Nonfiction Genres

Which of the following contains maps of the Greek islands?

• atlas

• almanac

• biography

• dictionary

Which type of nonfiction contains definitions of words as well as their part of speech and pronunciation?

• almanac

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• encyclopedia

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CCSS.L.7.4C

Which of the following would most likely be the title and author of an autobiography?

• My Years in the NBA by Michael Jordan

• Twenty Uses for Baking Soda by Chef Gordon Ramsay

• Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candice Fleming

• "A Defining Test for Mr. Biden" by the Editorial Board, The New York Times

A book in which the owner can record events that happened, doodle, keep lists and other information of importance is a

• letter

• journal

• diary

• thesaurus

Alice has used "eloquent" four times in her speech. When she is reviewing the speech, she decides that is too many times. She refers to a _________________ to find words to replace "eloquent."

• almanac

• journal

• thesaurus

• atlas

Which of the following can be included in a newspaper article?

• Quotes from eye witnesses

• Detailed facts of a recent event

• A headline

• Forecasts of the weather

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CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.2B

Jenny took her ________________ from the secret place, unlocked it and wrote in it as she did every night. It was her place not just accounting what had happened that day, but also for putting her feelings on paper.

What did Jenny take out of the secret place?

• journal

• diary

• dictionary

• memoir

I do not understand why my mother keeps that set of _________________. She says that she can find information on any subject in that set of books which she makes sure that we keep in alphabetical order. We never use them. We always go to Google.

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• atlas

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CCSS.L.7.4A

When the teacher taught us about ______________. I was surprised to find that they could be written between friends. I thought that only old people wrote them since I only ever received those from my grandmother who lives in Ireland.

• newspaper articles

• journals

• textbooks

• letters

Which of the following is likely to be the title and author of a biography?

• Becoming Kareem: Growing up on and off the Court by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir by Margarita Engle

• Nellie Bly: The Madwoman by Nellie Bly

• Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Noyes