Elements of Non-Fiction
Poetry
Non-Fiction Questions
Review
100
The title helps us understand-
A. What the photos will be about
B. What the article will be about
C. What the bold words mean
D. What the pictures are showing
B. What the article will be about
100
Read the following poem.
Which of the options shows the beginning of a stanza?
A. Now your clothes are only tatters
B. is you spend your time alone
C. lonely you must be
A. Now your clothes are only tatters
100
Which of the following options describes an article that goes in chronological order?
a. an article that teaches you something.
b. An article that teaches you something in order.
c. an article that describes something.
d. a long article.
b. An article that teaches you something in order.
100
Which of the following options shows an index?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
D.
200
The headings of a selection help the reader understand-
a. that the photos are real
b. the favorite part of the author
c. why the author chose that topic
d. what each section is about
d. what each section is about
200
What is verse 3?
Forced to scare away
200
What is a descriptive article?
a. an article that describes something.
b. An article that teaches you something in order.
c. An article that teaches you the steps.
d. a short article.
a. an article that describes something.
200
The glossary helps the reader understand
a. what is on each page
b. what the words mean
c. what is the section about
d. the parts of the photo
b. what the words mean
300
The caption of the selection helps the reader understand-
a. what the selection is about
b. what the article is about
c. what photo is about
d. what the section is about
c. what the photo is about
300
The reader knows that "Scarecrow" is a poem because
It has verses and stanzas.
300
7. Which happened first?
a. Computers did not play chess well.
b. Deep Blue won an important game.
c. Cell phones got good at playing chess.
d. Deep Blue took up a whole room.
a. Computers did not play chess well.
300
See the article, "Plants that eat meat."
The photographs are included to show-
a. the types of insects that carnivorous plants eat
b. where carnivorous plants grow
c. what carnivorous plants need to grow
d. how carnivorous plants trap their food
d. how carnivorous plants trap their food
400
What do blue whales eat?
Tiny Organisms (plankton and krill)
400
Which of the verses rhyme?
A.Verse 2 and 3
B.Verse 5 and 8
C.Verse 9 and 11
D.Verse 1 and 12
C.Verse 9 and 11
400
You don't always have lots of time to think when playing chess. There is a type of chess with short time limits. It's called blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes to use for the whole game. Your clock runs during your turn. You hit the time clock after your move. This stops your clock. It also starts the other player's clock. If you run out of time, you lose. Games of blitz chess are fast-paced.
Which best describes the main idea in the fourth paragraph?
a. This paragraph argues that players should think less.
b. This paragraph explains how blitz chess is played.
c. This paragraph explains time clocks work.
d. This paragraph describes many different ways to play chess.
b. This paragraph explains how blitz chess is played.
400
See the article, "Plants that eat meat." Read the following diagram. Which of the following best completes the diagram?
a. nectar
b. carnivorous plants
c. sarracenia plant
d. sun dew plant
d. sun dew plant
500
How big was the longest whale ever recorded?
106 feet long
500
Read the following poem.
1 I was three years old when I went to the circus,
2 shone brightly colored suits.
3. I was four years old when I went to the circus,
4 A golden lion roared!
5 was five years old when I went to the circus
6 and I saw the trapeze artists perform live
7 was six years old when I went to the circus,
8 clowns did funny tricks.
9 Now I'm seven years old and I just know,
10 That today the circus arrived and today I will go!
In verse 4, what does the word roar mean?
a. circus noise
b. how the lion moves
c. the cry of the lion
d. the sound of a hungry stomach
c. the cry of the lion
500
Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces. The other uses the black pieces. Each piece moves in a special way. One piece is called the king. Each player has one. The players take turns moving their pieces. If a player lands on a piece, he or she takes it. The game ends when a player loses his or her king. There are a few more rules, but those are the basics.
1. What is the author's purpose in writing the second paragraph?
a. To explain the rules of chess
b. To compare different types of games
c. To talk about game pieces
d. To persuade people to play chess
a. To explain the rules of chess
500
Read the article, "Plants that eat meat." Which of the following statements about the pitcher plant is true?
a. catches insects in a nectar pool.
b. its leaves are covered with hairs.
c. its leaves are sticky.
d. closes its leaves to catch insects.
a. catches insects in a nectar pool.