This second medium worksheet challenges kindergartners to read a different story starter and pull out details like the weather, the character's name, and the time of day across nine fill-in-the-blank questions.
The matching activity is more advanced: children read four complete story openings featuring a knight, mermaid, dragon, and robot, then match each one to its setting—forest, ocean, sky, or city—building inference skills for narrative reading.
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Narrative Writing: Story Starters
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Story starter: 'On a rainy afternoon, Lily found a tiny door behind her bookshelf...'
1. The story starter tells us the weather was rainy.
2. The main character's name is Lily.
3. The time of day is the afternoon.
4. Lily found a tiny door.
5. Where was the door? It was behind her bookshelf.
6. A good next sentence would tell what Lily thought about the door.
7. The word 'tiny' describes the size of the door.
8. The story takes place inside Lily's house.
9. This story starter makes the reader feel curious.
Part B: Match the Words
Match each story starter to its setting.
1.
One night, a brave knight rode into a dark forest...
→ the forest
the sky
Deep under the sea, a mermaid found a lost treasure...
→ the ocean
the ocean
High in the clouds, a dragon woke up from a long nap...
→ the sky
a city
In a busy city, a robot learned how to make friends...
→ a city
the forest
Narrative Writing: Story Starters
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Story starter: 'On a rainy afternoon, Lily found a tiny door behind her bookshelf...'
1) The story starter tells us the weather was rainy.
2) The main character's name is Lily.
3) The time of day is the afternoon.
4) Lily found a tiny door.
5) Where was the door? It was behind her bookshelf.
6) A good next sentence would tell what Lily thought about the door.
7) The word 'tiny' describes the size of the door.
8) The story takes place inside Lily's house.
9) This story starter makes the reader feel curious.
★ Part B: Match the Words
Match each story starter to its setting.
1)
One night, a brave knight rode into a dark forest...
→ the forest
the sky
Deep under the sea, a mermaid found a lost treasure...
→ the ocean
the ocean
High in the clouds, a dragon woke up from a long nap...
→ the sky
a city
In a busy city, a robot learned how to make friends...
→ a city
the forest
Ready to Practice?
Read the story starter carefully. Write the missing word on the line, then draw a line to match.
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15-20 minutes
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