what does "non-fiction" mean?

[Lieppa]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #271 "Literary Terms (3)", question 8

Writing that is created for entertainment purposes and that is imaginative is called ..........

(a) non-fiction
(b) figurative language
(c) fiction

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #271 "Literary Terms (3)", answer 8

Writing that is created for entertainment purposes and that is imaginative is called fiction.

Correct answer: (c) fiction
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what is non-fiction?

Lieppa

[Yankee]

Hi Lieppa

Dictionaries are generally very helpful.
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/nonfiction?view=uk
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=53977&dict=CALD
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=non-fiction&r=66

From the Cambridge Dictionary site:
non-fiction
writing that is about real events and facts, rather than stories which have been invented

This is a good website to remember:
onelook
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English