Worksheet

Narrative Beginnings

Grade 3 - Writing - Challenge Me

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  1. Which Grade 3 opening sets up Theo at backstage before the play?

    • Afterward, he carried the lantern onto the stage.
    • The final scene glowed just as the script described.
    • The play was at school.
    • Theo checked the prop table backstage while the audience found their seats.

  2. Which beginning gives both the character and setting for Theo's story?

    • The play was at school.
    • The final scene glowed just as the script described.
    • Theo checked the prop table backstage while the audience found their seats.
    • Afterward, he carried the lantern onto the stage.

  3. Use this Grade 3 story plan: Sienna is testing a rover model when it stops before the ramp. Which opening makes the problem clear right away?

    • It was a day.
    • The rover stopped inches before the ramp, and one wheel spun in place.
    • Sienna liked building small machines.
    • At last, the rover climbed the ramp smoothly.

  4. Which first sentence creates a hook for Theo's narrative?

    • Theo's lantern went dark just as the curtain began to move.
    • The play was at school.
    • Theo was in a play.
    • Afterward, he carried the lantern onto the stage.

  5. This Grade 3 story starts too late: "Then Jun used the signpost to choose the correct fork." Which setup sentence should come before it?

    • The trail had trees.
    • Jun liked walking on trails.
    • The class reached the picnic area before noon.
    • Jun read the trail sign after the wet map stuck to a rock.
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