Identifying Characters & Setting— Let's Practise!

Identifying Characters & Setting— Let's Practise! exercise

• What are characters and settings?

  Hints

  Here is an example of a character.

  This is an example of a setting.

  This is an example of a character.

  Solution

  A character is a person, animal, creature or thing that plays an important part in a story.

  A setting is where a story takes place, such as a forest or a castle.

• Is it a character or a setting?

  Hints

  Snow White is the main person in this story.

  Remember, the setting is where the story takes place. A story can have more than one setting.

  Solution

  In this story, Snow White and the Witch are both characters.

  The setting includes a forest and a cottage.

• Where are the characters?

  Hints

  This is an example of a character.

  This is an example of a setting.

  Check your spellings carefully:

  • character
  • setting

  Solution

  In this image, the Prince and the King are the characters.

  The castle wall shows the setting.

• Decide whether each word is a character or setting.

  Hints

  Remember, the setting is where the story takes place. A story can have more than one setting.

  A character is a person, animal, creature or thing that plays an important part in a story.

  Solution

  The correct answers are shown in this table.

• Decide if it is a character or a setting.

  Hints

  A character is a person, animal, creature or thing that plays an imporant part in a story.

  A setting is a place where a story happens.

  Here we can see the setting is the iceberg and the characters are the penguins.

  Solution

  • The characters are: the wizard, the dragon, the mouse and Red Riding Hood.
  • The settings are: the funfair and the palace.

• What are the stories about?

  Hints

  A character is a person, animal, creature or thing that plays an important part in a story.

  A setting is where a story takes place, such as a forest or a castle.

  Solution

  • This story is about a detective in a library. The setting is the library and the character is the detective.

  • The action in this story happens when a toad casts some magic in a pond. The character is the toad and the setting is the pond.

  • In this story, a boy goes to the beach and meets a mermaid. They swim in the sea. The characters are the boy and the mermaid and the settings are the beach and the sea.