Story Elements - Grade 4

Consider Batman and the Joker.

Choose the correct labels for each character.

Which TWO of these are examples of a SETTING?

Which of these was NOT a setting in "Small Steps: The Year I had Polio"?

In a story whose setting is the Middle Ages, which of these would you be most likely to see? (Choose TWO)

In a story whose setting is outer space some time in the future, which of these would you be most likely to see? (Choose TWO)

Can you identify the movie based on the description of the plot?

BEGINNING: A construction worker finds an important building piece.

MIDDLE: He and his new friends try to stop an evil tyrant from freezing the world.

END: A father and son find some common ground.

Can you identify the movie based on the description of the plot?

BEGINNING: A villain is excluded from a party.

MIDDLE: He goes on a quest to win a medal and become a hero.

END: He nearly destroys the world with an infestation of insects but manages to save everyone.

Can you identify the movie based on the description of the plot?

BEGINNING: A young animal runs away when he is blamed for his father's death.

MIDDLE: He grows up in the forest with his friends.

END: He returns to fight his uncle and becomes the new king.

Can you identify the folktale based on its PROBLEM?

PROBLEM: A girl wants to take food to her sick grandmother but is being stalked by a wolf

Can you identify the folktale based on its PROBLEM?

PROBLEM: Three creatures find that a child has invaded their home and tampered with their food

Can you identify the folktale based on its SOLUTION?

SOLUTION: The intruder falls into a pot of boiling water

Can you identify the folktale based on its SOLUTION?

SOLUTION: The boy chops down the beanstalk and the giant falls