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Year 3 English · Story structure: beginning, middle and end

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which part of a story usually introduces the characters?
- ☐ (a) the end
- ☐ (b) the beginning
- ☐ (c) the middle
2. Where does the sandcastle story happen?
- ☐ (a) at the beach
- ☐ (b) at a park
- ☐ (c) at school
3. How do Sam and Ava solve their problem?
- ☐ (a) They go home.
- ☐ (b) They build a new castle somewhere else.
- ☐ (c) They build a wall of sand to protect the castle.
4. Which sentence would make the best problem for a story?
- ☐ (a) The dog was brown.
- ☐ (b) The dog ran off with Dad's car keys.
- ☐ (c) The dog lived in a house.
5. How does Sam feel at the very end of the story?
- ☐ (a) happy
- ☐ (b) scared
- ☐ (c) angry
6. What is the name of Sam's sister? Type her name.
7. What knocked down a tower of the sandcastle? Type one word.
8. In which part of a story does the problem usually happen: the beginning, middle or end? Type one word.

Answer sheet

1. the beginning — We meet the characters at the beginning.
2. at the beach — Sam and Ava went to the beach.
3. They build a wall of sand to protect the castle. — They piled up a thick wall of sand, and the rest of the castle stayed standing.
4. The dog ran off with Dad's car keys. — Losing the car keys is a problem that the characters must solve.
5. happy — Sam cheered, which shows he was happy.
6. Ava — Sam's big sister is called Ava.
7. wave — 'A big wave rushed up the sand and knocked down one of the towers.'
8. middle — The problem usually happens in the middle.