Story Element Theme

In the Summer during the day would be an example of the _____________ of a story.

• characters

• setting

• plot

• solution

What is the main idea?

• What the story is all about.

• How the story starts.

• How the story ends.

• The time and place in the story.

The narrator is the person who...

• wrote the story

• tells the story

• reads the story

The people, animals, or creatures in a story (fiction) are called...

• setting

• characters

• conflict

• resolution

After the boy who cried wolf had lied about seeing a wolf several times, nobody would come when he called. One day, he really did see a wolf near the village. Now, even if he tells the truth, nobody ever believes him.

Which story element is being described in this passage?

• solution

• theme

• setting

The turning point in a story, often the most intense moment

• Problem

• climax

• beginning

• plot

The theme of a story is

• events leading to the climax

• characters and setting

• The lesson learned

The resolution is

• at the end where the problems are solved

• at the beginning where the problems are just beginning

• the most exciting part

What is a plot?

• The lesson learned.

• The time and place in the story.

• The events in the story.

• Support the main idea.

Which of the following best defines the theme of a story?

• A) The main events of the story

• B) The time and place of the story

• C) The underlying message or lesson of the story

• D) The characters involved in the story