Language Arts Grade K-1

Beginning, Middle, and End of a Story

Finding the parts of a simple story

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Finding the parts of a simple story

Language Arts - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Write or say your answer. Use pictures and story clues to help you.
  1. 1
    A child in rain boots stands by a puddle.

    Mia put on her boots. Then she jumped in puddles. Last, she went home to dry off. What happened at the beginning?

  2. 2
    A green sprout grows in a cup.

    Ben found a seed. He planted it in a cup. A little green sprout grew. What happened in the middle?

  3. 3
    A dog holds a ball near a chair.

    A dog chased a ball. The ball rolled under a chair. The dog got the ball and wagged its tail. What happened at the end?

  4. 4
    A child opens a lunch box.

    Put these events in order: Sam eats lunch. Sam opens his lunch box. Sam throws away his trash.

  5. 5
    A kitten peeks out from under a bush.

    Lily heard a story about a lost kitten. First, the kitten wandered away. Next, Lily looked under a bush. Last, Lily found the kitten. Which part says what happened first?

  6. 6
    A giraffe at the zoo with a bus nearby.

    A story says: The class got on the bus. They visited the zoo. They went back to school. What happened in the middle of the story?

  7. 7
    A picnic basket and folded blanket on grass.

    Draw or write one thing that could happen at the beginning of a story about a picnic.

  8. 8
    Food sits on a picnic blanket.

    Draw or write one thing that could happen in the middle of a story about a picnic.

  9. 9
    A packed picnic basket and rolled blanket.

    Draw or write one thing that could happen at the end of a story about a picnic.

  10. 10
    A girl mixes cookie dough in a bowl.

    Look at the events: A girl bakes cookies. A girl mixes the dough. A girl shares cookies with her friend. Which event should come first?

  11. 11
    A bird flies out of a nest.

    Read the sentence: Finally, the bird flew out of the nest. Is this the beginning, middle, or end of the story?

  12. 12
    A dad opens a big box.

    Read the sentence: First, Dad opened the big box. Is this the beginning, middle, or end of the story?

  13. 13
    A red hat is under a bed.

    Nora lost her red hat. She looked in her room. She found the hat under her bed. Write the end of the story.

  14. 14
    A child flies a kite high in the sky.

    Tell what is missing. Beginning: A boy gets a kite. Middle: The wind blows the kite high. End: blank.

  15. 15
    A rabbit hops toward a carrot in a garden.

    Circle the event that belongs in the middle: A rabbit sees a carrot. A rabbit hops to the garden. A rabbit goes to sleep.

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