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Story elements

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pieces or parts that make up a story are called...

a)

story elements

b)

genre

c)

theme

d)

point of view

2.

The ___________ is the sequence of events in a story.

a)

problem

b)

setting

c)

characters

d)

plot

3.

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

a)

resolution

b)

conflict

c)

characters

d)

setting

4.

The ___________ is where and when the story takes place.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

resolution

5.

The ___________ is how the problem is solved.

a)

resolution

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

characters

6.

The ___________ is the lesson, message, or big idea the author wants readers to learn.

a)

story elements

b)

theme

c)

main idea

d)

conflict

7.

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?

a)

Caden and his mom

b)

Caden and his teacher

c)

Caden and his classmate

d)

Caden and the librarian

8.

What story element describes where and when the story takes place?

a)

character

b)

setting

c)

problem

9.

A challenge that the main character has in a story is called the _______________________.

a)

character

b)

setting

c)

problem

10.

What is the story element that describes how the problem is solved?

a)

character

b)

problem

c)

solution

11.

The three bears live in a forest. What story element is the forest ?

a)

character

b)

setting

c)

problem

12.

Goldilocks goes into a house that she does not know without her parents. This is called a __________________.

a)

character

b)

setting

c)

problem

13.

The bears come home and Goldilocks runs out of the house and never goes into a strangers house again. This is called a _______________________.

a)

setting

b)

character

c)

solution

14.

What story element is shown in the picture?

a)

character

b)

setting

c)

solution

15.

What story element is shown in the picture?

a)

characters

b)

setting

c)

solution

16.

The _______ is the time and place that the story takes place.

a)

setting

b)

character

c)

plot

d)

solution

17.

Tom and Jerry are examples of __________ in a story.

a)

setting

b)

characters

c)

problem

d)

solution

18.

Bill can not find his shoes would be an example of a ________ in the story.

a)

ending

b)

character

c)

setting

d)

problem

19.

What is a plot?

a)

The lesson learned.

b)

The time and place in the story.

c)

The events in the story.

d)

Support the main idea.

20.
The sun shined brightly in the morning sky.  The ground was damp from the dew.  The leaves on the trees glistened and the birds were chirping to each other.  
Which story element is being described?
a)
setting
b)
problem
c)
solution
21.
The waves crashed gently on the shore.  Foam rolled over the sand and tickled the children's feet.  The seagulls flying overhead filled the beach with a familiar sound.  
Which story element is being described?
a)
problem
b)
setting
c)
solution
22.
Jake's mom looked everywhere for her car keys.  They weren't in her purse.  She didn't find them on the dining room table.  She even looked in the laundry room.  Where could they be?  
Which story element is being described?
a)
setting
b)
problem
c)
solution
23.
The people in a story are called the ...
a)
personages
b)
characters
c)
actors
d)
stars
24.
Which of these could be the setting of a fairy tale?
a)
a king and queen 
b)
people change as they get older
c)
a faraway castle
d)
a wicked witch puts a curse on a princess
25.
the turning point in the story; the high point
a)
Resolution
b)
Setting
c)
Plot
d)
Climax
26.
something betweeen one or more characters that must be solved by the end of the story
a)
Climax
b)
Problem
c)
Resolution
d)
Plot
27.
All of the events in a story
a)
Conflict
b)
Expostition
c)
Plot
d)
Setting 
28.
What is a "problem" in a story?
a)
A challenge or conflict
b)
The most exciting part 
c)
The message 
d)
The sequence of events
29.
"Cheerful, honest, and brave" are examples of _______________ ?
a)
themes
b)
character traits
c)
resolutions
d)
settings
30.
What is "plot"?
a)
A challenge
b)
The most exciting part 
c)
The message 
d)
The sequence of events
31.
What do we call the characters that the story is mostly about?
a)
Super characters
b)
Main characters
c)
Theme characters
d)
narrators 
32.
What is the author's purpose in writing a fiction story?
a)
To persuade
b)
To entertain
c)
To inform
33.

What is the "main idea" of a selection?

a)

What the story is mostly about

b)

Why the author wrote the story

c)

Where the story takes place

34.
Plot is:
a)
 Hint/clue about what might happen later in the story
b)
 A feeling of excitement of tension
c)
Describes the events happening within a story
d)
A person (or animal) in a story
35.
What is conflict?
a)
A person (or animal) in a story
b)
Time and place where the action occurs
c)
A struggle between opposing forces (the problem in the story)
d)
Broad idea in a story, or a message, or lesson conveyed by a work
36.
Theme means:
a)
Broad idea in a story, or a message, or lesson conveyed by a work
b)
The way in which something is said, told, or done
c)
A person (or animal) in a story
d)
A struggle between opposing forces (the problem in the story)
37.
What is a character?
a)
A person (or animal) in a story
b)
When a story leaves the reader in suspense 
c)
A feeling of excitement of tension
d)
Story is written the order the events actually occurred
38.
What are two types of conflict?
a)
Plot/Theme
b)
Static/Dynamic
c)
External/Internal
d)
Tone/Mood
39.
Which part of the plot is the most exciting, “highest” point of the story?
a)
Exposition
b)
Resolution
c)
Rising Action
d)
Climax
40.

Jaque and Jayla are sisters. They are best of friends with their cousin Kiera. This sentence shows which story element?

a)

Characters

b)

Setting

c)

Problem

d)

Solution

41.

They attended Valley West Elementary in second grade. This year they will do their school work from home. This sentence is an example of which story element?

a)

Characters

b)

Setting

c)

Conflict

d)

Theme

42.

The four of them had been in the same class in 3rd Grade. In 4th grade however, the school had grown and hired 2 new 4th grade teachers. Andy and Sally were in the same class, but the other two were in classes all by themselves. Which story element is shown here?

a)

Problem

b)

Solution

c)

Theme

d)

Setting

43.
The character (person or animal) working against the main character
a)
Conflict
b)
Antagonist
c)
Protagonist
d)
Force
44.
The main character or the character that the story revolves around
a)
Protagonist
b)
Third Person Perspective
c)
Characterization
d)
First Person
45.
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
a)
exposition
b)
conflict
c)
climax
d)
rising action
46.
The series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.
a)
rising action
b)
falling action
c)
exposition
d)
resolution
47.
This is where and when the story takes place
a)
Characters
b)
Climax
c)
Setting
d)
Falling Action
48.

What are characters?

a)

the events that make up a story

b)

who is telling the story

c)

the individuals a story is about

d)

lessons or morals found in the story

49.

What is conflict?

a)

who is telling a story

b)

the lesson or moral of a story

c)

where and when a story takes place

d)

the challenge a character needs to solve to achieve their goals

50.

What is point of view?

a)

who is telling the story

b)

the individuals a story is about

c)

when and where a story takes place

d)

the events that make up a story

51.

What is the inciting incident?

a)

when the story is resolved (ends)

b)

when the main character is introduced

c)

when something happens to begin the action