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1. Which of these is an example of non-fiction?
Your answer —a newspaper.
Correct.
A newspaper should contain facts.

2. Which of these is true of History books?
Your answer — they are always non-fiction.
Incorrect.
Although history books should be full of facts, they are often how people imagined the past to be.

3. What should a newspaper headline do?
Your answer — catch your attention and tell you what the story is about.
Correct.
The job of the headline is to make you want to read the rest of the story.

4. What should a newspaper story do?
Your answer — summarise the story in the first paragraph.
Correct.
You only need to read the whole story if you have the time.

5. Which of the following is true about newspapers?
Your answer — they are sometimes biased.
Correct.
Each newspaper tends to have it's own style and point of view.

6. Why do adverts use persuasive writing?
Your answer — to make you want to buy things.
Correct.
The one job of an advert is to make you buy something.

7. What do adverts always do?
Your answer — focus on the good things about the things they are selling.
Correct.
After all, an advert's job is to make you want to buy things.

8. What should a reference book always be?
Your answer — straightforward and accurate.
Correct.
A reference book should be full of facts that are presented so they are easy to understand.

9. How are the words in a dictionary arranged?
Your answer — in alphabetical order.
Correct.
The words are arranged alphabetically so it's easy to find the word you are looking for.

10. A biography is a non-fiction book about what?
Your answer — someone's life.
Correct.

You'll find lots of biographies of politicians, artists, sports stars, explorers and other famous people in your library.

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