Story Elements 1
Story Elements 2
Story Elements 3
Story Elements 4
Story Elements 5
100

What do we call the sequence of events in a story?

The Plot
100

What is the main message (or lesson) in the story?

Theme

100

When and where a story takes place?

The setting

100

What are the people or animals in a story?

The characters
100

What are the three parts of a story?

Beginning, middle, end.

200
What do we call the person who writes a story?

The author

200

What do we call the person who draws the pictures for a story?

An illustrator

200

What does it mean if a word is bolded?

An important term

200

What is informational text

story providing information

200

What do you call the person the story is about?

Main character

300

Using clues from the text to help you understand words you don't know?

Text evidence

300

When something has to be fixed in a story, what do we call it?

A problem

300

When a character has figured out how to fix something, what has he/she done?

Found a SOLUTION

300

What is a fiction story

a made up story

300

What is realistic fiction

a story that could happen in real life

400

The moral of a story

The theme

400

What is text evidence?

looking back in the story

400

What part of the story does the problem occur?

the middle

400

What are the 5 W's?

Who, What, When, Where, Why

400

In what part of the plot are the setting and characters introduced?

beginning

500

What is the conflict in a story?

An issue or challenge the main character is facing.

500

List three sequencing words

first, next, then, etc

500

When does this happen in Little Red Riding Hood:

On her way Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf. ‘Hello!’ said the wolf. ‘Where are you going?’ ‘I’m going to see my grandmother.

In the middle of the story

500

What story has the following characters:
A girl with blonde hair, a mother bear, a father bear and a baby bear.

Goldilocks and the three bears

500

What story has the following characters:
Jack, his mother and a giant.

Jack and the Beanstalk