BrainPop Jr. Characters

What are characters?

• The people or animals in a story.

• The place where a story happens.

• What happens in the story .

• The lesson taught in the story.

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What should you do if you don’t understand a character?

• Skip that part of the story.

• Make a character chart to think about them.

• Read a different book.

• Think about if you know anyone who is like the character.

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A FABLE is a story where the characters are animals. Which of these stories is a FABLE?

• "The Princess and the Pea”

• “Sleeping Beauty”

• “Cinderella”

• “The Tortoise and the Hare”

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What lesson is taught in “The Ugly Duckling”?

• Ducks and swans live together.

• Ducks are mean.

• Swans are ugly when they're young.

• You shouldn't make fun of other people.

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Which of these sentences is an OPINION about a character?

• Snow White is a fairy tale.

• Snow White had help to solve her problem.

• Snow White was a girl who had a magical experience.

• The prettiest character is Snow White.

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In “Little Red Riding Hood,” the wolf is the ANTAGONIST in the story. What do you think ANTAGONIST means?

• The hero in the story .

• The character who is against the main character.

• The character who wears a hood.

• The character who tells lies.

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Chicken Little tells everyone, “The sky is falling!” What could you say about Chicken Little?

• He is probably jealous.

• He is probably cheerful.

• He is probably starving.

• He is probably worried.

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Who is the main character in “Cinderella”?

• the fairy godmother

• the wicked stepmother

• Cinderella

• the prince

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What lesson might a character learn from running a race?

• Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.

• Slow and steady wins the race.

• Even when liars tell the truth, they are never believed.

• Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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What would NOT help you understand a character?

• how many pages are in the book

• how a character behaves

• what a character says

• how a character feels

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