Characters and Setting

Which questions about a 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 when did the author write the story?

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• cat and mouse

• happy and caring

• a middle school in 2020

• treat others the way you want to be treated

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

What are traits?

• descriptive adjectives that tell what the character is like

• the struggles in the plot of the story

• all of the events that happen in a story

• the places where a story happens

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.RL.3.3

What can you use to figure out what a character's traits are?

• what the character says

• what the character thinks

• how the character reacts to things

• all answers are correct

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.W.3.3B

Characters can only be humans

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.3.3

An author writes, “The girl was very patient.” This is an example of ________.

• the author telling you directly what the character is like

• the author showing you indirectly what the character is like

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

What are characters?

• The main things in a story

• The people who tell the story

• People in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

"My hamster ran away last night in my bedroom and I can't find it anywhere in my house. I wonder if I'll ever see her again..."said Lilly. What is the setting in this passage?

• Lilly's room

• Lilly's House

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Joy never wants to share her toys. When her friends come over, she never gives them a chance to play with any of them." Which character trait best describes Joy?

• generous

• selfish

• smart

• kind

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

Which of the following is a positive character trait?

• lazy
• creative
• dishonest
• forgetful