This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Prose > Non Fictional Prose – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Non Fictional Prose Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life (ex:Harry Potter) A) Realistic Fiction. B) Historical Fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fantasy. 2. It is an online diary or journal located on a website. A) Blog. B) Testimonio. C) Travelogue. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blog. 3. In what country does "The Divine Comedy" come from? A) England. B) Europe. C) Italy. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italy. 4. Poetry has stanzas while drama has ..... ? A) Mood. B) Setting. C) Cast of characters. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cast of characters. 5. It gives the perspective from which a literary work is told. A) Background. B) Author. C) Point of view. D) Literary lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point of view. 6. In what country does "Canterbury Tales" come from? A) U.S.A. B) England. C) Spain. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) England. 7. Waistline of Mr. Novales A) 38. B) 25. C) 23. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 38. 8. The narrator is an all-knowing observer who can relate what every character thinks and feels A) Second person point of view. B) Omniscient third person point of view. C) Third person point of view. D) First person point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omniscient third person point of view. 9. It is simply an account or detailed description about the life of a person. A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Travelogue. D) Blog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 10. The uncomplicated character in the story is called ..... character. A) Dynamic. B) Flat. C) Round. D) Static. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat. 11. Ordinary language that is written in sentences and paragraphs; may include dialogue. A) Fiction. B) Plot. C) Prose. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prose. 12. One of the steps in writing a travelogue is take as many pictures as possible. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. It is a non-fiction printed prose whose verifiable content is shaped and transformed into a story or sketch by use of narrative and rhetorical techniques generally associated with fiction. A) True narrative. B) Reflective essay. C) Literary journalism. D) Personal narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literary journalism. 14. It is a literary work of fiction. Short stories and novels, areoutstanding kinds of this kind of prose. A) Non-fictional prose. B) Prose poetry. C) Fictional prose. D) Heroic prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fictional prose. 15. ..... refers to the writer's attitude towards the subject of a literary work as indicated in the work itself. A) TONE. B) IRONY. C) RHYME. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TONE. 16. This type of writing gives information step-by-step. A) Description. B) Order of importance. C) Order & sequence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Order & sequence. 17. Each paragraph of an essay should include: A) A Hook, A Topic Sentence, A Thesis. B) Details, Summary, Questions. C) A Thesis, Examples, A Hook. D) Details, Examples, Explanations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Details, Examples, Explanations. 18. Does not follow a specific structure or pattern. Does not have set rhyme or rhythm. A) Narrative Poem. B) Humorous Poem. C) Lyric Poem. D) Free Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Free Verse. 19. Which is not true about creative nonfiction? A) Creative Nonfiction encompasses many different forms of prose. As an emerging form, CNF is closely entwined with fiction. B) Forms within this genre include biography, autobiography, memoir, and diary. C) Forms within this genre include sonnet, poem, drama, and short stories. D) Creative Nonfiction, defines the genre simply, succinctly, and accurately as "true stories well told.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forms within this genre include sonnet, poem, drama, and short stories. 20. Prose has paragraphs while poetry has ..... ? A) Verses. B) Fiction. C) Characters. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verses. 21. The lesson or message of the story. A) Theme. B) Prose. C) Genre. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 22. What are the four main genres in literature? A) Poetry, Drama, Fiction, Nonfiction. B) Poetry, Fiction, Plays, Comedies. C) Science Fiction, Epic Poetry, Horror. D) Mystery, Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry, Drama, Fiction, Nonfiction. 23. The following are the examples of prose, except .. A) Short story. B) Ballad. C) Legends. D) Novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ballad. 24. This is a title of a section of passage, or a heading. A) Mini-title. B) Subtitle. C) Minor-title. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtitle. 25. It is the regular succession of accented and unaccented syllable im each line. A) Rhyme. B) Rythmical Line. C) Rhytmical Measurment. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhythm. 26. Memoirs are written in ..... person because the writer is telling his or her own story. A) Omniscient. B) First. C) Third. D) Second. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First. 27. Literary nonfiction looks like fiction because they both contain plot, characters, and ..... A) Nonfiction. B) True stories. C) Literary techniques. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literary techniques. 28. The problem(s) or complication(s) in a story. A) Point of view. B) Rising action. C) Exposition. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 29. Two words that sound alike A) RHYTHM. B) IMAGERY. C) RHYME. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RHYME. 30. Which of the following is an example of creative nonfiction? A) Research Paper. B) News Article. C) Personal Essay. D) Short Stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal Essay. 31. Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?Have you ever made macaroni and cheese? It's simple! First, boil some water and make some macaroni. Then, make your cheese sauce. After the cheese sauce is ready, mix it with the macaroni. Bake the entire thing in the oven. Finally, it's time to eat! A) Sequential order. B) Compare and contrast. C) Description. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sequential order. 