Character Traits

Jake is Amanda’s older brother. One day they are walking home from school when a cold front rolls in and the temperature drops 20 degrees. Jake is dressed more appropriately for the weather than Amanda. He takes off his hooded sweatshirt and offers it to her. She gratefully accepts. Jake is now colder, but he is happier. What character trait does Jake demonstrate?

• Athletic
• Kindhearted
• Grateful
• Thoughtless

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

David found a wallet on the ground. He opened up the wallet and saw an old woman’s ID card. David took the wallet to the woman’s house, and returned it to her.   What character trait does David demonstrate?

• Honest
• Friendly
• Irritated
• Fearless

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

The teacher asked Lucia what the answer was to the problem on the board. Lucia wore a worried expression on her face for a moment and then put her head down on the desk without answering. After the teacher moved on to someone else, Lucia whispered to her friend that the answer was 26. Lucia was right.   What character trait does Lucia demonstrate?

• Bashful
• Hilarious
• Dishonest
• Energetic

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

Armando’s car broke down in the woods and his phone wasn’t getting a signal. He used his car antenna as a spear and caught fresh salmon. He started a fire with sparks from his car battery, and he ate the cooked salmon while waiting for help to arrive.  What character trait does Armando demonstrate?

• Silly
• Depressed
• Bright
• Furious

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Andy saw his neighbor struggling to get his lawn mower running, so Andy went over to his neighbor’s house and filled up his lawn mower with gas. When it still wouldn’t start, Andy lent him his lawn mower.  What character trait does Andy demonstrate?

• Intelligent
• Helpful
• Hateful
• Nervous

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Katie’s mother came home from a long day of work and noticed that the entire house had been cleaned from top to bottom. She figured that Katie must have cleaned it. The strangest thing was that she didn’t even ask Katie to clean. Then she found a note on the counter from Katie asking for permission to sleep over at her friend Heather’s house. Katie’s mother smiled.   What character trait does Katie demonstrate?

• Adventurous
• Sneaky
  
• Quiet
• Serious

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

A character, Nicki, is friendly. The author shows this by having Nicki sit down at a lunch table with a group of kids she doesn’t know and introduce herself. What is the author using to show Nicki’s trait? 

• Nicki's thoughts
• Nicki's feelings
• Nicki's actions
• the other characters' reactions to Nicki

A character, Flora, goes on a field trip to an amusement park. She tells her teacher she’s scared to go on the roller coasters. “No way I’m going on those!” she thinks. Flora’s classmates comment on how she’s shaking and looks pale. Based on this evidence, one trait that describes Flora is ________. 

• fierce
• cowardly
• talented
• bold

Maxim is always very nice with all the people, he says "Thank you" and "Good bye" all the time. 

• polite 
• funny
• mean 
• thoughful 

Jack likes to create new things. He is very good at arts. He can draw a beautiful picture very quickly 

• sociable
• peaceful
• creative
• hard-working