Setting Review

Which of these settings would best fit in a science fiction story?

• a school

• a spaceship

• a beach house

• a ski lodge

A story about knights and dragons probably takes place in the ...

• future

• present

• evening

• past

"Richard tied his cleats and ran back on the field. He adjusted his knee pads. A cool breeze blew across his face as he took his place at the goal. He got into position, ready to stop anything that came his way." What is the setting of this story?

• the forest

• the swimming pool

• the soccer field

• the classroom

The setting refers to:

• The conflict in the story

• Time and place in the story

• The rising actions in the story

The place in a story could be:

• Tegucigalpa, December 9th

• A playground where you go to play

• In the afternoon

True or False: The setting in a story is always the same.

• True

• False

Mrs. Nelson got her marker. She wrote on the board. She turned around and checked on the sick patient. What is the setting?

• school

• hospital

• church

• home

My sister picked up the racquet. She got two round, green balls. She walked onto the court. What is the setting?

• basketball court

• football field

• soccer field

• tennis court

Mrs. Nelson got her marker. She wrote on the board. She turned around and checked on the sick patient. What is the setting?

• school

• hospital

• church

• home

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