Nonfiction Terms Test

a true story about a person's life told by that person

• autobiography

• biography

Written to provide factual information. It's main purpose is to INFORM

• informative nonfiction

• autobiography

• literary nonfiction

written to be informative AND entertaining

• essay

• article

• literary nonfiction

• textbook

writing based on real people, places, and events

• nonfiction

• fiction

a true story written about a person's life told by someone else

• interview

• biography

• autobiography

• essay

a reference book organized chronologically or by topic

• essay

• interview

• article

• textbook

a short nonfiction piece that focuses on one topic or subject

• essay

• interview

• autobiography

a conversation between two people where questions and answers are exchanged

• article

• essay

• biography

• interview

a writing piece that focuses on one topic. The author's purpose is to inform or persuade

• article

• textbook

• biography

• autobiograohy

nonfiction writing that explains, gives information, defines, or clarifies a concept or idea

• expository

• descriptive

• persuasive

• narrative