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Ember and the Cold Soup

Read an original story about a little dragon who helps her village, then describe its characters, setting, and major events.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRL.1.3

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 10 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use key details to describe the characters in a story.
  • Students name where and when a story takes place.
  • Students describe the problem, the solution, and the main events of a story.

How to use

Read the story aloud once for fun, then again slowly. Ask students to underline story words that help them before answering.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RL.1.3

Use key details to describe the characters, the setting, and the major events of a story.

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Ember and the Cold Soup

Tell about the characters, the setting, and what happens.

Read the story

Ember and the Cold Soup

1Ember was a small green dragon. She lived on a hill above a little village. The big dragons blew giant orange flames. Ember tried and tried, but she could only puff little warm clouds. She felt sad.

2One chilly night, the village had a soup supper in the square. But rain had soaked the firewood, so the big pot of soup was cold. "Oh no!" said Mr. Okafor, the cook.

3A boy named Teo ran up the hill. "Ember, can you help us?" he asked. Ember flew down and blew soft, warm puffs under the pot. Soon the soup bubbled.

4Everyone cheered and shared the hot soup. Ember smiled. Her little puffs were just right.

The characters

Characters are the people or animals in a story.

1.
Read paragraph 1. Who is Ember?
  • A. a boy who lives in the village
  • B. the cook at the soup supper
  • C. a small green dragon
  • D. one of the big dragons
2.
Circle the names of the three characters in the story.

RosaTeoEmberMrs. LinMr. Okafor

3.
What is Mr. Okafor's job? Write the word.

Mr. Okafor is the  .

4.
Why does Ember feel sad at the start of the story?
  • A. She can only puff little clouds.
  • B. She has no friends in the village.
  • C. The rain made her wings wet.
  • D. She is too hungry to fly.

The setting and the events

The setting is where and when a story happens. The events are what happens.

5.
Where does the soup supper take place?
  • A. on the hill where Ember lives
  • B. in Teo's warm kitchen
  • C. by a river near the hill
  • D. in the village square
6.
When does the soup supper take place?
  • A. on a hot afternoon
  • B. on a sunny morning
  • C. on a chilly night
  • D. on a snowy morning
7.
Read paragraph 2. Underline the sentence that tells the problem.

One chilly night, the village had a soup supper in the square.But rain had soaked the firewood, so the big pot of soup was cold."Oh no!" said Mr. Okafor, the cook.

8.
Match each event to what happened because of it.
  1. Rain soaked the firewood.
  2. Teo asked Ember for help.
  3. Ember blew warm puffs under the pot.
  1. A. The soup bubbled.
  2. B. The soup was cold.
  3. C. Ember flew down the hill.
9.
Read paragraph 4. How does Ember feel at the end of the story?
  • A. angry at the rain
  • B. glad that she helped
  • C. scared of the village
  • D. sad that she is small
10.
Tell what happens in the story. Use the words first, next, and last.

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