Story Elements – TRACKS

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to understand word endings like '-ture' in English?

• Because they help us spell words correctly and understand their meanings.

• Because they make words longer.

• Because they are always at the beginning of words.

• Because they are only used in names.

Multiple Choice

What is the main focus of phonemic awareness activities?

• Listening to and identifying sounds in words

• Reading silently

• Writing words

• Memorizing spelling rules

Multiple Select

Which of the following letter combinations are digraphs?

• ch

• gn

• gh

• c

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of r-controlled vowels?

• ar

• or

• ed

• ear

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the '-ed' ending in English words?

• To show past tense

• To make a word plural

• To indicate possession

• To form a question

Multiple Choice

"Text Evidence" is

• my best guess.

• what I can learn from reading the text.

• what I know from experiences that I have had in life.

• a test.

Multiple Choice

"Background Knowledge" is...

• what I know from experiences that I have had in life.

• my best guess.

• a test.

• what I can learn from reading the text.

Open Ended

Today is Mark’s birthday! Tommy is very excited. Mark’s party is going to be at a ranch. All of the kids will get to ride horses. Mark puts on his jeans and boots. He is putting on his hat when he hears “ping, ping, ping, ping” against his window. He walks to the door and looks out just as thunder rolls. He turns around sadly, and says, “Mom, I guess we can’t ride the horses now!”

Why does Tommy say that he will not get to ride the horses? How do you know?

(Be sure to use the word "because" in your response.) Try your BEST with spelling!

Multiple Choice

What can you infer about this setting?Mr. Furlich is munching on his lunch. There is a lot of noise as he walks by the table chatting with students.

• Mr. Furlich is at McDonalds.
• He is in the office.
• Mr. Furlich is a runner.
• He is in the cafeteria.

Multiple Choice

How might a character act if he felt sad?

• Put his head down and sigh
• Yell and jump up and down
• Smile and wave
• Laugh until his sides hurt

Multiple Choice

Amy opened the door to the bathroom and said, “What is that dripping sound? Why is the carpet wet and squishy all around the bathtub? The rest of the carpet is dry. Oh no!”
What is the problem?

• The TV is broken.
• The bathtub is overflowing.
• There is no soap in the bathroom.
• The stove was left turned on.

Multiple Choice

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street.

What does the term pedestrians mean?

• drivers

• bikers

• walkers

• people who pedal

Multiple Choice

The time or place in which a story takes place is the

• Main Idea

• Solution

• Setting

• Title

Multiple Choice

Another word for conflict is

• Resolution

• Fight

• Character

• Problem

Multiple Choice

The resolution is how the __________ is solved.

• Conflict

• Answer

• Setting

• Character

Multiple Choice

Can a story have different settings?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

To make an inference, you need to...

• Use text evidence

• Use your background knowledge

• BOTH

Multiple Choice

What is setting? 

• The time and location in which a story takes place
• A series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.
• a struggle between two people or things in a short story.
• What you turn on the washer

Multiple Choice

Why is the setting important in a story?

• Because my teacher said it was important

• It tells us the ending.

• It helps us visualize what the land and characters look like in a story.

Multiple Choice

1. Millions of acres of tropical rainforest have been destroyed. Many animals and people lose their homes when the rain forest is cut down. Today, people are destroying the forests so quickly that animals are unable to adapt. Many animals, such as the leopard, need miles and miles of untouched rain forest in order to live.

From this paragraph, you can infer that:

• Rainforest destruction is hurting animals that live there.

• Rainforest is being destroyed by animals.

• Destruction of rainforests is slowing down.

• Rainforests need to be destroyed.