ENGLISH LITERATURE 4TH GRADE

Narrative Structure 

A narrative text tells a story. Every story has 5 main parts:

1. Beginning – Introduces characters and setting.

2. Rising Action – The problem starts.

3. Climax – The most exciting part.

4. Falling Action – The problem begins to solve.

5. Resolution – The story ends.

We also use linking words like then, also, finally to connect ideas.

Some nouns change differently in plural form:

• child → children

• mouse → mice

• foot → feet

Read the text

The Magic Forest

One day, two children walked into a forest. Suddenly, they saw strange lights between the trees. Then, a small fairy appeared. The fairy asked for help because a giant had stolen her magic stone. The children felt scared but brave. They found the giant near a river. Finally, they returned the stone to the fairy, and peace came back to the forest.

WORKSHEET

A. Reading Comprehension

1. Who are the main characters? ___________________________________________________________

2. Where does the story happen? __________________________________________________________

3. What is the problem? __________________________________________________________________

4. What is the climax of the story? __________________________________________________________

5. What happens at the end? ______________________________________________________________

B. Narrative Structure

6. Match the parts of the story:

   • Beginning _______              a) They return the stone.

   • Climax _________ b) The children walk into the forest.

   • Resolution _______ c) They find the giant.

C. Grammar

7. Write the plural form:

   • child → ______

   • mouse → ______

   • foot → ______

8. Choose the correct linking word:
   The children were scared, ______ they helped the fairy.
   (also / but / finally)