Story Structure: Beginning, Middle, and End

This worksheet helps first graders understand and identify the beginning, middle, and end of a simple story.

Grade 1 ELA ReadingReading Comprehension StrategiesBeginning, Middle, End Structure

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2

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ELAGrade 1Reading ComprehensionStory StructureBeginning Middle End

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Story Structure: Beginning, Middle, and End

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Read the story below. Then, answer the questions about the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

The Little Red Hen

Once upon a time, a Little Red Hen found a grain of wheat. "Who will help me plant this wheat?" she asked. The Pig, the Cat, and the Dog all said, "Not I!"

So, the Little Red Hen planted the wheat all by herself. When the wheat grew tall, she asked, "Who will help me cut the wheat?" The Pig, the Cat, and the Dog all said, "Not I!" So, the Little Red Hen cut the wheat all by herself.

Then, she asked, "Who will help me bake the bread?" The Pig, the Cat, and the Dog all said, "Not I!" So, the Little Red Hen baked the bread all by herself. When the bread was ready, she asked, "Who will help me eat the bread?" "I will!" cried the Pig, the Cat, and the Dog. "No, you won't!" said the Little Red Hen. "I will eat it myself!" And she did.

1. In the beginning of the story, the Little Red Hen found a of wheat.

2. In the middle of the story, the Little Red Hen planted, cut, and baked the by herself.

3. At the end of the story, the Little Red Hen ate the bread all by .

4. What happened at the beginning of the story?

5. What happened in the middle of the story?

6. What happened at the end of the story?

7. The Pig helped the Little Red Hen plant the wheat.

True

False

8. The Little Red Hen ate the bread by herself.

True

False

Draw a picture of the beginning, middle, and end of the story in the boxes below.

Beginning

Middle

End