Story Elements
Inferences
Sentence Combining
Fun
100

The people who appear in a story

The person who appears the most in the story

The characters

The main character

100

Daneesh put a BandAid on his knee after recess

Daneesh fell down at recess

100

I like basketball

I like baseball

I like basketball and baseball

100

Your favorite dessert

My favorite dessert is...

200

Where and when the story takes place

The setting

200

Longnhi didn't want ice cream after lunch, even though she loves ice cream

She is full

She is too full to eat ice cream

200

I don't like cherries

I like cherry pie

I don't like cherries, but I like cherry pie

Even though I don't like cherries, I like cherry pie

Although I don't like cherries, I like cherry pie

200

The last time you were scared

The last time I was scared was when...

300

The thing that goes wrong in the story

The problem

300

Alexis walked toward the barn late that night, and didn't hear the animals like she usually does

The animals were sleeping

300

I wondered who took the pizza

I didn't ask who took the pizza

Even though I wondered who took the pizza, I didn't ask.


I didn't ask who took the pizza even though I wondered (who did)

300

Your favorite thing to do, and why

My favorite thing to do is... because...

400

How the problem gets fixed in the story

The solution

400

Maddie had to wake up extra early so she could find her suitcase

She needs to pack for a trip

400

We have advisory on Wednesdays

There is no ELT on Wednesdays

Because we have advisory on Wednesdays, there is no ELT

400

Your favorite place and why

My favorite place is... because...

500

A short description of the story

A summary

500

Mr. John put the special suit on, and said goodbye to Earth for the next three months

He is going to outer space

500

We will have a party outside on the last day of school

It might rain that day

We will have the party inside

We will have a party outside on the last day of school, but if it rains, we will have the party inside

Although we have a party outside on the last day of school, we will have the party inside if it rains

500

If you had a million dollars

If I had a million dollars, I would...