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Story Elements Identification

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Story Elements Identification

Read the story, then answer the questions. Look for the characters, setting, problem and solution.

The Missing Picnic Basket

On Saturday morning, Idris and her brother Oliver packed sandwiches and apples for a picnic. They carried their basket to the park and chose a spot beside a pond. Just as they spread out their blanket, a gust of wind blew the picnic basket down the grassy hill. It stopped beside a patch of nettles. “We can’t reach it safely,” said Oliver. Idris spotted a long, fallen branch nearby. She used the branch to pull the basket away from the nettles. Then Oliver checked that everything was still inside. The two children sat on their blanket and enjoyed their picnic by the pond.

Spot the story elements

Use details from the story to answer. You can write a few words or a complete sentence.

1.Who are the main characters in “The Missing Picnic Basket”?
2.Where does the story take place? Name one detail that tells you.
3.What were Idris and Oliver planning to do at the park?
  • Have a picnic
  • Go swimming
  • Fly a kite
4.What problem happened when the children spread out their blanket?
5.Why couldn’t Oliver simply reach the basket?
  • It was beside nettles, so it was not safe to reach
  • The basket was locked
  • The pond was in the way
6.What did Idris use to get the basket away from the nettles?
7.Put the events in order by writing 1, 2 and 3 beside them: ___ The children enjoyed their picnic. ___ The wind blew the basket downhill. ___ Idris pulled the basket away from the nettles.
8.How was the problem solved?
9.Which sentence tells you the story has reached its ending?
  • “On Saturday morning, Idris and her brother Oliver packed sandwiches and apples.”
  • “Just as they spread out their blanket, a gust of wind blew the picnic basket down the grassy hill.”
  • “The two children sat on their blanket and enjoyed their picnic by the pond.”
10.Complete the story map: Characters: ___ Setting: ___ Problem: ___ Solution: ___
11.Why was using a branch a sensible idea?

3 printable pages

  • Story Elements Identification, page 1 of 3: The Missing Picnic Basket, Spot the story elements

    Page 1

  • Story Elements Identification, page 2 of 3: 3. What were Idris and Oliver planning to do at the park?

    Page 2

  • Story Elements Identification, page 3 of 3: 9. Which sentence tells you the story has reached its ending?

    Page 3

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