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.
- Grade 1 English / ELA review
- Whole-class review on one shared screen
- Test or quiz prep
- Team-vs-team practice in class
A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.
Who are characters?
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the people or animals in a story
+4 more clues in this category
What is the setting?
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where and when a story happens
+4 more clues in this category
What part comes first in a story?
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beginning
+4 more clues in this category
What part comes between beginning and end?
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middle
+4 more clues in this category
What part finishes a story?
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end
+4 more clues in this category
Board content
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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