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 tells what happens to a character. It has a beginning, middle, and end.
2. The plot is what happens in a story.
The hero is the most important character in a tale. The story is about what the hero does.
3. Stories begin with something that happens first.
Every story has an end. The end tells how the story finishes and wraps things up.
4. A brave person in a story is a hero.
A tale is a short story that tells about something that happens. You can tell a tale out loud or write it down.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A story can happen in a park.
True False
True. The hero is the most important character. The story follows what happens to the hero.
2. Stories never have animals in them.
True False
False. Stories do need a setting. The setting tells the reader where and when the story takes place.
3. The end of a story comes last.
True False
True. You can write stories about animals. Many famous stories have animal characters.