Parts of a story

1. Which of these characters are NOT included in the story?

• Gepetto

• Pinocchio

• The Fairy

• Cheshire Cat

Answer explanation

The Cheshire cat is a character in Lewis Carol's Alice in Wonderland

2. Which of these is the correct setting of the story?

• Long ago, there was a carpenter named Gepetto.

• Once upon a time, there was a carpenter named Gepetto.

• In a small town in Italy, there was a carpenter named Gepetto

• One morning, a carpenter Gepetto was working.

Answer explanation

SETTING

This is the location of the action and the time of the action. This describes the environment or surroundings of the story that the reader may have the information of the place. It answers the questions “when” and “where”.

3. Which of these is NOT an event in the story?

• he boy lied and his nose grew long. The fairy said that his nose grows whenever he lies.

• Pinocchio went to a puppet show but got locked up. He was set free because the puppet master felt bad

• Pinocchio went to school to attend class.

• Pinocchio met a boy when he was going to school. The boy invited him to visit Funland.

  Pinocchio joined the boy.

Answer explanation

EVENTS

These are specific events that happened in the story. It has the beginning, middle, and end. This has certain details about what the character is doing or what is currently happening in the story.

4. Which of these is a PROBLEM in the story?

• Later the fairy said that Pinocchio became a good boy through his actions. She used her powers to turn him into a real boy.

• Pinocchio gathered some wooden boards and lit up a fire. The whale threw up, and out came Pinocchio and Gepetto. The two went home.

• Inside the whale's belly he found Gepetto who was looking all day for him and ended up in the whale's belly. They were stuck inside the belly of the whale.

Answer explanation

PROBLEM

Every story has a problem to solve. The main character attempts to resolve the problem.

5. Which of these is a SOLUTION in the story?

• Later the fairy said that Pinocchio became a good boy through his actions. She used her powers to turn him into a real boy.

• Pinocchio gathered some wooden boards and lit up a fire. The whale threw up, and out came Pinocchio and Gepetto. The two went home.

• Inside the whale's belly he found Gepetto who was looking all day for him and ended up in the whale's belly. They were stuck inside the belly of the whale.

Answer explanation

SOLUTION

This is usually mentioned when a story is about to end. This is where the character was able to find a solution to the problem.