Character Trait Vocabulary

Kaylee's best friend got a 100% on her math quiz. Instead of being happy for her, Kaylee crumpled up her own quiz and didn't talk to her friend all day.

Kaylee is...

• envious

• meddlesome

• amiable

• intolerant

When he lost the game, Robert threw all of the pieces and broke the board.

The author expresses this character's trait by...

• what he says.

• what he does.

• destructive.

• unappreciative.

While all her friends did their homework and studied for the test, Lola went to the park and smelled the flowers. Then she laughed at the butterflies as they tumbled through the sky.

Lola is...

• wicked

• amiable

• heroic

• carefree

When Joe's dog ran away, he cried all day. Bryan sat next to him and said "I know you are upset. It's a really sad situation."

Bryan's character trait is...

• what he says.

• what he does.

• sympathetic.

• ethical.

Jorge wanted to be a better soccer player so he practiced every day for one hour. Even when it was cold and rainy and his friends went inside to play video games, Jorge went out and practiced his footwork.

Jorge can be described as...

• unappreciative

• hopeful

• optimistic

• self-disciplined

A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. A synonym for OPTIMISTIC is...

• hopeful.

• wicked.

• admirable.

• ethical.

Rocco said he wanted to make friends, but he refused to talk to anyone who didn't go to the same church that he did. At lunch he would only sit with his cousin and one other boy who agreed with everything he said.

A character trait to describe Rocco is ....

• ethical.

• intolerant.

• by his actions.

• by what other people said about him.

Which word doesn't belong in this group?

• friendly

• nice

• amiable

• envious

Lucinda found a copy of the answers to the test the teacher was planning to give on Friday. She knew Abdul was really worried about his grade, so she offered to share them with him. He said "No, thanks. That doesn't seem like the right thing to do. I will need to study every day, but I should get a grade I earn."

We know Abdul's character trait because of...

• ethical.

• wicked.

• what he says.

• what he does.

Miles had the coolest shoes, the newest phone, and a huge TV in his room. One day, his dad brought him a new videogame to play. Miles told him to throw it in the corner. "Maybe I'll try it later," he said, "when are we going to the mall?"

Miles is...

• admirable.

• unappreciative.

• optimistic.

• destructive.