Character Trait Final Review

What is a character trait?

• a word that describes what the character looks like (physical appearance)

• a word that describes how the character feels at one time

• a word that describes the character's personality

It is Jerome's first day at his new school. When the teacher introduces Jerome to the class, he tried hard to make eye contact, but instead looked down at the floor.

A character trait that describes Jerome is

• lazy

• shy

• rude

• stubborn

Which of these are character traits?

• excited, selfish, angry

• skinny, angry, excited

• skinny, honest, creative

• honest, creative, kind

Since Mya is the oldest child in her family, she often has to watch her brother and sister while her parents work. She constantly told her brother and sister what chores needed to be done before her parents came home. Then she made them clean up her rooms. By the end of the day Mya's brother and sister had enough!

What word describes Mya?

• bossy

• neat

• helpful

• ambitious

Character traits can be inferred (figured out) based on these four things

• feels

• acts (actions)

• thinks

• says

• looks (appearance)

Nathan saw his little brother struggling on his math homework. He offered to help him figure out the problems and they worked together to complete the assignment.

A character trait for Nathan is

• lazy

• bossy

• helpful

• rude

Makayla studied her spelling words since Mrs. Rising passed the list out. She wanted to win the Spelling Bee badly! Makayla stayed up late the night before studying. When her mom told her it was time for bed, Makayla begged for 5 more minutes! She wanted to be the champion!

A character trait that describes Makayla is

• creative

• neat

• stubborn

• determined

Michael is the star player on the school basketball team and he knew it. It was no surprise to him that he was made captain of the team. When his friends congratulated him, Michael said "It's no surprise, that I'm the captain. I AM the best player."

A character trait for Michael is

• kind

• boastful

• rude

• mean