This hard worksheet pushes kindergartners to evaluate story starters through four multiple-choice questions about which opening lines work best, what a setting tells the reader, and which words make strong narrative beginnings. Five fill-in-the-blank sentences then dig into story structure, asking children to identify the character, problem, and solution pattern that gives every narrative its shape.
This sheet builds critical reading skills alongside writing readiness for first grade.
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Narrative Writing: Story Starters
Part A: Multiple Choice
Read each question and circle the correct answer.
1. Which is the BEST story starter?
A) The dog.
B) One morning, a dog found a magic ball in the garden.
C) Dogs are pets.
D) I like dogs.
2. What does a story setting tell the reader?
A) Who the hero is
B) When and where the story happens
C) What the problem is
D) How the story ends
3. Which word would BEST start a narrative story?
A) Because
B) Although
C) Once upon a time
D) Therefore
4. What makes a good story starter?
A) It tells the whole story.
B) It introduces a character and setting.
C) It explains the moral.
D) It ends the story.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1. A narrative story tells about something that happened to a character.
2. Good stories have a beginning to introduce the character, middle to show the problem, and end to show the solution.
3. A story starter should make the reader want to know what happens next.
4. The words 'One stormy night' tell us about the setting of the story.
5. A character, setting, and problem are all needed for a good story.
Narrative Writing: Story Starters
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Read each question and circle the correct answer.
1. Which is the BEST story starter?
A) The dog.
B) One morning, a dog found a magic ball in the garden.
C) Dogs are pets.
D) I like dogs.
2. What does a story setting tell the reader?
A) Who the hero is
B) When and where the story happens
C) What the problem is
D) How the story ends
3. Which word would BEST start a narrative story?
A) Because
B) Although
C) Once upon a time
D) Therefore
4. What makes a good story starter?
A) It tells the whole story.
B) It introduces a character and setting.
C) It explains the moral.
D) It ends the story.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1) A narrative story tells about something that happened to a character.
2) Good stories have a beginning to introduce the character, middle to show the problem, and end to show the solution.
3) A story starter should make the reader want to know what happens next.
4) The words 'One stormy night' tell us about the setting of the story.
5) A character, setting, and problem are all needed for a good story.
Ready to Practice?
Read each question carefully. For Part A, circle the correct answer. For Part B, write the missing word on the line.
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