Na m e : ___ _
Directions:Date:Read each snippet, or short bit, from the stories. Then choose the setting
and write it on the line.Of course, you know that sometimes you have to
read between the lines, or infer, to figure things
out in a story.cemetery coral reef backyard
ice rink walk-in refrigerator- Sweat trickled down our backs as we sat under the shade of the old tree. With
rows of headstones still to check, locating the grave of our great grandmother
would take the rest of the afternoon.
- I was cold. No, I was freezing. There was no way I could pry open the huge steel
door that led out to the restaurant’s kitchen. Being trapped in here was more than
a problem. It could be a tragedy.
- Mark slipped his mask over his eyes and slid into the salty water. With the snorkel
tube in place, he put his face into the water and began to paddle. It wasn’t long
until he spotted a huge school of blue and orange fish.
- Allison threw a blanket over a thick, low branch that extended from the tree next
to her garage. With one swing of her leg, she was up and on the blanket. She
grabbed the rope that she had tied to the branch for reins and rode her imaginary
Pegasus into the sky.
- Jenna checked the laces of her skates once more and headed onto the ice. Coach
gave her a big thumbs up, but it wasn’t enough to quell the butterflies in her
stomach. She had practiced her program for weeks now, but she wasn’t prepared
for the boy she had a crush on to be in the stands.