This easy level worksheet introduces second graders to the basic parts of a story. Part A asks students to sort six story phrases into Beginning of a Story or End of a Story categories. Part B has five fill-in-the-blank questions about middle, setting, and character vocabulary. Part C presents four true or false statements about story structure, characters, and setting, building strong foundational knowledge for narrative writing.
Style:
Narrative Writing
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
Once upon a time...And they lived happily.One sunny morning...That is how it ended.Long ago there was...The end.
Beginning of a Story
End of a Story
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A story has a beginning, middle, and end.
2. The setting is where and when the story takes place.
3. A character is a person or animal in a story.
4. Details help the reader picture the story in their mind.
5. Sequence words like 'first' and 'then' help organize a story.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Every story needs a beginning, middle, and end.
True False
2. Characters are only people, not animals.
True False
3. The setting tells where and when a story happens.
True False
4. You do not need details in a good story.
True False
Narrative Writing
★ Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
Once upon a time...And they lived happily.One sunny morning...That is how it ended.Long ago there was...The end.
Beginning of a Story
End of a Story
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A story has a beginning, middle, and end.
2) The setting is where and when the story takes place.
3) A character is a person or animal in a story.
4) Details help the reader picture the story in their mind.
5) Sequence words like 'first' and 'then' help organize a story.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) Every story needs a beginning, middle, and end.
True
False
2) Characters are only people, not animals.
True
False
3) The setting tells where and when a story happens.
True
False
4) You do not need details in a good story.
True
False
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