Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 4 of 5
Story Builders
Characters, settings and order
What your child practises
Reading short stories, then naming the character and setting, explaining why things happened, and retelling events in order.
BC Curriculum learning standard: Story/text: elements of story (character, setting, sequence); comprehension strategies
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Who is the main character in this story?
Kenji's class had a pet fish named Bubbles.
Every morning, Kenji sprinkled in some fish food.
One day, Bubbles swam up to the top to say hello.
Kenji felt proud to be a good helper.
- 🧒Kenji
- 🐳a whale
- 🧜a mermaid
Show answer
🧒 Kenji
Hint: The main character is who the story is mostly about.
Question 2
Where does this story happen? (the setting)
Kenji's class had a pet fish named Bubbles.
Every morning, Kenji sprinkled in some fish food.
One day, Bubbles swam up to the top to say hello.
Kenji felt proud to be a good helper.
- 🛒at a supermarket
- 🏔️on a mountain
- 🏫in a classroom
Show answer
🏫 in a classroom
Hint: The setting is where a story happens. Look for clues in the first sentence.
Question 3
Why did Kenji feel proud?
Kenji's class had a pet fish named Bubbles.
Every morning, Kenji sprinkled in some fish food.
One day, Bubbles swam up to the top to say hello.
Kenji felt proud to be a good helper.
- 🍽️He ate the fish food
- 🐠He took good care of the fish
- 🏁He won a race
Show answer
🐠 He took good care of the fish
Hint: Kenji fed Bubbles every morning. That is being a good helper.
Question 4
Tap what happened, from the beginning to the end.
Kenji's class had a pet fish named Bubbles.
Every morning, Kenji sprinkled in some fish food.
One day, Bubbles swam up to the top to say hello.
Kenji felt proud to be a good helper.
- Kenji felt proud.
- The class had a fish.
- Bubbles swam up to say hello.
- Kenji fed the fish every morning.
Show answer
The class had a fish. → Kenji fed the fish every morning. → Bubbles swam up to say hello. → Kenji felt proud.
Hint: Read the story again from the top. What happened first?
Question 5
Who is the main character in this story?
A bear cub named Juniper woke up from a long winter sleep.
Juniper was very hungry.
Juniper found berries and fish near the river.
Soon the little cub felt strong again.
- 🐻Juniper the bear cub
- 🧑a hunter
- 🐟a fish
Show answer
🐻 Juniper the bear cub
Hint: The main character is who the story is mostly about.
Question 6
Where does this story happen? (the setting)
A bear cub named Juniper woke up from a long winter sleep.
Juniper was very hungry.
Juniper found berries and fish near the river.
Soon the little cub felt strong again.
- 🌲near a river in the forest
- ✈️at an airport
- 🏙️in a big city
Show answer
🌲 near a river in the forest
Hint: The setting is where a story happens. Look for clues in the first sentence.