Name: ____________________________________
Period: ___________________
Date: ___________________________________
Non-Fiction Study Guide
1. Non-fiction literature is _______________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Real facts and events
Untrue facts and events
Contains technology
Has a moral to it
2. _______________ are the lines that were meant to be spoken.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Tone
Plot
Dialogue
Point of View
Setting
3. _______________ is the attitude toward the audience and subject.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Tone
Plot
Dialogue
Point of View
Setting
4. _______________ is how the story is told.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Tone
Plot
Dialogue
Point of View
Setting
5. _______________ is where and when the story takes place.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Tone
Plot
Dialogue
Point of View
Setting
6. _______________ is the order of the events in the story.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Tone
Plot
Dialogue
Point of View
Setting
7. Match the following types to their definitions.
Autobiography
Newspaper
Information
Biography
Reference
Magazine
all about one subject containing ads and pictures
book about a person by that person
specific matters rather than from start to end
book about a person by another person
facts
printed publication containing news and articles
8. The setting in “Ancient Egypt Finds an Afterlife” was _________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Italy
Punxsutawney
Spain
Egypt
9. “Ancient Egypt Finds an Afterlife” has a(n) ________________ tone.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Formal
Informal
Sassy
Energetic
10. “Ancient Egypt Finds an Afterlife” is what type of non-fiction?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Autobiography
Newspaper
Biography
Information
Reference
Magazine
11. Why are graphics in non-fiction important to have?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fun to look at
Help you visualize what’s going on
Takes up space
None of the above
12. What was the plot in “Ancient Egypt Finds an Afterlife”?