Grade 2 Worksheets: Identifying the Setting (Where and When)

📚 Topic Summary

The setting of a story tells us where and when the story happens. The 'where' could be a forest, a school, or even outer space! The 'when' tells us if the story takes place in the past, present, or future. Understanding the setting helps you imagine the story and understand why characters do what they do. It’s like building the stage for a play!

🌍 Part A: Vocabulary

Match the words with their definitions:

1. Setting
2. Location
3. Time Period
4. Environment
5. Era

1. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
2. A particular period in history.
3. The place where something happens or exists.
4. When and where a story takes place.
5. A specific time in history.

(Match them up! The answers are at the bottom of this worksheet, but try your best first!)

✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Read the paragraph and fill in the missing words:

The story took place in a spooky __________ near a dark __________. It was the __________ of the dinosaurs, so there were lots of giant reptiles roaming around. The main character, a brave __________, had to find her way back home before it got too __________.

(Word Bank: Forest, River, Time, Explorer, Late)

🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking

If you could set a story anywhere in the world and at any time, where and when would it be, and why?

(Answers for Part A: 1-4, 2-3, 3-5, 4-1, 5-2)