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Story Elements Practice
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Story Elements Practice
Read the original story, then answer each question. Use details from the story to support your ideas.
Story Elements Vocabulary
1.Match each story element to its definition.
- Characters
- Setting
- Plot
- Conflict
- Resolution
- The people or creatures in a story
- The way the main problem is settled
- The main problem or struggle
- The events that make up a story
- The time and place where a story happens
Read the Story
On a windy Friday afternoon, Hannah and his cousin Lila walked to Cedar Hill, a grassy rise above their neighborhood. They planned to fly the bright blue kite Hannah had made from paper and thin sticks. Just as the kite lifted into the air, a sharp gust snapped its string. The kite sailed over the hill and snagged in the branches of a tall oak tree.
Hannah wanted to climb up after it, but Lila spotted a safer way. She noticed that the hill’s groundskeeper had left a long-handled rake beside a shed. The cousins asked permission to use it. Lila carefully lifted the kite’s tail with the rake while Hannah held the handle steady. After several tries, the kite slipped free and floated down onto the grass. One corner was bent, but the kite was still in one piece. Hannah thanked Lila for thinking calmly, and together they patched the corner before flying it again.
2.Which characters are central to the story?
3.Describe the setting. Include when and where the story takes place.
4.What problem do Hannah and Lila face when they fly the kite?
- The kite’s string breaks, and the kite gets caught in an oak tree.
- They cannot find the hill where they planned to fly the kite.
- The groundskeeper takes the kite away.
- The kite tears before it leaves the ground.
5.How do the cousins solve the problem?
Plot and Character
6.Put these events in the order they happen. Write 1 for first and 5 for last.
The kite catches in the oak tree.
The cousins walk to Cedar Hill.
They use the rake to free the kite.
The kite’s string snaps.
Hannah’s kite rises into the wind.
7.Summarize the story in a few sentences. Include the problem and how it is resolved.
8.Which traits best describe Lila? Choose all that fit the story.
- Calm and resourceful
- Careless and impatient
- Thoughtful and helpful
- Unkind and selfish
- Fearful of trying any solution
9.How do Lila’s choices help move the plot toward its ending?
10.Sketch a scene from the story that shows an important event. Add a caption explaining what is happening.
Draw and caption one important moment from “The Kite on Cedar Hill.”
Plan a Story Idea
11.Invent a story idea by naming a main character, a supporting character, a time and place, a problem, and a solution.
12.What message or lesson might a reader take from the kite story? Explain using one detail.
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