Understanding Conflict
A Grade 3 worksheet to help students identify and understand different types of conflict in stories.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember that conflict is a problem in a story.
The Big Race
Lily loved to run. She was fast, but her friend Sam was even faster. They both signed up for the school's annual fun run. Lily really wanted to win this year! She practiced every day after school. One day, during practice, a big storm came. The wind howled, and rain poured down. Lily worried the race would be cancelled. Then, on race day, Lily felt a tickle in her throat. She had a cold! She knew she couldn't run her best. Sam came over and said, 'It's okay, Lily. Just do your best. We can still have fun!' Lily smiled. She might not win, but she could still enjoy the race with her friend.
1. What is the main conflict Lily faces with Sam at the beginning of the story?
They don't like each other.
They both want to win the race.
Sam is mean to Lily.
They argue about what to eat.
2. What is a conflict Lily faces with nature?
The sun was too hot.
A big storm came.
The birds were too loud.
The race track was too long.
3. Lily felt a tickle in her throat. This is an example of a conflict with .
4. When two characters want different things, it is called a conflict between and .
5. Describe a time you had a conflict with yourself, like Lily having a cold before the race.
6. A conflict always means two people are fighting.
True
False
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