Five Story Elements

Sylvia describes the events that happen in the beginning, middle and end of the book she just read. This means that Sylvia is describing the ________.

• character

• conflict

• plot

• theme

Which story element provides the drama in a story?

• theme

• characters

• setting

• plot

• conflict

All the action that goes on in a story makes up the ________.

• plot

• character

• conflict

• theme

What are the five elements of a story?

• character, plot, conflict, setting, theme

• character, language, purpose, plot, dialogue

• conflict, setting, history, theme, excitement

• setting, theme, character, plot, traditions

Which element is a lesson or moral?

• setting

• plot

• characters

• theme

Read the following fairy tale. A young boy named Jack trades his only cow for beans that he’s told are magic. When he brings the beans home, his mother doesn’t believe that they are magic and becomes angry with Jack. Against his mother’s advice, Jack plants the beans. A huge beanstalk grows. Jack climbs it and finds a giant’s house full of treasure. He takes the treasure from the house and runs away as the giant chases him down the beanstalk. Jack reaches the ground and is able to chop down the beanstalk. He keeps the treasure. Choose the best summary of this fairy tale’s plot.

• After climbing a magic beanstalk, Jack takes treasure from a giant’s house, is chased down a beanstalk and chops it down before the giant can catch him.

• Jack trades his only cow for magic beans and plants them. They grow into a beanstalk.

• Jack’s mother sends him out to sell their only cow, becomes angry that her son trades the cow for beans and scolds him.

• Jack loves his only cow but chooses to believe that the beans he trades her for are magic.

Silvia describes the events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the book she just read. This means Silvia is describing the __________.

• plot

• theme

• character

• conflict

Which story element provides the drama in a story?

• conflict

• theme

• characters

• setting

The people in a story are called the _________________

• personages

• actors

• characters

• stars

All the action that goes on in a story makes up the ___________.

• theme

• conflict

• character

• plot