)

Speech

d)

Essay