What You Need to Know

Students identify and describe characters and settings in stories they read.

What makes a character

Describing settings with detail

How setting affects the story

Character feelings and actions

Key Vocabulary

a person, animal, or creature in a story

where and when a story takes place

to give details about what something looks, sounds, or feels like

the feeling or mood created by the setting

Select the correct answer for each question. Click "Check Answer" to see if you are right.

Question 1

Which best describes a setting?

The hero of the story The dark, spooky forest at night What the character wants The problem in the story

Question 2

What can we learn about a character?

The time of year in the story The weather in the story How they look, feel, and behave The title of the book

Question 3

The story is set "on a stormy night in a castle." What type of atmosphere does this create?

Happy and bright Calm and peaceful Funny and silly Scary and mysterious