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Reading Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is historical fiction considered fiction or nonfiction?

a)

Fiction

b)

Nonfiction

2.
In Historical Fiction, can some things be true?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.

Which of the following is most likely historical fiction?

a)

a short story about prince and a talking frog

b)

a novel about a girl and her best friend

c)

a novel that takes place during the real event of the Civil War

d)

a short story about creatures on the planet Jupiter

4.

In historical fiction, what is the most importat literary element?

a)

Plot

b)

Conflict

c)

Setting

d)

Characters

5.

Which setting would NOT work in a historical fiction book?

a)

Story set in Ancient Greece

b)

Story set during the Revolutionary War

c)

Story set during the Dust Bowl

d)

Story set in Bedford, Iowa today

6.

The theme of a story is:

a)

stated in the first paragraph of the story

b)

the message of lesson that the author would like the reader to learn

c)

the turning point of the story

d)

part of the title

7.

When a story is told by the main character and uses the "I" pronoun, it is considered to be:

a)

first person point of view

b)

third person point of view

c)

omniscient point of view

d)

point of view that does not exist in stories

8.
What are some examples of historical fiction?
a)
Charlie Brown
b)
I survived the "Sinking of the Titanic-1912"
c)
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
d)
Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians
9.
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of historical fiction?  
a)
To let the reader experience the thoughts and feelings of people in the past. 
b)
To teach the reader about the time period in which the story is taking place.
c)
To persuade the reader that the time period in which the story takes place is more exciting that the present.
d)
To help the reader "escape" into adventures from the past. 
10.

Historical Fiction is part fiction and part non-fiction

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Historical Fiction may be written to

a)

teach you about a historical event.

b)

make history.

c)

change history

12.

Characters in historical fiction can only be fictional.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
Which questions about the story will the setting answer?
a)
What is the author's attitude toward the characters?
b)
Where and when does the story take place?
c)
Who are the people the story is about?
Why and why did the author write the story?
14.
Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?
a)
a frog and a witch
b)
happy and loving 
c)
a high school in 1956
d)
love is stronger than fear
15.
What is the setting of the passage below?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion. 
a)
winter in a train station of a busy city
b)
a hospital in the future
c)
a summer morning in a castle
d)
a grocery store in the 1980's
16.
What can you infer about the setting based on the passage below?
Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmers and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cooking stove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner. There was no garret at all, and no cellar - except a small hole, dug in the ground, called a cyclone, cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path. It was reached by a trap-door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole. 
a)
The story is sest in a place where the weather is always mild and pleasant. 
b)
The story is set near a river that sometimes floods.
c)
The story is set on a farm where only very rich people can afford to live. 
d)
The story is set on a farm where there are sometimes cyclones. 
17.

Which is NOT important to setting?

a)

Time period

b)

Events that happen

c)

Describing the location

18.
Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?
a)
how a character is feeling
b)
a "life lesson" the main character learns
c)
a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand
d)
the moral of the story
19.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
a)
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
b)
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
c)
You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.
d)
Life is short; make the most of it.
20.
The three-year-old peered down from the diving board and looked back at his mother behind him.  His knees began to buckle as he took another step forward.  "Splash!"
a)
it takes courage to accomplish your goals
b)
you should never give up
c)
it takes loyalty to reach your dreams
d)
people make sacrifices for others