Reading Nonfiction Nonfiction is read slowly and deliberately. Nonfiction is often read many times. Nonfiction is read for a particular purpose. Before you begin to read nonfiction, you should think about what you already know about the topic. It is often difficult to create mental pictures when reading nonfiction.
Nonfiction is about facts.
A question about nonfiction usually has one right answer. It is often difficult to remember what has been read. Notes are usually taken to aid the reader in remembering important facts. There are often charts, graphs, tables, or illustrations to assist the reader in understanding what has been read. The main idea of a paragraph is often the first sentence of that paragraph.