Character Traits

What are character traits?

• How a character is feeling in the moment.

• Usual qualities of a character's personality.

• A lesson the character learns in the story.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What three aspects of a character's personality help us to infer their character traits?

• The character's sayings, actions and thoughts.

• The character's feelings, emotions and thoughts.

• The character's sayings, favorite activities and thoughts.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

While no one was looking, Emma took her brother's toy and put it in her backpack. What could be a character trait for Emma?

• Honest

• Patient

• Sneaky

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Ms. Romulus has gone skydiving, jumped off cliffs, and zip-lined through a forest. She is very _____________.

• Lazy

• Responsible

• Reckless

• Adventurous

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the setting for this story?

• a backyard.

• a cabin in the woods

• a tent in the campground.

• an rv.

Tom is described as being very fit, healthy, tall, and strong. Based on this description, we can infer that Tom ___________________.

• eats junk food all day.
• possibly plays a sport -- maybe basketball -- to stay healthy.
• doesn't care about his health.
• likes to sleep in on the weekends.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

I can find out more about a character by their...

• Thoughts

• Words

• Actions

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

If the passage below were set in a snowy park where children were playing, what could you infer?
Lena laughed loudly. "I can't believe you did that!" she said, smiling.

• Lena might have been gently hit by a snowball.
• Lena might be lost.
• Lena might be playing a board game or card game. 
• Lena might be talking to herself. 

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

1. Ron saw that a boy he knew was standing alone at recess time. Ron was having a great time playing with his friends, but he could tell that the boy was upset. He went over and asked the boy to play with him and his friends.

What character trait best describes Ron?

• caring

• bossy

• dishonest

• mean

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3