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Fiction passages — stories, novel extracts, and narrative writing — are a major part of the SET Stage 1 English paper. In this lesson, you will learn how to read fiction passages effectively, understand characters and settings, and answer multiple-choice questions with confidence.
Fiction is writing that tells an imaginary story, created by the author. It includes novels, short stories, myths, legends, fairy tales, and narrative poems. In the SET exam, you will usually be given an extract (a section) from a longer story.
The passage will be one you have never read before. This is deliberate — the exam tests your comprehension skills, not whether you have read the book.
When you read a fiction passage in the SET exam, pay attention to these elements:
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