Sharpening your skills

Skills analysis

The five Ws and one H in telling a story

When a story is told, it usually contains six elements: the five Ws (who, what, when, where and why) and the H (how). These elements provide important details of the story and make the story informative and complete.

Identify the six elements in the story “My mother’s gift” by filling in the blanks.

1. Who are the main characters? ____________ and _________.

     Who else is involved? ________________.

2.  What happe  ned? Mom and I had a ________________ and she gave me

    _______________ before my performance in the school play.

3.  When did it take place?  When I was __________________.

4.  Where did it take place?  In the ____________ of my home  

    and ___________  on the night of the performance.

5. Why  did that happen? I was ____________ because I had to ______________

   from a princess to a narrator.

6.  How was the problem solved? My mother encouraged me by pointing 

    out that even a dandelion can _______________ in its own way. I learned to 

    ______________ the role.