Nonfiction Elements
Nonfiction Quiz describing all elements of nonfiction
- 1.Nonfiction means ______________
- A.
A. True
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B. False
- C.
C. Fake
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D. Humorous
- 2.A biography describes _______________
- A.
A. the individual's hobbies and career of an individual.
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B. the childhood experiences, family, and career of an individual.
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C. the mistakes one has made in life.
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D. the birth of an individual's children.
- 3.Which of the following summaries could describe an autobiography?
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A. A famous writer's life told by another author.
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B. A famous basketball player's wife sharing memories of her late husband.
- C.
C. Michael Jackson's mother describing his childhood.
- D.
D. Helen Keller writing about her difficulties of being blind all her life
- 4.To support a main idea, writers often use __________________
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A. persuasion to prove their point.
- B.
B. facts and details to help prove their point.
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C. opinions and details to help prove their point.
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D. summaries of details to help prove their point
- 5.Which of the following is NOT a question you should ask to find the main idea?
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A. What is the author's purpose?
- B.
B. What point is the author trying to make?
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C. What is the selection mainly about?
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D. When did the write the selection?
- 6.To change a word's meaning, you can add a prefix _______________.
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A. to the middle of the word.
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B. to the end of the word.
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C. to the beginning of the word.
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D. after the word.
- 7.Nonfiction has two major types that function to "tell a story" or "to give information.
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A. Narrative and informative
- B.
B. Expository and Narrative
- C.
C. Narrative and Realistic
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D. Expository and Persuasive
- 8.Which of the following kinds of selections do NOT tell a story?
- A.
A. Narrative
- B.
B. Descriptive
- C.
C. Persuasive
- D.
D. Fiction
- 9.The primary purpose of an expository piece is to do which of the following?
- A.
A. to persuade you to change your mind.
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B. to give out factual information.
- C.
C. to help reader to understand main idea
- D.
D. to entertain the reader
- 10.The primary purpose of a persuasive piece is ______________________
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A. to change an opinion
- B.
B. to give information
- C.
C. to entertain the reader
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D. to give directions
- 11.Who is the narrator of an autobiography?
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A. another author
- B.
B. unknown admirer
- C.
C. a relative
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D. the author
- 12.When an author tries to change your opinion about something, then the author's purpose is to _______
- A.
A. Iinform
- B.
B. entertain
- C.
C. persuade
- D.
D. express
- 13.When the author gives you factual information, the author's purpose is to ____________.
- A.
A. inform
- B.
B. entertain
- C.
C. persuade
- D.
D. express
- 14.The makes a story humorous and funny because he wants to __________________.
- A.
A. inform
- B.
B. entertain
- C.
C. persuade
- D.
D. express
- 15.Fact - Opinion - Mrs. Barnes is married to handsome man.
- A.
A. Fact
- B.
B. Opinion
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C. Neither
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D. Both Fact and Opinion
- 16.Fact - Opinion - Mrs. Smith was born on July 4, 1935.
- A.
A. Fact
- B.
B. Opinion
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C. Neither Fact or Opinion
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D. Both Fact & Opinion
- 17.How can you prove that the following fact is true? Mrs. Smith's address is 636 Wilson Road.
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A. Ask someone if she live there
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B. Visit Mrs. Smith at 636 Wilson Road
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C. Telephone her at home
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D. Hire a private investigator to follow Mrs. Smith
- 18.Which of the following text structures are most likely to be found in a newspaper?
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A. Chapter Titles
- B.
B. Glossary
- C.
C. Index
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D. Headings
- 19.Which text structure is most likely to be found in a textbook?
- A.
A. Table of Contents
- B.
B. Subheadings
- C.
C. Bold print
- D.
D. All of the above
- 20.Fact - Opinion - Between 1945 and 1960 the number of cars in the U.S. increased by 133 percent.
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A. Fact
- B.
B. Opinion
- C.
C. Neither Fact or Opinion
- D.
D. Both Fact & Opinion
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