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1st Grade Characters Setting and Story Events Review

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Practice identifying characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, and important events in this 1st grade reading comprehension game. This is a Grade 1 English / ELA review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Characters, Setting, Beginning, Middle, Ending.

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  • Characters

    Who are characters?

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    the people or animals in a story

    +4 more clues in this category

  • Setting

    What is the setting?

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    where and when a story happens

    +4 more clues in this category

  • Beginning

    What part comes first in a story?

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    beginning

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  • Middle

    What part comes between beginning and end?

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    middle

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  • Ending

    What part finishes a story?

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    end

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Characters

$100 — Who are characters?
the people or animals in a story
$200 — Can a dog be a story character?
yes
$300 — Who is the story mostly about?
the main character
$400 — Can a story have two characters?
yes
$500 — What can characters do in a story?
take actions and experience events

Setting

$100 — What is the setting?
where and when a story happens
$200 — Is a school a possible setting?
yes
$300 — Is nighttime part of a setting?
yes
$400 — Which tells where: park or morning?
park
$500 — Which tells when: winter or kitchen?
winter

Beginning

$100 — What part comes first in a story?
beginning
$200 — What might the beginning introduce?
characters and setting
$300 — If a story starts with Ana waking up, is that likely near the beginning?
yes
$400 — What comes after the beginning?
middle
$500 — Why is the beginning important?
it starts the story and introduces important information

Middle

$100 — What part comes between beginning and end?
middle
$200 — Where does much of the action usually happen?
middle
$300 — Can a problem happen in the middle of a story?
yes
$400 — If a character searches for a lost toy, is that likely an event in the middle?
yes
$500 — What comes after the middle?
end

Ending

$100 — What part finishes a story?
end
$200 — What may happen to the problem at the end?
it may be solved
$300 — If a lost dog returns home, could that be part of the ending?
yes
$400 — What should readers think about after finishing a story?
what happened and how it ended
$500 — Put these in order: middle, end, beginning.
beginning, middle, end

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