Narrative Beginnings

Answer Key - Grade 3 Writing Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Story plan: Ana's kite gets stuck in a tree at the park. Which opening tells who is there and where?

   • In the end, Ana got her kite back.
   • Ana ran across the windy park with her red kite.
   • The wind was strong that day.
2. 2.

   Mia is baking muffins with her dad. Which opening shows a problem right away?

   • Mia lifted the flour bag, and it spilled across the floor.
   • The muffins smelled warm and sweet at the end.
   • Mia and her dad like to bake on Sundays.
3. 3.

   Which first sentence would make a reader want to keep reading Nora's school play story?

   • Nora opened her mouth to sing, but no sound came out.
   • Nora's school had a play in May.
   • Nora was in the school play.
4. 4.

   Which sentence should come first in a story about Lily's lost mitten?

   • Lily found the mitten under her bed.
   • Then Lily looked in her coat pocket.
   • Lily pulled on one mitten and could not find the other.
5. 5.

   Write two sentences to begin a story about a puppy that runs off at the park. Sentence 1 tells who and where. Sentence 2 tells the problem.

   Who and where

   The problem

   the first sentence names a character and the park; the second shows the puppy running off.