Activity in English Elements of The Story
Activity in English Elements of The Story
Activity in English Elements of The Story
A. Directions: Identify the story element described in each sentence. Choose your answer from
the box.
TITLE
CHARACTER
SETTING
BEGINNING
MIDDLE
ENDING
PLOT
_______2. This gives an idea or clue of what you will read in the story.
_______5. The part of the plot that tells the actions of the character to solve the problem.
_______7. The part of the plot that tells how the problem was solved.
_______9. The Ant and the grasshopper are very good friend.
B. Directions: Read the short story below. Analyze it and be able to identify its elements.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
Buddy and the Cat
Little Buddy Cockroach is a house bug. Mother cockroach always tells him to stay in
dark places and hide. He listens to her with half an ear not believing in what she says.
“How could they not like me? I have beautiful, shiny wings, and long antenna. Surely,
they would love me,” he thought. One day, Buddy saw a black cat and said, “I will
show Mother Cockroach that she is wrong.” But when the cat saw him, it immediately
jumped and started running after him with its sharp claws. Buddy ran as fast as he
could to the dark place under the cabinet and never came out.
1. What is the title of the story?
a. Buddy and the Dog
b. Buddy and the Cat
c. Buddy and the Dinosaur
It was a strange to see elephants playing in the zoo, and to hear them both greeted with cheers. But it
merely confirmed the old saying, little elephants really do have big ears.
5. Character:_________________
6. Setting:___________________
Samantha was a good girl, who always tried to do her duty. She did the cooking and the sweeping in
their house, while sister Grace was upstairs sleeping in her room, until a jaguar for his dinner, devoured
Grace that lazy sinner, then Samantha forced to dine alone.
7. Character:__________________
8. Setting:___________________
Young Jose and his mother went to Antipolo one day. They took a banca to go there. One of Jose’s
slippers fell into the water. Mother Teodora wanted the boatman to get it. but it was already floating
away. To her surprise, Jose threw the remaining one towards the one floating away. “Another little boy
can make use of the slippers,” Jose said.
9. Character:____________________
10. Setting: __________________
C. Directions: Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is wrong.
_________4. The part of the plot that tells how the problem was solved is called ending.
_________5. The part of the plot that tells the actions of the character to solve the problem is
called middle.
Answer key:
A.
1. Character
2. Title
3. Setting
4. Plot
5. Middle
6. Beginning
7. Ending
8. Title
9. Character
10. Setting
B.
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. Elephants
6. In the zoo
7. Samantha and Grace
8. In the house
9. Jose and Mother Teodora
10. One day in Antipolo
C.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True