Character Development

Sarah wants to sit in the front seat next to her dad in the car, but her older sister tries to get there first.

• internal

• external

Dinah feels like she can't do anything right.

• internal

• external

Superman's only weakness is kryptonite, which causes him to lose all of his powers.

• internal

• external

The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Many people lost their lives.

• internal

• external

In this story, who or what is Sue in conflict with?

A boy in a green shirt yelled, "I can't find my sister. She went underwater right there, and she never came up!"

As a lifeguard, Sue knew exactly what to do. Racing into the ocean, she leaped and crashed through the waves. Sue swam to the spot where the boy had pointed. Taking a deep breath, she dove to the bottom, opened her eyes, and began searching everywhere. As she surfaced, a wave buried her and shoved her under again.

When Sue finally resurfaced, she saw a crowd of people on shore. "Here she is!" they called.

Sue saw a girl standing in the sand, calmly eating a sandwich. Her little brother had gone back to his sand castle.

• Sue is in conflict with the ocean.

• Sue is in conflict with the boy.

• She is in conflict with the missing girl.

• She is in conflict with the people on the shore.

In an internal conflict, a person would be most likely to struggle against—

• a hurricane

• another character

• fear

• his or her city's government

Which of the following is an example of an internal conflict?

• a character struggles with an emotion

• a character struggles with society

• a character is in conflict with nature

• a character argues with another character

It's Little Larry's first day at a new school. He is anxious that he will not make any new friends.

• Internal

• External

Any problem can be solved if you are ________________ and patient.

• persistent

• disrespectful

• independent

• selfish

Which word is the opposite of humble?

• calm

• proud

• studious

• witty