Setting

Which questions about the story will the setting answer?

• What is the author's attitude toward the characters?
• Where and when does the story take place?
• Who are the people the story is about?
  Why and why did the author write the story?

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Setting can give clues about a story's _____. 

• plot
• conflict
• mood
• all of the above

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Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

• a frog and a witch
• happy and loving 
• a high school in 1956
• love is stronger than fear

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What is the setting of the passage below?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion. 

• winter in a train station of a busy city
• a hospital in the future
• a summer morning in a castle
• a grocery store in the 1980's

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Which description of a setting would best create a mood of loneliness for a story?

• "The sun was bright, and the breeze was warm in the park. In the distance, there was the pleasant noise of children laughing."
• "The restaurant was packed. The waitress balanced three dishes on her arm and moved carefully around the large, round tables. Everyone's plates were full."
• "At the amusement park, the ticket counter hadn't opened yet. It was still too early. But the warm smell of hot dogs and pretzels was already filling the air with the promise of fun."
• "The sky was gray that cool November afternoon in the empty playground. The swings were rusted. The wood was rotted. There was silence except for the wind blowing through the dead leaves."

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"I'm going to be a pirate this year," said Derek. "What about

you?"

"I'll be a vampire!" replied Emma. "We got the costume yesterday when we got our pumpkins."

When does this take place?

• October

• November

• April

• August

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After they bought popcorn and soda, Jacob and Lauren found seats near the front. Lauren was excited, but Jacob was a little nervous. He had heard that this one was really

scary. Where does this story take place?

• at school

• in the living the room

• at the movies

• at a basketball game

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Mrs. Craig stood in the long line tapping her foot impatiently. She had a package to mail to her aunt across the country and she wanted to buy some stamps too. Where does this take place?

• at the hospital

• in the mall

• in the airport

• at the post office

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As Brian opened the door, sunlight flooded the small room.

He grabbed a shovel that was leaning against the wall and headed back out to the garden without closing the door. Which of these things would you be likely to see in this setting?

• a balloon

• a rake

• a loaf of bread

• a basket

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"Okay, we need apples, milk, some cereal, and a carton of

eggs, " said Mom as she grabbed a cart.

Where does this take place?

• in a toy store

• in a restrurant

• at a grocery store

• at a bookstore

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