Character Trait Practice

Which character trait best describes Jake?

Jake is Cassie's older brother. One day Jake and Cassie were 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 Cassie. He wore his long sleeve t- shirt, hooded sweatshirt, jeans and boots. When he noticed that Cassie was only wearing a thin long sleeve shirt, and that she was shivering from the cold temperatures. He becomes worried about Cassie and takes off his hooded sweatshirt and offers it to her so that she can keep warm. She gratefully accepts. Jake is now colder, but he is happier since he was able to help his sister.

• Selfish

• Considerate

• Rude

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which character trait best describes Craig?

Craig is a football player training over the summer for next season. The coach demands that all players come in at 6:00 AM and lift weights until 8:00 AM, when practice begins. Craig gets to practice at 5:00 AM to begin his training every day. He works hard and meets all of the coaches expectations. He lifts weights, runs, and eats well to make sure he has great strength to work to his full potential. He even works on his skills at home in the afternoons after dinner. He makes sure that he is practicing the drills to be a successful member of the team.

• Lazy

• Jealous

• Dedicated

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which character trait best describes Jonathan?

Jonathan invited a bunch of friends over to his house. While his friends were over he then talked to them for hours about all the trophies that he had won and bragged about how big of a football star he had become on his team. He spent hours showing them the rare comic book collection he has and bragged about how cool they were, but never let his guests touch them. He made sure that they knew that his dad worked at a big business firm and talked about how much money he made. He told his friends that his dad would buy him whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted it. His friends did not enjoy their time at Jonathan's, they were very tired of hearing about how great Jonathan thought is life was.

• Dedicated

• Compassionate

• Boastful

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which character trait best describes Kelvin?

While walking home from school, Kelvin noticed a wallet that had been left on the ground. Kelvin looked around to see if there was anyone who could have possibly dropped it, but the street was empty. He opened up the wallet and saw that it contained a one hundred dollar bill, a credit card, and a woman’s identification card. Kelvin took the ID out of the wallet and found the address of the woman’s house. He picked up the wallet and walked to the woman's house, and returned the wallet to her. She was overjoyed at Kelvin’s kind acts.

• Greedy

• Michevious

• Trustworthy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which trait best describes Jason?

Jason is an excellent accountant who works full-time for his best friend's company. He has been working at his friend’s company for five years now and is a big part of their cooperation. A larger accounting firm contacts Jason wanting him to come work for them. They offer to pay him twice what he makes if he will leave his current company to come and work for them. Jason thanks them for their offer but declines, he tells them that he is committed to his company and values his friend as a boss. He doesn't even tell his friend that he received the offer,not wanting him to be upset. Jason reminded himself that there were more important things in life than money.

• Loyal

• Sneeky

• Greedy

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Mercy snorted. She should have known better than to challenge Victoria. Of all Mercy’s friends, Victoria talked loudest, ran fastest and took the most risks. She bragged about the time she convinced her older brothers to spend a weekend building her a fort. Mercy liked to call Victoria “Buster.” “Because you are always busting things up,” she laughed. Victoria wore the nickname with pride.

Which character trait best describes Victoria?

• Outgoing and Popular

• Shy and Quiet

• Compassionate and Caring

• Envious and Stubborn

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3