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Historical Fiction

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does fiction mean?

a)

It is real

b)

It could happen

c)

it is made up

d)

it is old\

2.

What is Historical Fiction?

a)

A made up story in the past.

b)

A story that could happen now

c)

A story that takes place in the future

d)

A real story that happened in the past

3.

Which is the most important element to pay attention to when reading historical fiction?

a)

The setting

b)

The problem

c)

The character

d)

The solution

4.

What is setting?

a)

When the story takes place

b)

Where the story takes place

c)

When and where the story takes place

d)

Who is in the story.

5.

Historical Fiction genre includes stories that:

a)

are about real people in the past and their real lives

b)

are about real events from the past, but with fictional characters and some real people

c)

are completely all made up

d)

are fictional and usually include fairy tale characters

6.

Which of the following would not be in a historical fiction story?

a)

A frog talking to a prince.

b)

Abraham Lincoln as a student at Raceland Middle School

c)

George Washington becoming the first President of the United States

d)

Bella helping her Jewish friend escape the nazis

7.

In historical fiction the setting must be accurate.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Historical Fiction must have characters that were REAL historical figures.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The plot can be centered around a documented ​ (a)   event, or an ​ (b)   storyline reflecting a past ​ (c)   period.

Choose from the below words
historical
imaginary
time
10.

Historical fiction is easy to write because it doesn't require any planning.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is an example of historical fiction?

a)

Somalia - A land and It's People

b)

I survived the "Sinking of the Titanic-1912"

c)

Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham

d)

Goldie Socks and the Three Bears

12.
Historical Fiction takes place in the past, but cannot contain the names of real people.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
In historical fiction, the setting is taken from some time in history?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Perhaps
d)
I don't know
14.

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