Character Traits

Javier was shopping at the grocery store for some olives. He needed a lot of olives, so he grabbed the large jar off of the shelf. Then he noticed the price. The large jar contained 20 oz. of olives and it cost $3.99. He looked at the small jar of olives. It contained 10 oz. of olives and cost $1.49. Javier put the large jar back and purchased two small jars of olives.   What character trait does Javier demonstrate?

• Brave

• Cruel

  (mean)

• Angry

• Intelligent

  (smart)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

No one knew how artistic Jaclyn was. She created work that was unlike anyone else's. She was a "outside the box" thinker. 

• energetic

• creative

• compassionate

  (kind)

• carefree

  (not worried)

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

None of Doris’ friends trust her.  She often tells lies to make herself look better or to keep herself out of trouble.  For instance, she told her friends that she couldn’t go to the Halloween dance because she was going to a concert.  She was actually grounded and thus unable to go. 

• lively

• deceitful

• critical

• threatening

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

On the first day of school Belinda was very unclear where to go. She dropped her books on the floor on the way to her first class, and bumped into a teacher. After knocking over a can of pencils, Belinda tripped on the way to the cafeteria.

• clumsy

• creative

• carefree

  (easy going)

• arrogant

  (bragging)

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Boris shows off frequently. When he got an "A" on his test, he told everyone in class. Yesterday, he told all of his friends about his father’s Jaguar and the vacation home that his family owns in Puerto Rico.  

• compassionate

  (kind)

• nervous

• arrogant

  (bragging)

• dishonest

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Blade is a  teenager.  He is always getting into fights.  Not only does he fight with people whom he knows but he also starts arguments with perfect strangers.  On the Fourth of July, he insulted Kevin and Max even though he’d never met them.

• dishonest

• lively

• critical

• threatening

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Sampson was so lazy he spent the day watching TV, even when he had chores to do.

• positive

• negative

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3