DESCRIBING A SETTING

What is the setting of a story?

• The time and place a story happens

• The people or animals in the story

• What happens in a story

• How a character feels

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What might a character feel in a dark forest?

• happy

• awake

• scared

• bored

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How could an author show the setting of a story?

• by telling how old a character is

• by telling how a character feels

• by describing the problem a character faces

• by describing how characters dress, talk and live

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Which of these settings would fit best in a fantasy book?

• a school

• a haunted castle

• a beach house

• a ski lodge

A story about knights and castles probably takes place in the

• future.

• present.

• evening.

• past.

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How can you figure out the setting in a story?

• Look for descriptions of how the characters dress, talk, or live

• Count the number of characters in the story

• Chart the plot

• Ignore the pictures

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Sofia is nervous and excited. Her knees shake. Where do you think she is?

• on a bake sale

• on stage in front of a lot of people

• at home

• in an ice cream parlor

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When would a story about flying cars probably take place?

• hundreds of years ago

• in the Old West

• in the future

• in the present

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MOOD is the feeling you get when you read a story. What MOOD would a haunted house set?

• a peaceful mood

• a cheerful mood

• a sleepy mood

• a creepy mood

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Which is important to setting?

• WHERE a story takes place

• WHEN a story takes place

• Both where AND when

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