Printable worksheet helping students practice identifying the setting of a story through three distinct reading passages.

Problem: Analyze the settings of the three passages and determine where and when each story is taking place. Provide evidence from the text to support your answers.

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#### Passage 1: Alex and the Library
1. Where is this story taking place?
- Answer: The story is taking place in a library.
- How do you know?
- Clues in the passage:
- "The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly."
- "Some of the people sitting at the tables near him looked up from their books."
- "Alex put the laptop in his bag and began walking toward the door."
- These details indicate a quiet, studious environment typical of a library, with people reading books and a librarian enforcing silence.

2. When is this story taking place?
- Answer: The story is taking place in the present day.
- How do you know?
- Clues in the passage:
- "Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap."
- The presence of a laptop suggests a modern setting, as laptops are contemporary technology.
- The overall context (people reading books, a librarian, etc.) does not suggest any historical or futuristic elements.

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#### Passage 2: Vance Powers on the Spaceship
3. Where is this story taking place?
- Answer: The story is taking place on a spaceship.
- How do you know?
- Clues in the passage:
- "Up until now he had been a prisoner on this spaceship."
- "Vance was the only one who could navigate through an asteroid belt."
- "The ship skidded off a large asteroid."
- The mention of a spaceship, navigating through an asteroid belt, and the use of laser cuffs all point to a space-based setting.

4. When is this story taking place?
- Answer: The story is taking place in the future.
- How do you know?
- Clues in the passage:
- "Take these laser cuffs off!"
- "The guard waved the magnetic key over the laser cuffs on Vance's wrists."
- The use of advanced technology like laser cuffs and a spaceship capable of traveling through an asteroid belt indicates a futuristic setting.

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#### Passage 3: Sir Anders and Toby
5. Where is this story taking place?
- Answer: The story is taking place on a medieval estate or castle grounds.
- How do you know?
- Clues in the passage:
- "Sir Anders frowned at his squire, Toby."
- "He grabbed a saddle of the wall and began apologizing."
- "Sir Anders' white stallion."
- "Grab the bridle off of the wall, help me remove my armor."
- The mention of a knight (Sir Anders), a squire (Toby), a horse, armor, and saddles are all indicative of a medieval setting.

6. When is this story taking place?
- Answer: The story is taking place in the medieval period.
- How do you know?
- Clues in the passage:
- "Sir Anders frowned at his squire, Toby."
- "Help me remove my armor."
- The presence of knights, squires, horses, and armor are all characteristic of the medieval era, which typically spans from the 5th to the late 15th century.

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Final Answers:

1. Where is Passage 1 taking place?
Library
How do you know?
Librarian, people reading books, quiet environment.

2. When is Passage 1 taking place?
Present day
How do you know?
Presence of a laptop.

3. Where is Passage 2 taking place?
Spaceship
How do you know?
Spaceship, asteroid belt, laser cuffs.

4. When is Passage 2 taking place?
Future
How do you know?
Advanced technology (laser cuffs, spaceship).

5. Where is Passage 3 taking place?
Medieval estate/castle grounds
How do you know?
Knight, squire, armor, horse, saddles.

6. When is Passage 3 taking place?
Medieval period
How do you know?
Knights, squires, armor, horses.

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Final Boxed Answers:

1. Library
2. Present day
3. Spaceship
4. Future
5. Medieval estate/castle grounds
6. Medieval period

Final Answer:
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3. & \text{Spaceship} \\
4. & \text{Future} \\
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6. & \text{Medieval period} \\
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