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Narrative Elements Assessment

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Narrative Elements Assessment

Narrative Elements Assessment

Story book with characters illustration

📚 Part 1: What is a Narrative?

1. Circle the best definition of a narrative:

A story that teaches us facts about science

A story that entertains us with characters and events

A list of instructions on how to do something

A poem with rhyming words

2. What is the main purpose of a narrative? Write your answer below:

🏗️ Part 2: Story Structure Elements

3. Match each narrative element with its description:
1. Characters
2. Setting
3. Problem
4. Events
5. Resolution
A. Where and when the story happens
B. The people or animals in the story
C. What happens in order during the story
D. How the problem gets solved
E. The difficulty or challenge in the story
4. Think about the story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". Fill in the blanks:

Characters: Goldilocks and ________________

Setting: A _____________ in the forest

Problem: Goldilocks enters someone else's _____________ without permission

Resolution: Goldilocks _____________ away when the bears return

🔗 Part 3: Language Features

5. Check all the time connectives (words that show when things happen) from the list below:

First

Big

Then

Beautiful

Finally

Suddenly

Green

Next

6. Circle the sentence that shows dialogue (characters talking):

The cat walked slowly across the room.

"Help me!" shouted the little boy.

It was a dark and stormy night.

The flowers smelled lovely in the garden.

📝 Part 4: Story Sequencing

7. Put these story events in the correct order by writing numbers 1-5:

_____ The three little pigs built houses to stay safe.

_____ The wolf huffed and puffed at each house.

_____ Once upon a time, there were three little pigs.

_____ The wolf could not blow down the brick house and gave up.

_____ The wolf wanted to catch the pigs for his dinner.

8. Write what time connective you would use to start each part of a story:

Beginning: _________________ upon a time

Middle events: _________________ and _________________

Ending: _________________ they lived happily ever after

🎨 Part 5: Create Your Own

9. Draw a simple story map for your own narrative idea. Include all the main elements:
10. Write 3-4 sentences telling a short story. Use at least one time connective and describe your characters or setting:

🤔 Part 6: Reflection

11. What makes a story interesting to listen to or read? Write your ideas:
12. Circle how confident you feel about writing your own narrative:

Very confident - I know all the parts!

Quite confident - I know most parts

A bit confident - I need some help

Not confident - I need lots of help

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