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Block 9 Non-Fiction Assessment

Name

Circle the correct answer.

Question #1:

Which of these is a short, nonfiction work about a particular subject?

  1. essay
  2. biography
  3. journal

Question #2:

To answer the question, read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution.

What is the nature of the roots of the tree?

  1. thick skin
  2. peace and strength
  3. confusion and weakness
  4. stability

Question #3:

To answer the question, read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution.

What do the roots symbolize?

  1. peace among people
  2. an underground culture
  3. north, east, south, and west
  4. love of soil

Question #4:

To answer the question, read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution.

What is the role of the eagle?

  1. a pet for children
  2. keeps watch for the roots
  3. keeps watch to warn of evil
  4. catches food

Question #5:

To answer the question, read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution.

Why does the author say to "offer thanks to the earth where men dwell"?

  1. He wants it to rain.
  2. He is thankful for roots.
  3. He respects nature.
  4. He lives underground.

Question #6:

To answer the question, read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution.

What is the subject of this essay?

  1. a constitution based on eagles
  2. a constitution based on peace
  3. the love of nature
  4. a peaceful garden

Question #7:

To answer the question, read the excerpt from “Mary Chesnut’s Civil War.”

What kind of emotion is Mary feeling?

  1. pride
  2. joy
  3. peace
  4. fear

Question #8:

To answer the question, read the excerpt from “Mary Chesnut’s Civil War.”

What time does the attack take place?

  1. 4:30 p.m.
  2. 5:30 p.m.
  3. 4:30 a.m.
  4. 5:30 a.m.

Beach Park

Block 9 Non-Fiction Assessment

Name

Circle the correct answer.

Question #9:

To answer the question, read the excerpt from “Mary Chesnut’s Civil War.”

Where are Mary and the women while they pray and cry?

  1. fighting with the soldiers
  2. on the roof
  3. in a boat
  4. in bed

Question #10:

Which of these are factual books written about an interesting person?

  1. biographies
  2. tall tales
  3. atlases

Question #11:

To answer the question, read the excerpt from “Mary Chesnut’s Civil War.”

How is this story different from a fictional story?

  1. Mary is imagining the attack.
  2. Mary is witnessing the attack.
  3. The attack of Fort Sumter never happened.
  4. Mary is not a real person.

Question #12:

To answer the question, read the excerpt from “Mary Chesnut’s Civil War.”

Which detail does NOT lead you to believe it is nighttime?

  1. Mary cannot sleep.
  2. Mary springs out of bed.
  3. Mary begins to hope.
  4. Mary thinks of her husband on the dark bay.

Question #13:

To answer the question, read the excerpt from “Mary Chesnut’s Civil War.”

What is Mary's husband doing in the boat?

  1. waiting to fire Mary's house
  2. waiting until he orders troops to open fire
  3. fishing for dinner

Question #14:

Which of these are written by the subject of the book?

  1. autobiographies
  2. biographies

Question #15:

Is this statement true or false?

The person who writes an autobiography is the author.

  1. true
  2. false

Beach Park

Block 9 Non-Fiction Assessment

Answer Key

1. A -essay

2. B -peace and strength

3. A -peace among people

4. C -keeps watch to warn of evil

5. C -He respects nature.

6. B -a constitution based on peace

7. D -fear

8. C -4:30 a.m.

9. B -on the roof

10. A -biographies

11. B -Mary is witnessing the attack.

12. C -Mary begins to hope.

13. B -waiting until he orders troops to open fire

14. A -autobiographies

15. A -true