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Grade 11 Story Elements: Character, Setting & Plot Worksheet with Answers

Grade 11 (US) · Year 12 (UK) · Class 11 (India) · English

Unit 4: Reading LiteratureStory ElementsCCSS RL.11-12.3

Characters, setting, plot, conflict and resolution, and how stories are built. This free high school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Story Elements: Character, Setting & Plot

Grade 11 · English

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Learning goal: Story Elements · CCSS RL.11-12.3

Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line.

Example

What do we call where and when a story happens?

Answer: setting

RememberThe story mountain (plot)

Expositioncharacters, settingRising actionproblems buildClimaxturning pointFalling actionthings settleResolutionhow it ends
  1. 1

    Read: 'Ava's dog ran away. She made posters, and a neighbor called to say he found it.' What is the problem?

  2. 2

    Read: 'Mia lost her kite at the beach on Saturday.' What is the setting?

  3. 3

    What do we call the people or animals in a story?

  4. 4

    What type of conflict is a character struggling with a hard decision inside herself?

  5. 5

    Read: 'Leo the lion wanted to make a friend in the jungle.' Who is the main character?

  6. 6

    Read: 'Ava's dog ran away. She made posters, and a neighbor called to say he found it.' What is the solution?

  7. 7

    What type of conflict is a character struggling against a storm?

  8. 8

    What do we call how the problem in a story is solved?

  9. 9

    What do we call the problem a character must solve?

  10. 10

    What do we call the events that happen in a story?

  11. 11

    What do we call a character who changes during a story?

  12. 12

    What do we call the most exciting point of a story, when the problem is at its peak?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: TAH (clue: you wear it on your head)

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  1. 1.Ava's dog ran away
  2. 2.the beach on Saturday
  3. 3.characters
  4. 4.character vs. self
  5. 5.Leo the lion
  6. 6.a neighbor found the dog after seeing the posters
  7. 7.character vs. nature
  8. 8.the resolution
  9. 9.the conflict
  10. 10.plot
  11. 11.a dynamic character
  12. 12.the climax
  13. ★hat (challenge corner)

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