Character Trait Cards

Karen’s week is going to be full

of activity. In addition to school,

homework and chores, Karen has

ballet lessons and Girl Scouts.

She won’t have any time left to

play with friends or watch TV!

• busy

• curious

• genuine

• positive

No one likes to play with Bruce,

because he always wants to tell

everyone what to do. He insists

that things be done his way and

won’t listen to anyone else’s ideas.

• overbearing

• honorable

• clumsy

• positive

Carol is always asking questions.

She constantly wants to know how

things work and why things

are the way they are.

• busy

• confident

• honorable

• curious

Alex is constantly dropping things

and breaking them. He trips over

his own feet daily, and last

week he accidentally dropped

his dad’s cell phone in the sink!

• positive

• clumsy

• overbearing

• responsible

Katie always tells the truth.

She never tries to cheat on tests

or homework. When the cashier

in the cafeteria gave her too

much change, Katie gave back

the extra money.

• genuine

• polite

• honorable

• clumsy

Marco always wears a smile on

his face. Nothing seems to ever

upset him. When his baseball game

got rained out, Marco was

content to stay inside reading.

• honorable

• busy

• gracious

• overbearing

Greg pushed people out of his

way to get to the front of the

line. He grabbed his lunch tray

without saying “thank you” to the

server. He left a giant mess on the

table where he had eaten.

• rude

• confident

• imaginative

• polite

Laney doesn’t mind doing chores

around the house. She often

washes the dishes without even

being asked. She helps her little

sister with her homework

every afternoon, too.

• overbearing

• positive

• generous

• gracious

Paula loves to play pretend games

with her friends. She also enjoys

writing stories and poems. Paula

has created a whole world full

of dragons, unicorns and fairies

through her writing.

• impolite

• honorable

• polite

• imaginative

Even though the other soccer

team has a great record for the

season, Tate is certain his team

will win the game. His team has

been practicing, and they have

the best chance to win.

• confident

• busy

• curious

• polite