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Direct and indirect characterization

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sarah was rolling on the floor laughing again! She always does that.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

2.

Luara picked her neighbor up from her kindergarten class and walked her home every day after school.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

3.

Rachel was a shy girl with a love of kittens

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

4.

When Todd walked by Jill, she put her leg out to trip him and then laughed at him when he fell.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

5.

Jill was a bully, and Todd was her usual target.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

6.

Sams glasses were held together with tape and his clothes were always wrinkled

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

7.

Julie was up until 1 am preparing a lesson for her students.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

8.

When the author tells you about the character traits

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

9.

When the reader has to infer the character traits thinking about the characters actions and words.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

10.

He was chubby with messy hair and always smelled like fried food and Doritos.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

11.

Every time that she saw a baby she was drawn to them like a magnet.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

12.

Her neighbors left for Florida every winter to escape the cold of Minnesota.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

13.

She has long, shiny hair and the most beautiful eyes that I think I have ever seen.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

14.

He was the strongest man on the baseball team, and hit home runs easily.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

15.

She always cried watching sad movies.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

16.

She was the kindest kid in the class and was always helping others out.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

17.

As usual, Jeff walked into class sleepy eyed and drinking coffee.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

18.

Mr. Hanson was a mean principal who was always yelling at us.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

19.

Cory was rather large for a girl. She had shoulders on her like a football player!

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

20.

Morgan was always reading and telling her friends about her reading adventures.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization