WorksheetsCharles Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
At the beginning of the story, how does Laurie behave as he leaves his mother?
He is very sweet to his mother
He seems less confident than usual
He seems somewhat bad mannered
He seems shy and frightened
In the story, who is "I" or the narrator?
Laurie
Laurie's mother
The teacher
Charles
How does Charles reform his ways in the 3rd-4th weeks of school?
He stops talking
He agrees to do exercises in gym
He starts helping the teacher
He starts wearing his jacket
When the teacher says there is not a Charles in kindergarten, what inference can you make?
The teacher does not know some of the students' names
The teacher is not telling the truth
Laurie was mixed up
Laurie is the bad boy who did the things "Charles" did
How does the point of view help create the surprise ending in the story?
The narrator doesn't know the truth about Charles until the end
The narrator never gives hints that Laurie behaves badly
The author tells many different characters' thoughts/feelings
Laurie is so mischievous that he tricks the reader
ACES is a method for constructing an organized paragraph. What does ACES stand for?
Arm-wrestle, Chill, Eat, Sleep
Answer, Cite, Explain, Summarize
Ask, Connect, Expand, Support
Argue, Cite, Evaluate, Summarize
Clues about future events in a story is called...
Irony
Foreshadowing
Exposition
Theme
The central message, or universal truth, of the story is called...
Irony
Events
Message
Theme
The falling action occurs...
before the climax
after the climax
at the beginning
during the climax
The climax of this story would be ....
when Charles hits a little girl with the see-saw.
when Charles kicked the teacher's friend.
when Charles's mother goes to the parent-teacher conference
when Charles's mother finds out there is no "Charles" in class.
This story suggests that parents don't always...
see their children clearly.
like their children's friends.
love their children.
treat their children fairly.
One clue that Laurie and Charles may be the same person is that...
Laurie tells his parents that Charles hit a boy in the stomach.
Laurie whispers to his father the bad word that Charles told the girl to say.
Laurie describes Charles as "bad".
Laurie comes home late on the days that Charles has to stay after school.
Which of the following describes a possible THEME of the story "Charles"?
Parents often overlook negative traits in their own children.
Children will often do anything for attention.
The truth will always come out in the end.
all of the above
You will most likely get in trouble if you speak insolently to the principal.
If you renounce your bad habits, you plan to continue them.
Laurie thinks that Charles will never change his behavior.
Laurie will change his behaviors in school.
What example demonstrates the reformation that "Charles" went through?
Charles continued to misbehave in class.
Charles helped the teacher.
Charles kicked the teacher.
Laurie apologized in the end.
Which sentence properly uses the word solemn?
The wedding was a solemn event and we all had a wonderful time.
I went solemn after failing my test.
She looked solemn standing there in the rain.
I looked solemnly when I woke up Monday morning.
When Laurie addresses his bread and butter, what is he doing?
Looking at it, instead of his parents.
Speaking to it.
Eating it.
Ignoring it.
The plot twist and suprise ending of the story somewhat leaves readers on a...
Cliff Hanger
Mountain Climber
Foreshadowing
Resolution
"Charles" was first published in the
1990s
1940s
1950s
1930s
What was Shirley Jackson’s purpose in writing this story?
To inform the reader
To entertain the reader
To persuade the reader
None of the above
At the PTA meeting, how does Laurie’s mother expect Charles’s mother to look?
Tired
Bored
Surprised
Evil
When Laurie's parents are concerned about their "sweet son", this is likely an example of
foreshadowing
irony
characterization
conflict
