Fictional story examples for third grade ELA lessons

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔍 Fictional stories are made up, not real. 🌟 Characters are the people or animals in the story. 🗺️ Setting is where and when the story takes place. 📜 Plot is what happens in the story (the events). 🎭 Theme is the big idea or message of the story. 💬 Dialogue is when characters talk to each other. ✏️ Examples include fairy tales, fantasy, and realistic fiction.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. What is the term for the made-up events that form the main part of a fictional story?
   1. Setting
   2. Plot
   3. Theme
   4. Character
2. Which of these is NOT a common element of a fictional story?
   1. Real historical facts
   2. Characters
   3. Setting
   4. Plot
3. What do we call the time and place where a story happens?
   1. Plot
   2. Theme
   3. Setting
   4. Character
4. In a fictional story, what is the underlying message or big idea called?
   1. Setting
   2. Plot
   3. Theme
   4. Character
5. If a story is considered "fictional", what does that mean?
   1. It is based on true events.
   2. It is made up.
   3. It contains only animals.
   4. It always takes place in the future.
6. Who are the individuals (people, animals, creatures) involved in a story?
   1. Setting
   2. Plot
   3. Theme
   4. Characters
7. Which of the following is an example of fictional story genre?
   1. Biography
   2. Autobiography
   3. Realistic Fiction
   4. News Report