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Reading: 20th and 21st-Century Non-fiction
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which of these is a form of 20th or 21st-century non-fiction?

  1. A sonnet about lost love
  2. A play set in ancient Rome
  3. A short story about a haunted house
  4. A travel blog about crossing Iceland
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✓ Answer: D — A travel blog about crossing Iceland
Award 1 mark. Non-fiction deals with real people, places and events. Stories, poems and plays are all forms of fiction or drama.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A contemporary opinion column begins: "We are asking teenagers to sleep less than any generation before them." What is the purpose of opening this way?

  1. To give the history of sleep research
  2. To describe a bedroom in detail
  3. To make a striking claim that draws the reader in
  4. To list the writer's qualifications
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✓ Answer: C — To make a striking claim that draws the reader in
Award 1 mark. Modern opinion writing usually opens with its strongest assertion rather than building slowly. The claim then has to be supported across the piece.
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