Character Trait Vocabulary in Context

The __________ man snapped at the children for walking in his freshly mowed lawn.

• serene

• slovenly

• cantankerous

• introverted

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

With her __________ ways, Sophie was able to make the students in the cafeteria laugh hysterically.

• zany

• glamorous

• diabolic

• ambitious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

I was extremely frightened to come across a man in a dark alley who had a ______________ look in his eyes.

• scholarly

• mischievous

• content

• diabolic

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.4

Many viewers of the movie Titanic are left feeling __________ at the end of the movie when one of the main characters drowns.

• irate

• melancholy

• arrogant

• content

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The students were __________ to get a 5 day vacation from school for Thanksgiving break.

• melancholy

• sympathetic

• ecstatic

• irate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When the students return from Thanksgiving break, many will feel quite __________ when they have to wake up for school.

• mischievous

• lethargic

• glamorous

• arrogant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Someone who is always focused on the negative side of things would be considered __________.

• pessimistic

• optimistic

• content

• slovenly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

With her __________ appearance, she rolled out of bed, put on her shoes, and walked out the door without glancing in the mirror.

• glamorous

• diabolic

• ambitious

• slovenly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

He speaks in such a __________ way that others around him feel like he is belittling them.

• condescending

• zany

• lethargic

• scholarly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The teacher was __________ when she found that many students plagiarized their work.

• sympathetic

• optimistic

• irate

• ambitious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4