Setting_Brave As A Mountain Lion

The snow melted off the pine trees

and a puddle formed in the shadows

of the trees. The sun began to

shine, and the hibernating animals

began to awaken from their sleep.

What words from the text help the reader understand the setting?

• sun, puddle, sleep

• pine trees, snow, hibernating animals

• shadows, melted, shine

Christina walked into her new

classroom on the first day of school. It

was bright, with posters and pictures

on the walls. The room smelled like

freshly sharpened pencils and desks

were paired in groups around the room.

What words from the text help the reader understand the setting?

• classroom, pencils, desks

• posters, pictures, new

• groups, school, walls

It was the night before Hailey’s birthday,

and her mom had been up all night baking

a cake. She had finally frosted it and

just needed sprinkles as the final touch.

When she opened her cabinet, the only

bottle of sprinkles she had came

crashing down, spilling everywhere.

What words from the text help the reader understand the setting?

• cake, birthday, sprinkles

• baking, cabinets, sprinkles

• spilling, birthday, night

I went apple picking with my mom. We went to the apple orchard. It was so big! We walked through all of the trees. Then we each picked six apples. We put the apples in our baskets. We went home and made apple pie. I ate two pieces. It was so yummy!

What words from the text help the reader understand the setting?

• orchard, apples, baskets

• yummy, pie, pieces

• big, trees, six

Tony's class was playing kickball for recess. He was having so much fun! When the ball went flying into the air, he quickly ran to catch it. Instead of catching the ball, the ball hit Tony's head. Tony fell to the ground. "My head really hurts," he told his teacher. She gave Tony an ice pack for his head. Soon, his head began to feel better.

What words from the text help the reader understand the setting?

• recess, kickball, ground

• recess, kickball, fun

• recess, kickball, ice pack

I could feel the warm sand on my feet as I ran for the water. I had been out in the sun all day and I needed to cool off. The waves looked so pretty as they hit my legs. When I got out, I saw my brother building a sandcastle. "Come help," he yelled. I filled a bucket with sand and sat down next to him.

What words from the text help the reader understand the setting?

• sand, waves, sandcastle

• sand, feet, building

• water, help, feet