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Setting the Scene in Narrative Writing

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do we use description in setting? Choose the best answers.

a)

It evokes the imagination

b)

It paints a vivid picture for the readers.

c)

Description provides the solution to the story.

d)

Description uses sensory details to allow the reader to experience the details of the story.

2.

Which best describes this setting?

a)

Present time, 21st century

b)

In the future, 2025

c)

Prehistoric times, 66 million years ago

d)

The Wild Wild West, 1995

3.

Which best describes this setting?

a)

Ice Age

b)

The Bahamas

c)

Hawaii

d)

Mount Everest

4.

dust, cobwebs, creaking doors, cockroaches, mist, shadows would best describe which of the following settings?

a)

haunted house

b)

my neighbor's house

c)

a desert

d)

an office

5.

sand, pebbles, rocks, and seashell fragments best describes which of the following?

a)

an office building

b)

the beach

c)

the park

d)

the backyard

6.

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?

a)

sense of smell

b)

sense of taste

c)

sense of touch

d)

sense of sight

7.

The bacon sizzling in the frying pan made me so hungry.

Which sensory detail is used in this sentence?

a)

sense of smell

b)

sense of sight

c)

sense of sight

d)

sense of sound

8.

The bacon sizzling in the frying pan.

Where is the setting taking place?

a)

bedroom

b)

office

c)

kitchen

d)

bathroom

9.

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?

a)

kitchen

b)

bedroom

c)

front room

d)

living room

10.

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?

a)

It is summer

b)

It is winter

c)

It is spring

d)

It is autumn

11.

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?

a)

It is very hot

b)

It is warm

c)

It is freezing cold

d)

It is rainy

12.

Tom's mom told him a million times to clean up his room! What does this figurative expression tell us about the setting?

a)

His bedroom was very clean

b)

His bedroom was very cold

c)

His bedroom was very dark

d)

His bedroom was very messy

13.

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)

a bedroom

b)

on the playground

c)

at home

d)

a library

14.

“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?

a)

near a park

b)

close to a beach

c)

on a hill

d)

on a mountain

15.

Define the setting of a narrative essay.

a)

characters and theme of the story

b)

conflict of the story

c)

time and place of the story

d)

exposition and resolution of the story