Story Elements
Plot
Context Clues
Inferences
Perspectives
100

What was the setting of the story?

The old man's house

100

What is the old man trying to do when the story begins?

The old man is trying to catch the mouse


100

The old man jabbed holes into the box so that the mouse could breathe. 

What does jab mean?

To poke something hard
100

What time of day was it when the story began? 

Day time; It was light outside

100

What is a perspective?

Someone's feelings/attitude about something

Someone's point of view

200

Who were the characters in the story?

The old man and the mouse

200

What does the mouse do at the end of the story?

The mouse climbs up the old man's arm and lays on his shoulder

The mouse eats crumbs off the old man's shoulder

200

The old man captured the mouse underneath the box. 

What does capture mean?


To be trapped

To catch

200

What time of day was it when the story ended?

Night time; It was dark outside

200

What was the man's perspective (mouse) at the beginning of the story?

He wanted the mouse gone

He did not like the mouse

300

What are three different story elements (parts of a story)?

Setting, characters, plot, main idea/theme, resolution

300

What prevents the old man from leaving the mouse outside?

The old man hears a cat

300

At first, the mouse was skeptical when the old man tried to give him food. He did not eat it.  

What does skeptical mean?

Being unsure of something

Having doubts

300

What can you infer about the old man's initial feelings towards the mouse? How do you know?

He did not like the mouse

He wanted to get rid of the mouse

He was trying to catch the mouse


300

What was the mouse's perspective (old man) when/after being caught?

The mouse was scared of the old man

The mouse didn't trust the old man

400

What is the main idea of a story?

The message or idea the author wants to communicate through plot, characters, setting, etc.

400

What is the plot of a story?

The main events that occur in the story

400

At first, the old man was opposed to having the mouse in his house. He was trying to get rid of him. 

What does oppose mean?

To be against something 

To disapprove of something 

400

What can you infer about the old man's feelings when he first caught the mouse? How do you?

He was smiling

He was dancing

400

How did the mouse's perspective (old man) change?

The mouse felt safe and trusted the old man

500

What was the resolution of the story?

The old man accepted the mouse in his house

The mouse trusted the old man

They became friends

500

How does the old man try to gain the mouse's trust?

He pokes holes in the mouse's box


He gives the mouse water


He gives the mouse food, but eats some first

500

When the match fell, the mouse came restricted to the box. The mouse could get out. 


What does restrict mean?

To keep within something

To keep under control

To limit

500

What is an inference?

Something you conclude using evidence and reasoning

500

How did the old man's perspective (mouse) change when he heard the cat outside?

He was worried for the mouse's well-being and wanted to protect it.