Story Element Practice

Vocabulary

100

A person or animal in a story.

Character(s)

200

Where the story takes place including the time, place, and environment.

Setting

300

A conflict that a character faces in a story.

Problem

400

How a problem in the story is solved.

Solution

500

The events in a story, including the problem, important events, climax, and resolution.

Plot

Vocabulary

100

The beginning of the story where you are introduced to the characters, the setting, and the conflict or problem.

Introduction

200

Important things that happen throughout the story that lead to the climax.

Events

300

Falls at the end of the plot line. How a problem is solved.

Resolution

400

Another word for a problem in the story.

Conflict

500

The tensest and most exciting moment in the story.

Climax

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

100

The Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf are the __________ in the story.

Characters

200

The Pigs' homes, the Wolf's house, and the jail all make up the ___________ of the story.

Setting

300

The fact that the wolf needed sugar for his Granny's birthday cake is the __________ in the story.

Problem

400

1. The wolf started making a cake and needed sugar. 2. He went to the straw house to ask for sugar. 3. He went to the stick house to ask for sugar. 4. He went to the brick house to ask for sugar. These are all of the __________ in the story.

Events

500

I can use a _______ ________ to map out The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.

Plot Map

Miss Nelson is Missing

100

Miss Nelson and Viola Swamp are ________ in the story Miss Nelson is Missing.

Characters

200

The school, Miss Nelson's home, and the Detectives office all make up the ________ of the story.

Setting

300

The fact that Miss Nelson's students were not behaving is the _____________ in the story.

Problem

400

Miss Nelson's students were not behaving. Miss Nelson went missing and Viola Swamp took her place. Viola Swamp was strict and made the students work very hard. The students went to the detective and started searching for Miss Nelson. These are all of the _________ in the story.

Events

500

What was the solution in Miss Nelson went missing?

The problem was solved when Miss Nelson came back and the students started behaving.

Plot Practice

100

When does the problem in Miss Nelson is Missing start?

The problem starts when the students are misbehaving and Miss Nelson goes missing.

200

Which of the following statements describes the main problem in The True Story of the Three Little Pigs? A. The wolf is very sick with a cold and "accidentally" blows the straw house and stick house down when he sneezes. B. The wolf needs sugar for his Granny's birthday cake. C. The wolf goes to jail because he caused a great scene.

B. The wolf needs sugar for his Granny's birthday cake.

300

What is the tensest and most exciting moment in The True Story of the Three Little Pigs?

When the wolf could not blow down the brick house and he started causing a great scene.

400

Which of the following is an event that led to the climax of the story? A. The wolf blew down the stick house. B. The wolf blew down the straw house. C. The wolf went to the third pigs house and realized that the third house was not going to be blown down.

C. The wolf went to the third pigs house and realized that the third house was not going to be blown down.

500

How is the problem in Miss Nelson is Missing solved?

Miss Nelson came back to school and her students learned a valuable lesson and started behaving for her.