Fiction and non-fiction

Worksheet: Fiction and non-fiction

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Answer the questions.

1. Which book is fiction?
   a) A book about how rabbits liveb) A guide to caring for petsc) A report on farm animalsd) A story about a talking rabbit
2. What is a non-fiction book written to do?
   a) Give true factsb) Rhyme every linec) Show only picturesd) Tell made-up tales
3. A story about a dragon who bakes bread is non-fiction.
   a) Trueb) False
4. Which text is most likely to be non-fiction?
   a) A poem about a dancing moonb) A story of a brave mousec) A tale of a magic lampd) An article about volcanoes
5. Where in a non-fiction book do you find the list of chapters at the start?
   a) The blurbb) The contents pagec) The glossaryd) The index
6. What does a glossary do?
   a) Explains hard words from the bookb) Lists page numbers for topicsc) Names the book's authord) Shows the chapter titles
7. Which part, at the back, lists topics in ABC order with page numbers?
   a) The contentsb) The headingc) The indexd) The title page
8. A heading tells you what a section of a text is about.
   a) Trueb) False
9. You want to find the meaning of the word 'habitat' in a book. Which back page helps?
10. Which is a fable?
    a) A list of true facts about animalsb) A page of word meaningsc) A set of steps to make a kited) A short story with a lesson, often with animals
11. Which phrase often begins a fairy tale?
    a) Contentsb) In conclusionc) Once upon a timed) Step one
12. What is the lesson of a fable called?
13. Fairy tales often have magic in them.
    a) Trueb) False
14. Which word is a good way to start an instruction in a recipe?
    a) Mixb) Mixedc) Mixesd) Mixing
15. Instructions are usually written in which order?
    a) Alphabetical orderb) Any order at allc) Shortest step firstd) The order the steps are done
16. Name one word that shows order in instructions, like first.