This challenging worksheet asks kindergartners to think carefully about what makes a story work. Four multiple-choice questions cover the meaning of setting (where and when a story happens), strong openings like once upon a time, what happens at the end (the problem is solved), and what every character needs (a problem to solve).

Five fill-in-the-blank sentences extend the thinking to the topic of a story, the difference between real and pretend, the role of imagination, the need for a problem to keep stories interesting, and the idea that characters can be people or animals. This page bridges listening and original writing.