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Grade 2 Story Elements: Character, Setting & Plot Worksheet with Answers

Grade 2 (US) · Year 3 (UK) · Class 2 (India) · English

Unit 5: ReadingStoriesCCSS RL.2.5

Characters, setting, plot, conflict and resolution, and how stories are built. This free early elementary 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 2 · English

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Learning goal: Stories · CCSS RL.2.5

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

Example

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

Answer: Leo the lion

RememberParts of a story

Characterswho is in itSettingwhere and whenProblemwhat goes wrongSolutionhow it is fixed
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    What do we call the problem a character must solve?

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    What do we call where and when a story happens?

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

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

  8. 8

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

  9. 9

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

  10. 10

    Read: 'Kai never shared his toys. When he broke his leg, the kids he had ignored visited him every day.' How might Kai change?

  11. 11

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

  12. 12

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

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What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary?

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.the climax
  2. 2.the conflict
  3. 3.the resolution
  4. 4.setting
  5. 5.character vs. self
  6. 6.Ava's dog ran away
  7. 7.character vs. nature
  8. 8.plot
  9. 9.a neighbor found the dog after seeing the posters
  10. 10.he learns to be kind and share
  11. 11.characters
  12. 12.the beach on Saturday
  13. ★wrong (challenge corner)

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