Story Elements SWYK

Caden knew how to spell big words, and he knew what the

words meant. When he took the vocabulary test in class last week, he was the first kid in the class to finish. He turned it in quickly and didn’t check his work. When the teacher told him his grade, Caden’s face turned bright red. He had failed. She told him that he could retake it. Caden took his time and checked his work. When the teacher gave him his grade, it was a perfect score, just like he wanted.

What is the resolution of this story?

• Caden did extra credit to help improve his grade.

• Caden spent hours studying for his test.

• Caden’s teacher excused him from taking the test.

• Caden took his time and checked his work when he retook the test.

Caden knew how to spell big words, and he knew what the

words meant. When he took the vocabulary test in class last week, he was the first kid in the class to finish. He turned it in quickly and didn’t check his work. When the teacher told him his grade, Caden’s face turned bright red. He had failed. She told him that he could retake it. Caden took his time and checked his work. When the teacher gave him his grade, it was a perfect score, just like he wanted.

What is the conflict of this story?

• Caden was caught cheating on his test.

• Caden failed the test because he rushed and didn’t check his work.

• Caden failed the test because he didn’t study.

• Caden couldn’t take the test because he went home sick.

Caden knew how to spell big words, and he knew what the

words meant. When he took the vocabulary test in class last week, he was the first kid in the class to finish. He turned it in quickly and didn’t check his work. When the teacher told him his grade, Caden’s face turned bright red. He had failed. She told him that he could retake it. Caden took his time and checked his work. When the teacher gave him his grade, it was a perfect score, just like he wanted.

What is the setting of this story?

• Caden's house

• The library

• The classroom

• The football fields

Caden knew how to spell big words, and he knew what the

words meant. When he took the vocabulary test in class last week, he was the first kid in the class to finish. He turned it in quickly and didn’t check his work. When the teacher told him his grade, Caden’s face turned bright red. He had failed. She told him that he could retake it. Caden took his time and checked his work. When the teacher gave him his grade, it was a perfect score, just like he wanted.

Who are the characters in this story?

• Caden and his mom

• Caden and his teacher

• Caden and his classmate

• Caden and the librarian

The ___________ is how the problem is solved.

• resolution

• conflict

• setting

• characters

The ___________ is the problem or challenge the main characters face.

• theme

• story elements

• conflict

• plot

The ___________ is where and when the story takes place.

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• resolution

The people, animals, or creatures in a story are called...

• resolution

• conflict

• characters

• setting

Dan was a good boy. He was nice and smiled a lot. He was tall and had red hair.

Which story element is this?

• character

• setting

• problem

• solution

The sun was very bright at the beach. The sand was hot and the water was cold.

Which story element is this?

• character

• setting

• problem

• solution