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Story Element Skill

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these characteristics is NOT true of a story element?

a)

It's a building block for the story

b)

It's an ingredient for the story's narrative

c)

It is not necessary for a story to have elements

d)

It makes the story's plot effective

2.

Which of these is NOT a story element?

a)

setting

b)

main idea

c)

theme

d)

plot

e)

character

3.

What is the central idea of a story?

a)

setting

b)

character

c)

dialogue

d)

theme

4.

Which term matches this definition: how a story is told and who is telling it?

a)

point of view

b)

dialogue

c)

setting

d)

plot

5.

What is the time and place of a story?

a)

plot

b)

setting

c)

dialogue

d)

character

6.

What the characters say and what the other characters say about him or her

a)

dialogue

b)

character

c)

setting

d)

point of view

7.

The participants in the story (can be human, animal, or fantastical creatures)

a)

dialogue

b)

plot

c)

theme

d)

character

8.

the main events in a story

a)

theme

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

character

9.

The personal qualities of characters

a)

setting

b)

character

c)

character traits

d)

theme

10.

Because story elements interact, readers can _________ what will happen next.

a)

predict

b)

guess

c)

hypothesize

d)

assume

11.

Bilbo's character traits will be very important in shaping the story's action or __________.

a)

setting

b)

theme

c)

characters

d)

plot

12.

What is the setting of The Hobbit?

a)

Hogwarts

b)

Middle-Earth

c)

Narnia

d)

Ottumwa

13.

The author uses _________ between characters to reveal character traits of Bilbo.

a)

character traits

b)

plot

c)

theme

d)

dialogue

14.

Learning about character traits help a reader make ____________ about the plot.

a)

predictions

b)

inferences

c)

assumptions

d)

guesses