Types of Characters

Authors include lots of details when creating a FLAT character.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.4.3

The reader is more likely to be sympathetic to the protagonist than the antagonist.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.4.3

A character who has the same attitude for the entire story is a dynamic character.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Minor characters are vitally important to the plot of the story.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.1B

Joanna is an astronaut who has been sent to rescue several people from a spaceship that has broken down just outside of Earth's orbit. She faces many challenges and has a limited amount of time. Joanna is the...

• antagonist

• flat character

• protagonist

• static character

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

At the beginning of the story Tina wants to quit her dance team because another girl made a mean comment about her dancing. At the end of the story, Tina is the captain of the dance team and goes out of her way to make everyone feel like they belong. Tina is...

• static

• antagonist

• flat

• dynamic

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

At the protagonist's school, there is a greeter named Mrs. Robinson. The protagonist says hello to her every morning but doesn't interact with her otherwise. Mrs. Robinson is...

• a minor character

• a sympathetic character

• the antagonist

• a dynamic character

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

At the beginning of the story, Rosa discovers that another girl in her class, Tamara, has copied her homework, and is blaming her for cheating. Tamara is likely the...

• antagonist

• protagonist

• dynamic character

• round character

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Readers learn that the protagonist, Maria, is fourteen years old. She has recently moved to town, and misses her friends. She likes her older sister a lot, but doesn't like her little brother all the time. She worries that her teeth are crooked and that she has a difficult time reading. When she grows up, she wants to be a doctor. Maria is most likely a...

• flat character

• static character

• antagonist

• round character

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

In this story, Thomas is the protagonist's next door neighbor. Thomas is about fourteen, and he thinks the protagonist is a nice kid. Other than that, the reader does not know that much about him. Thomas is most likely a...

• dynamic character

• static character

• flat character

• round character

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B