Character Traits II

Zoe watched as the tall boy confronted the shorter boy on the playground after school and started teasing him. The tall boy was surrounded by a group of boys who laughed at every mean thing their tall friend said.

Zoe walked up to the tall kid. "Why are you picking on him?" Everyone grew silent for a moment. "

Which character trait best describes Zoe?

• brave

• disrespectful

• unselfish

• immature

Emma opened the door to her mom's van and climbed inside.

"Well aren't you a sight! You have a scrape on your cheek and your leg from Sunday's bike accident, a bruise on your leg from tripping over the kitchen chair a week ago, and now something else? What happened today?" her mom said, noticing her daughter's bandaged finger.

"I accidently cut some skin on my finger with my scissors," Emma answered.

Which character trait best describes Emma?

• lazy

• reliable

• embarrassed

• clumsy

Mom was driving Chris to his art class. Suddenly, she groaned. "It looks like we are going to get stuck waiting for a train again"

Chris reached into his bag and pulled out a book. "You need to be like me, Mom. I always have a book with me, ready to read in times like these."

"Your right", said Mom. "You always seem to have a book with you these days, Chris"

"If I am going to reach my goal of reading sixty books this school year, I need to read fifteen books each quarter," explained Chris. "I'm proud of you for setting such a lofty goal," said Mom

Which character trait best describes Chris?

• generous

• compassionate

• ambitious

• daring

Rob's mom stood in front of the TV screen. "Mom I can't see my game!" Rob cried.

"Did you clean your room like I asked?" she demanded.

"I am going to do it later," Rob replied.

"No, you will do it now," Mom said.

Rod trudged to his room. Three minutes later, he returned to his position in front of the tv screen. His mom silently walked to his room and opened his closet door. A mountain of dirty clothes, toys, and sports equipment tumbled out. "Rob, get back in here!"

Which character trait best describes Rob?

• determined

• envious

• clever

• lazy

"That's too bad that your little brother is sick and can't go trick-or-treating tonight," commented LeSandra.

"Yeah, I suppose it is," said Neveah. "He was pretty upset when I left the house to meet you."

"It kind of stinks for you, too, because now you'll have to share your candy," said LaSandra.

"Are you kidding? I'm not sharing any of it. I did the work of trick-or-treating, so I will be eating all of it myself," Neveah replied.

Which character trait best describes Neveah?

• bossy

• selfish

• organized

• foolish

"I am so angry right now," hissed Andrea. "I can't believe Kelli told the teacher that she saw me cheating on the test."

"How do you know Kelli told the teacher? Maybe Mrs. Hanson noticed you cheating herself," replied Ashlee.

Andrea glared at Ashlee. "I just know, okay? I saw Kelli watching me. I need to come up with a plan that will teach Kelli to mind her own business." She paused. "I know what I'll do. I am going to put something in her locker-like one of my brother's sweaty socks. Her locker will reek for weeks!"

Which character trait best describes Andrea?

• vindictive

• forgetful

• dilligent

• ambitious

"I don't feel like doing my homework," complained Patrick.

"Me neither," agreed his sister, Ivy.

"Hey, I have an idea of what we can do to make our homework more exciting! Let's race to see who can finish it first?"

"Patrick, do you have to make everything into a contest? If we rush, we'll probably get half of them wrong. I'm going to take my time and do it right," said Ivy.

Which character trait best describes Patrick?

• competitive

• greedy

• insensitive

• wise

"I wish we didn't have to play this volleyball game today," said Angie.

"I thought you liked volleyball. Why don't you want to play today?" asked her friend Kayla.

"We have to play the North All-Stars; they are going to slaughter us," Angie answered.

"You said that last week and we only lost by three points," Kayla reminded her.

"This time I mean it. The North All-Stars are really good!"

Which character trait best describes Angie?

• diligent

• optimistic

• pessimistic

• cooperative

Kevin stopped his bike in front of a table Holly had set up in her driveway. "What are you doing?" he asked.

"I'm having a lemonade stand. I am selling lemonade and chocolate chip cookies, and everything that I earn will be donated to the local animal shelter," explained Holly.

"That's cool," said Kevin.

"So do you want to buy anything?" asked Holly. "Each item costs just fifty cents."

Which character trait best describes Holly?

• generous

• intelligent

• charming

• disrespectful

"Mom, will you give me a dollar so that I can buy a cup of lemonade and a cookie from Holly's lemonade stand?" asked Kevin.

"You have tons of coins in your coin jar. Why don't you use some of your quarters?" replied Mom.

"I don't want to use my own money. I might need it for something really cool," said Kevin. "Please Mom? She is donating her earnings to the animal shelter."

"How thoughtful of Holly!" Mom said. "I'll give you a dollar to buy two cookies for your father and me. But I still think you should donate your money, too. And perhaps you should take a lesson from Holly on how to share!"

Which character trait best describes Kevin?

• independent

• stingy

• impolite

• dishonest