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Understanding Types of Conflict

This worksheet helps 5th-grade students identify and understand different types of conflict in literature, including person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. nature, and person vs. society.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3

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ELAReading ComprehensionConflictLiterary ElementsGrade 5
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Understanding Types of Conflict

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying different types of conflict in stories.

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

Lily loved exploring the woods behind her house. One sunny afternoon, she ventured deeper than usual, chasing after a bright blue butterfly. Suddenly, the sky darkened, and a fierce wind began to howl. Rain started to fall, first gently, then in heavy sheets. Lily realized she was lost. Her heart pounded as she tried to remember which path she had taken. She knew her parents would be worried. She had to find her way home before it got completely dark.

1. What is the main type of conflict Lily faces in the passage?

a

Person vs. Person

b

Person vs. Self

c

Person vs. Nature

d

Person vs. Society

Complete the sentences below with the correct type of conflict.

2. When a character struggles with a difficult decision or their own emotions, it is called Person vs.  .

3. A disagreement or fight between two characters is an example of Person vs.  .

4. Describe a situation where a character might face a 'Person vs. Society' conflict. Give an example.

Match each conflict type with its description.

5. Person vs. Nature

 

a. A character struggles against another character.

6. Person vs. Self

 

b. A character struggles against elements of the natural world.

7. Person vs. Person

 

c. A character struggles with their own thoughts or feelings.

Determine if the following statements are True or False.

8. A character trying to decide whether to tell the truth or a lie is an example of Person vs. Nature conflict.

T

True

F

False