How a story plot builds

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   The Relay Path (story)

   [1] Luz helped plan a relay race for the school field day, a volunteer job that sounded easier than running. [2] Luz marked a short loop with bright cones before the first team arrived, leaving plenty of space between each turning point. [3] The runners walked the loop and practiced passing a soft ribbon, while the rest of the team watched from the shade. [4] Luz checked each turn and felt ready to start the race, confident that the marked path would guide everyone. [5] Then a sprinkler soaked the path beside the far cone, just as the first runners lined up nearby. [6] Luz saw that running there would make the turn slippery, especially for anyone trying to make a quick turn. [7] Luz first moved only the cone, but the wet patch still crossed the route, even though the colored marker stood in a new place. [8] Luz paused the start and asked runners to wait by the dry grass, so nobody would step onto the slick ground. [9] Luz found a wider turn on the other side of the field. [10] Luz moved two cones and walked the safe loop with the runners. [11] The teams ran the new route and passed the ribbon without trouble. [12] Luz drew the changed loop for the next field day group.

2. 1.

   Luz reads the story. Which event and response strip entry shows the exposition: the opening race plan in sentences [1]–[2]?

   • Luz turns off the sprinkler → Luz leaves wide space between turns
   • runners practice passing a ribbon → Luz feels ready to begin
   • Luz marks a relay loop → Luz leaves wide space between turns
   • Luz marks a relay loop → Luz feels ready to begin
3. 2.

   Luz reads the story. Which event and response strip entry shows the exposition: the practice before trouble in sentences [3]–[4]?

   • Luz turns off the sprinkler → Luz feels ready to begin
   • Luz marks a relay loop → Luz leaves wide space between turns
   • runners practice passing a ribbon → Luz feels ready to begin
   • runners practice passing a ribbon → Luz leaves wide space between turns
4. 3.

   Luz reads the story. Which event and response strip entry shows the rising action: the first fix that fails in sentences [7]–[8]?

   • moving one cone fails → Luz pauses the start
   • moving one cone fails → Luz sees that the path is slippery
   • Luz turns off the sprinkler → Luz pauses the start
   • a sprinkler wets a turn → Luz sees that the path is slippery
5. 4.

   Luz reads the story. Which event and response strip entry shows the climax or turning point: the choice that changes the route in sentences [9]–[10]?

   • Luz finds a wider dry turn → Luz pauses the start
   • moving one cone fails → Luz pauses the start
   • Luz finds a wider dry turn → Luz moves two cones
   • Luz turns off the sprinkler → Luz moves two cones
6. 5.

   Luz reads the story. Which event and response strip entry shows the falling action and resolution: the safe race at the end in sentences [11]–[12]?

   • Luz finds a wider dry turn → Luz moves two cones
   • the teams run the new loop → Luz moves two cones
   • the teams run the new loop → Luz draws it for later
   • Luz turns off the sprinkler → Luz draws it for later

7. The Class Quilt (story)

   [1] Pia planned a paper quilt for the hallway display, using paper rather than fabric so every student could contribute. [2] Pia counted colorful squares and drew a simple border on a sheet, which showed exactly where the decorated pieces belonged. [3] The class decorated squares with leaf and star shapes, although no two students used the same pattern. [4] Pia placed the first row and checked its neat edges, pleased that the borders lined up across the table. [5] A strong fan blew several loose squares across the table, while the group was preparing the next long row. [6] Pia found that the planned row order was now mixed up, and several students could not remember the original pattern. [7] Pia tried sorting by color, but some squares shared the same color, because many artists had chosen blue for their designs. [8] Pia stopped and looked for the small numbers on their backs, where each artist had written a tiny position label. [9] The class placed the squares by number and added tape underneath. [10] Pia pressed each joined row flat before adding another one. [11] The finished paper quilt hung straight in the hallway. [12] Pia put the numbered plan beside it so visitors could follow the pattern.

8. 6.

   Pia reads the story. Which event and response strip entry shows how the class starts the planned pattern in sentences [3]–[4]?

   • Pia asks artists to redraw their squares → Pia arranges the first row
   • the class decorates squares → Pia draws a border plan
   • the class decorates squares → Pia arranges the first row
   • Pia plans a paper quilt → Pia draws a border plan
9. 7.

   Pia reads the story. Which event and response strip entry shows why the fan breaks the layout in sentences [5]–[6]?

   • Pia asks artists to redraw their squares → Pia sees the order is lost
   • a fan scatters squares → Pia sees the order is lost
   • a fan scatters squares → Pia arranges the first row
   • the class decorates squares → Pia arranges the first row
10. 8.

    Pia reads the story. Which event and response strip entry shows why color does not restore the order in sentences [7]–[8]?

    • a fan scatters squares → Pia sees the order is lost
    • sorting by color fails → Pia sees the order is lost
    • sorting by color fails → Pia checks the back of each square
    • Pia asks artists to redraw their squares → Pia checks the back of each square
11. 9.

    Pia reads the story. Which event and response strip entry shows how numbers solve the mixing problem in sentences [9]–[10]?

    • numbers restore the order → Pia tapes each row
    • numbers restore the order → Pia checks the back of each square
    • Pia asks artists to redraw their squares → Pia tapes each row
    • sorting by color fails → Pia checks the back of each square
12. 10.

    Pia reads the story. Which event and response strip entry shows how the ending shows the plan working in sentences [11]–[12]?

    • Pia asks artists to redraw their squares → Pia displays the numbered plan
    • the quilt hangs in the hall → Pia displays the numbered plan
    • numbers restore the order → Pia tapes each row
    • the quilt hangs in the hall → Pia tapes each row