Narrative Story Starters — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. write
2. begin
3. hero
4. plot
5. tale
6. story
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A story tells what happens to a character.
A story is what we read or hear about a character and what happens to them, so story is the word that fills the blank.
2. The plot is what happens in a story.
Plot means all the things that happen in a story, so it is the word that names what happens.
3. Stories begin with something that happens first.
Stories begin with the very first thing that happens, before the middle and end come along.
4. A brave person in a story is a hero.
A brave person who does big, kind things in a story is called a hero.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A story can happen in a park.
True False
True. Stories can happen in many places, and a park is one fun place where a story can take place.
2. Stories never have animals in them.
True False
False. Lots of stories have animals in them, like dogs, cats, bears, and bunnies who are characters too.
3. The end of a story comes last.
True False
True. The end is the last part of a story, after the beginning and the middle.