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Focus Skill: Fiction or Nonfiction. There are two main kinds of writing, fiction and nonfiction. * Fiction is written for readers to enjoy. * Fiction has characters that are made up. * Fiction has events that are made up. These are some examples of fiction stories.
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* Fiction is writtenfor readers to enjoy.*Fiction has charactersthat are made up.* Fiction has eventsthat are made up.
*Nonfiction is writtento give you information.* Nonfiction is aboutreal events andreal people or animals.
Lauren stared at the shiny red go-cart. “Hello Lauren,” said the cart. “Where would you like to go today?” “How about the moon?” asked Lauren. “Can you take me there?” “No problem!” said the cart. “Jump on and put on your seat belt.” Is this story fiction or nonfiction? fiction
How did you know the story was fiction? A. Real go-carts aren’t red. B. Real people aren’t named Lauren. C. People can’t go to the moon. D. Go-carts can’t talk. Go-carts can’t talk.
Did you know objects can move in four different ways? An object, such as a basketball, can roll in a straight line. Objects can move up and down. They can also move around in a circle. In addition, objects can go back and forth. In conclusion, these are the four different ways an object can move positions. Is this story fiction or nonfiction? nonfiction
How did you know the story was nonfiction? A. The story had make-believe characters. B. The story gave you information. C. The story had pretend events. D. The story had rhyming words. The story gave you information.
Which one is most likely fiction? A. a book about how to fix a broken car B. a book about a friendly shark C. a book of maps D. a book about magnets A book about a friendly shark would be fiction because sharks are not friendly.
Which one is most likely nonfiction? A. a book about a cat that speaks Spanish B. a book about a flying carpet C. a book about a dinosaur that brushes his teeth D. a book about facts of different types of sea animals A book about different types of sea animals would be a nonfiction book because it would give us facts about those animals.