Fill in the Blanks FICTION AND NONFICTION TERMSOnline version Complete the definitions for the Fiction and Nonfiction Terms with the corresponding words. Write each word on the line. Use the clue words. You can use more than one. by jose alexander bello ramirez 1 Descriptive >Pourquoi >Informational Tales >Realistic Fiction >Theme >Summarize are written stories that explain why things are the way they are . Pourquoi is the French word for " why " . These stories are often about the appearance or behavior of animals . is to express the most important facts or ideas about a fiction or nonfiction text in a short and clear form . is the main message , lesson , or idea about life that a story teaches . Article is a nonfiction genre that tells you facts about a topic . These facts are often organized into sections . >A Paragraph is a paragraph that records how you feel and what you see in a specific setting . It uses descriptive words to explain the features of the landscapes and animals . deals with a story about people and events that could be real but are actually made up by the author .