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Fiction v non-fiction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A work of fiction is ____.

a)

Typically a true story

b)

A book of information like an algebra text or a history book

c)

A story featuring real people and events

d)

Created in the imagination of its author

2.
Fiction writing is 
a)
Real
b)
Fake
c)
Fun to read
3.
Non fiction writing is 
a)
real
b)
fake
c)
fun to read
d)
not real
4.

Non-Fiction means...

(Hint: NON means NOT)

a)

Fake

b)

Not Fake, REAL!!

5.

Fiction means

a)

Fake

b)

Not Fake

6.

Historical Fiction

a)

Sets characters against historical events

b)

Traditional story involving gods, goddesses, and heroes

c)

Is based on history and actual heroes

d)

Deals with a crime or puzzle to solve

7.

The purpose of Fiction is to:

a)

Tell about events that are impossible in the real world

b)

Tell about a futuristic world

c)

Make you imagine

d)

Entertain

8.

Biographical Fiction is :

a)

True facts about a real person

b)

Stories about nature

c)

About a real person, but events are made up

d)

Information on how to assemble equipment

9.

Non-Fiction is :

a)

Based on facts, describes real events, people, and ideas

b)

Based on made up characters

c)

Having a plot

d)

Coming from the author's imagination

10.

The three elements of fiction are :

a)

Biography, autobiography, and imagination

b)

Characters, setting, and plot

c)

Setting, plot, and imagination

d)

Characters , setting, autobiography

11.

If the story is factual, about real events, subjects, or ideas, it is most likely:

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-Fiction

12.

Examples of Informational Texts

a)

textbook, reference material, encyclopedia

b)

reference material, maps, recipes

c)

schedules, brochures, maps

d)

Encyclopedia, textbook, menus

13.

Which is not an example of a Functional text?

a)

Directions

b)

Schedules

c)

Maps

d)

Reference materials

14.

Personal Narrative is :

a)

An auto-biography

b)

A biography

c)

An account of a few events in a person's life

d)

Writing that comes from imagination of the author

15.

Realistic Fiction is :

a)

A short story about a person's life

b)

Story based on true historical events

c)

Imaginary story passed down from generation to generation

d)

Stories about people, places, and events, that could happen

16.

The purpose of Fiction is to :

a)

Inform readers

b)

Teach readers

c)

Entertain readers

d)

Educate readers

17.

Which is a genre is about a real person but facts are made up?

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Biographical Fiction

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Biography

18.

Non Fiction is:

a)

Factual Writing

b)

Imaginative Writing

c)

Life like characters

d)

Writing that takes place in the future

19.
The time and place where the story takes place.
a)
Exposition
b)
Setting
c)
Conflict
d)
Sequence
20.
 The message about life that the plot and characters of the story convey to its reader.
a)
DM
b)
Theme
c)
Interpretive
d)
Setting