Quia
Quia: Compare/contrast Character, Plot, and Setting Test
This interactive activity assesses students' understanding of the story elements. Students will read passages that include a short story and a brief drama; then students will answer assorted questions associated to each piece.
Quia
Quia: Story Elements
This interactive game of "Rags to Riches" assesses students' knowledge of story elements. Students will identify the definitions of the story elements and the applications of story elements in stories.
Other
Katie Kazoo: The Five Essential Elements of a Story [Pdf]
Learn the five essential elements of a story.
Quia
Quia: Story Elements Practice
This series of flashcards from Quia helps students perform a quick check of their understanding of student elements, such as setting and conflict.
ProProfs
Pro Profs Quiz Maker: Short Story Elements Quiz
To do this 34-question quiz, click on "Start", read the question, select the best answer, and receive feedback after each question.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Character Map
Help students analyze a particular character with this character map that helps them examine character appearance, actions, and how others respond to them. Ideas for its use are provided.
University of South Florida
Fcat Express: Probable Passage Matrix (Pdf) [Pdf]
Printable PDF file of a Probable Passage Matrix graphic organizer. It asks students to identify the characters, setting, problem, solution, and ending of a story, and it is provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for...
Fun Trivia
Fun Trivia: Short Story Elements Trivia Quiz
This site shares a short story elements trivia game. Examples of short story elements are applied to high school classic literature.
TES Global
Blendspace: Interpreting Literature Terms
A fourteen-part learning module on literary terms including links to text, videos, word lists and images on literary terms such as plot, setting, character, point of view, style, theme, and more.
TES Global
Blendspace: 21 Jan2015: Utopia vs. Dystopia
A ten-part learning module with videos, images, and text designed to teach students about utopias and dystopias in literature.
Other
Prezi: Bme Beginning Middle End
Become a better reader by learning how to identify the beginning, middle, and the end of a story. Discover what clue words will help with the identification.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Story Elements
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines the elements of a story: character, setting, theme, and conflict.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Examining a Character's Personalities
In this lesson plan students will be able to understand the different personalities of a character by examining how they act when in contact with other characters. Lesson plan indicated for 4th grade and above.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Introduction to Character Traits
In this lesson plan middle schoolers will better understand what and how to generate the traits of a character. Lesson plan indicated for 4th grade and above.
Can Teach
Can Teach: You Are What You Say Personality Profiles
In this lesson plan students will develop personality profiles by analyzing the quotes of a character, historical figure, present day figure, etc. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above.
ProProfs
Pro Profs Quiz Maker: Story Elements Test
This test is a 35-question, self-scoring, multiple choice test covering story elements. Java is required.
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: A Cool Kid Like Me! [Pdf]
A story about a boy who seemed cool on the outside, but learned that talking to a friend could help him also feel better on the inside.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Prediction and Inference Terms Test
A test with five matching questions and 4 multiple choice questions over the following literary terms: prediction, inference, suspense, foreshadowing, character, character traits, motivation, denotation, and connotation.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Prediction and Inference Terms Match
Race against the clock while matching each literary text term with its definition. Terms include: prediction, inference, suspense, foreshadowing, character, character traits, motivation, denotation, and connotation.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Prediction and Inference Terms Flashcards
Eight flashcards on literary terms including: prediction, inference, suspense, foreshadowing, character, character traits, motivation, denotation, and connotation.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Story Elements Quiz: 6th Grade: Test
This interactive assessment consists of 12 multiple choice questions over story elements terms and their definitions. These terms include the following: setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, exposition,...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Story Elements Quiz: 6th Grade: Match
In this interactive game, students match story elements terms with their definitions. Theses terms include the following: setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, exposition, protagonist, antagonist, and resolution.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Story Elements Quiz: 6th Grade: Flashcards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on story elements such as setting, characters, conflict, rising action, falling action, exposition, protagonist, antagonist, and resolution.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Story Elements Quiz 6th Grade Honors: Test
Students will be assessed over 12 story elements on this test. Four fill-in-the-blank, four multiple choice, and four true/false questions appear on this assessment. A printable version of this assessment is also available.