Story Elements Quiz

Grade 1 · English · Quiz

Can you identify the parts of a story? Take this quiz to find out!

Questions

1. Which story element tells us WHO the story is about?

   1. setting
   2. problem
   3. character
   4. solution
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   Answer: character

   Character answers the question 'Who is this story about?'

2. The setting only tells us WHERE the story happens, not WHEN.

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   Answer: False

   Setting tells us both WHERE and WHEN — a story can happen in a forest in medieval times or a city in the future.

3. How the character solves the trouble in a story is called the ___.

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   Answer: solution

   The solution is how the character resolves the problem at the end of the story.

4. In the story of The Three Little Pigs, what is the main PROBLEM?

   1. The pigs want to build houses
   2. The wolf tries to blow the houses down
   3. The pigs eat porridge
   4. The wolf is sleeping
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   Answer: The wolf tries to blow the houses down

   The wolf threatening to blow down their homes is the central problem the three pigs must solve.

5. Every story needs a problem to make it interesting.

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   Answer: True

   A problem creates tension and gives the character something to work toward — without it there is no story.

6. A story set 'in a magical forest long ago' tells us the story's:

   1. character
   2. problem
   3. solution
   4. setting
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   Answer: setting

   A magical forest long ago tells us both the place (forest) and the time (long ago) — that is the setting.

7. The things that happen from beginning to end in a story are called ___.

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   Answer: events

   Events are everything that happens in the story in order from beginning to end.

8. Characters can be animals or objects as well as people.

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   Answer: True

   Characters can be people, animals, toys, or even talking objects — whoever acts and speaks in the story.

9. How many main story elements are there?

   1. 2
   2. 3
   3. 4
   4. 5
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   Answer: 5

   The five story elements are: character, setting, problem, events, and solution.

10. Which element comes LAST in a story?

    1. setting
    2. character
    3. problem
    4. solution
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    Answer: solution

    The solution comes at the end, after the character has faced and overcome the problem.

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