32. An article that expresses the opinion of a writer, publisher, news station, or network is called a/an ..... A) Speech. B) Essay. C) Editorial. D) Almanac. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Editorial. 33. ..... involves a noticeable difference between what one says or expects and what is actually meant or what actually happens. This may or may not be amusing! A) SARCASM. B) IRONY. C) TONE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IRONY. 34. In what country does "Uncle Tom's Cabin" come from? A) U.S.A. B) Europe. C) Italy. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) U.S.A. 35. A ..... is a work that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.A Christmas Carol is a popular novella by Charles Dickens. A) Novella. B) Short story. C) Historical fiction. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Novella. 36. Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used? Baby painted turtles spend all winter in their nests. They have special chemicals in their blood that can keep their blood from freezing. As a result, baby painted turtles can survive freezing temperatures! A) Compare and contrast. B) Cause and effect. C) Chronological. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cause and effect. 37. Arah is writing a story. She uses objects like paper, pencil, eraser and pen for the characters.What type of prose did she use? A) Short story. B) Anecdote. C) Parable. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fable. 38. Which of the following elements in personal narrative is not included in the choices? A) Setting. B) Character. C) Conflict. D) Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 39. Which is true about "setting" as an element in Creative Nonfiction? A) The setting in CNF is always at the narrator's home. B) The setting in CNF is based on the real world. C) The setting in CNF is usually imaginary. D) The setting is not applicable in CNF. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The setting in CNF is based on the real world. 40. A group of words that expresses a complete thought. A) Sentence. B) Paragraph. C) Setting. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence. 41. Poetry has rhyme scheme while prose has ..... ? A) Props. B) Correct grammar and punctuation. C) Costumes. D) Meter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct grammar and punctuation. 42. The purpose of expository writing is to A) Present facts and ideas or to explain a process. B) To entertain. C) Tell the story of a real-life experience. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present facts and ideas or to explain a process. 43. After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were icicles. A) Hot chocolate. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 44. Prose includes every kind of writing except A) Poetry. B) Newspaper article. C) Biography. D) Short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. 45. It describes an event or experience, then analyze the meaning of that experience and what can be learned from it. A) True narrative. B) Travelogue. C) Personal narrative. D) Reflective essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflective essay. 46. All of the following are types of literary nonfiction except ..... A) Biography. B) Personal narrative. C) Science fiction. D) Memoir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science fiction. 47. A magazine or book that contains weather forecasts, statistics, or other facts of interest to readers. A) Atlas. B) Memoir. C) Autobiography. D) Almanac. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Almanac. 48. It is the choice of word, length of sentences, use of certain images, metaphors, etc A) Voice. B) Approach. C) Point of view. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voice. 49. Dear Lord, please heal us ..... This is an example what Figure of Speech A) Irony. B) Apostrophe. C) Simile. D) Assonace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe. 50. It focuses on any event, whether it is one lasted a few seconds or it spanned a few years. A) True narrative. B) Personal narrative. C) Reflective essay. D) Literary journalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal narrative. 51. George Washington was a mountain of a man is an example of ..... A) Fantasy. B) A fiction story. C) Figurative language. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figurative language. 52. "Genre" is a French word that means: A) Group. B) Kind. C) Category. D) Classify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kind. 53. Verse is an element of ..... A) Poetry. B) Drama. C) Prose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. 54. The part of a story or play that explains the background or makes conflict clear. It's at the beginning and introduces the setting, characters, and conflict of a story. A) Exposition. B) Climax. C) Resolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposition. 55. The purpose of Fiction is to: A) Inform readers. B) Entertain readers. C) Teach readers. D) Educate readers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Entertain readers. 56. Story events revolve around a ....., or problem, that the characters must solve. A) Conflict. B) Plot. C) Theme. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 57. A memoir is ..... A) Storying. B) I like turtles. C) An account of the personal experiences of the author. D) Lying on my name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An account of the personal experiences of the author. 58. Ideas and understandings which are NOT directly or fully stated in a text A) Opinion. B) Fact. C) Explicit information. D) Implied/implicit information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Implied/implicit information. 59. A book of maps is called a/an ..... A) Atlas. B) Essay. C) Cat. D) Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atlas. 60. When I get to my classroom in the morning, the first thing I do is hang up my coat and my backpack. Then I turn in my homework and sharpen my pencil. After that, I am ready for work, so I sit down at my seat and start on the morning assignment on the board.What words make this paragraph Order and Sequence? A) So, My, Do, Is. B) First Thing, Then, After. C) Am, For, Is, Get. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First Thing, Then, After. Next →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesNon Fictional Prose Quiz 2Non Fictional Prose Quiz 3Non Fictional Prose Quiz 4Non Fictional Prose Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books