Characterization Terms Review

What type of characterization is shown?

"When Gill passed gas in class, his face turned red."

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

What type of characterization is shown?

"Don Ricardo was mean-tempered and rude"

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

What type of characterization is shown?

"Chase couldn't tell what it was, but it frightened him so badly that he nearly sucked in a lungful of water."

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

What type of characterization is shown?

"Peter was a very lazy student. He did very little in class and never turned in his homework. "

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

What type of characterization is shown?

"Arthur doesn't do his homework," Nathaniel told her. "If he doesn't practice. He'll fail."

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

David found a wallet on the ground. He opened up the wallet and saw an old woman’s ID card. David was honest and returned it to her.

What character trait does David demonstrate?

• Honest

• Friendly

• Irritated

• Fearless

Andy saw his neighbor struggling to get his lawn mower running, and decided to be helpful. Andy went over to his neighbor’s house and filled up his lawn mower with gas.

What character trait does Andy demonstrate?

• Intelligent

• Helpful

• Hateful

• Nervous

No one want to play with Lena because she always tells everyone else what to do. She is bossy and insists that everyone do things her way and will not listen to anyone else's ideas.

Which word best describes Lena?

• irresponsible

• cruel

• bossy

• impolite

The author tells the reader about a character's personality

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The author shows the reader about a character's personality

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3