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WorksheetsSetting the Scene in Narrative Writing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why do we use description in setting? Choose the best answers.
It evokes the imagination
It paints a vivid picture for the readers.
Description provides the solution to the story.
Description uses sensory details to allow the reader to experience the details of the story.
Which best describes this setting?
Present time, 21st century
In the future, 2025
Prehistoric times, 66 million years ago
The Wild Wild West, 1995
Which best describes this setting?
Ice Age
The Bahamas
Hawaii
Mount Everest
dust, cobwebs, creaking doors, cockroaches, mist, shadows would best describe which of the following settings?
haunted house
my neighbor's house
a desert
an office
sand, pebbles, rocks, and seashell fragments best describes which of the following?
an office building
the beach
the park
the backyard
The yellow paint was peeling off the wall in strips and bubbles exposing the greyish wall beneath.
Which sensory detail is used to describe this room?
sense of smell
sense of taste
sense of touch
sense of sight
The bacon sizzling in the frying pan made me so hungry.
Which sensory detail is used in this sentence?
sense of smell
sense of sight
sense of sight
sense of sound
The bacon sizzling in the frying pan.
Where is the setting taking place?
bedroom
office
kitchen
bathroom
Frempong was shivering under several, thick blankets as it was freezing cold. He dashed to the closet for a comforter and dived back in his bed.
What is the setting?
kitchen
bedroom
front room
living room
It's so hot you can fry an egg on the sidewalk! What does this figure of speech tell us about the setting of a story?
It is summer
It is winter
It is spring
It is autumn
Sugar Factory in Baha Mar is an icebox! Everytime we go there to have dinner, I have to carry a jacket. What do we know about the setting based on this figurative expression?
It is very hot
It is warm
It is freezing cold
It is rainy
Tom's mom told him a million times to clean up his room! What does this figurative expression tell us about the setting?
His bedroom was very clean
His bedroom was very cold
His bedroom was very dark
His bedroom was very messy
The chubby five-year-old boy glanced quickly around the room that was as quiet as a church mouse. He whispered to his friend reading a book, "Do you have anything sweet to eat?" His friend nervously replied as he pushed his taped-up glasses on his small, round nose, "Nooo...nooo. Please be quiet before she makes us leave. I want to finish reading my book." The vivid words and figurative language used helps us to know that the setting is which of the following?
a bedroom
on the playground
at home
a library
“As soon as he climbed out of the car he knew he was home. His eyes hadn’t adjusted to the bright sunlight yet. But he could smell the salt in the air, while the waves made crashing noises as they hit the shores. The hair on his neck stood up, he was finally home”.
Which of the following best describes where his home is located?
near a park
close to a beach
on a hill
on a mountain
Define the setting of a narrative essay.
characters and theme of the story
conflict of the story
time and place of the story
exposition and resolution of the story
