Character

Characters are the _______, _______, and _______ who take part in the action of a story.

• people

• novels

• animals

• imaginary creatures

• setting

How an author tells the reader about what a character is like is called _______.

• plot development

• characterization

• climax

• setting

Every character is the same.

• True

• False

The written conversation between characters is called

• narration

• paragraph

• dialogue

• line

The dialogue between characters can help reveal characterization (what the characters are like).

• False

• True

Inanimate objects (things that aren't alive) could be characters in a story.

• True

• False

Authors develop (make) characters by

• describing them

• making comments or observations about them

• telling what the character thinks, says, or does

• not mentioning them in the story

• telling what other characters think, say, or do about them

"He hated having to eat pizza with pineapple on it." Would be an example of building characterization by

• telling us about their friends and family

• describing what they look like

• making a direct comment about them

• telling us their thoughts and actions

Having a different character say "They are always fifteen minutes late" would build characterization by

• describing what the character looks like

• having a narrator make comments about them

• tell us what the character does

• presenting other characters' thoughts about them

If a character says "I always try to be the first one done eating lunch", this would build characterization by

• presenting the character's thoughts, speech, or action

• having a narrator describe them

• telling what other characters think about them