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Text Structures in Short Stories Word Search

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This 15-word word search teaches students in Grades 5–7 the terminology of narrative structure used in short stories. Hidden words include setting, climax, resolution, and complication, covering plot development and story organization. Use it as a vocabulary preview before a short-story unit, a reading-comprehension review, or a classroom warm-up activity.

Subject:: English / Language Arts
Topic:: Reading
Grade Level:: 5th – 7th Grades
Updated February 2026

Word List

SETTING
DESCRIPTION
PROBLEM
EVENTS
EFFECTS
REACTION
COMMENT
REFLECTION
SOLUTION
ORIENTATION
COMPLICATION
CLIMAX
RESOLUTION
CODA
TITLE

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