WorksheetsCharacterization
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Daren showed up at the banquet with food stains all over his dress shirt. He sat down, put his feet on the table, and burped loudly. The other people sitting at the table looked at each other but continued eating.
What character trait does Daren demonstrate?
efficient
obnoxious
generous
patriotic
stubborn
Diamond spent twelve hours working on her Popsicle stick White House yesterday. Today she noticed that there are bushes in front of the building, so she spent another six hours making bushes out of construction paper.
What character trait does Diamond demonstrate?
jealous
nurturing
sensible
perfectionist
spontaneous
Courtney asked her neighbor if she could borrow an egg to complete a recipe that she had already started. The next day Courtney returned an egg to her neighbor along with a thank you card expressing her sincere gratitude.
What character trait does Courtney demonstrate?
gracious
flippant
mischievous
vengeful
imaginative
When Angela asked her mother if she could go to the party, her mother said that she could not. So Angela asked her father, who said that she could. She then played her parents off of one another until she got her way. Angela enjoyed herself at the party.
What character trait does Angela demonstrate?
glamorous
quarrelsome
bashful
manipulative
honest
Roger found a wallet on the ground. He opened up the wallet and saw an old woman's ID card. Roger took the money out of the wallet and threw the wallet in a ditch.
What character trait does Roger demonstrate?
cooperative
gentle
selfish
hospitable
considerate
Kelly likes Aaron because they have many things in common. They have formed a great connection and she thinks that Aaron is very handsome, but Kelly wants to date Burt. Even though Kelly had nothing in common with Burt, he drives a fancy car and he spends a lot of money. She likes this about him.
What character trait does Kelly demonstrate?
intolerant
classy
sheepish
tenacious
materialistic
Brad spends two to four hours a day grooming himself. This regimen includes an extensive time period during which Brad lovingly admires his appearance in the mirror.
What character trait does Brad demonstrate?
rebellious
thoughtful
narcissistic
forgiving
bewildered
Jared got off the train from his small farm village. He was now in the big city. An unshaven man with a trench coat with several holes in it approached Jared and told him that he was a police officer and that he needed to see Jared's wallet. Jared did not think that the man looked like a police officer, but he didn't want to get arrested on his first day in the city, so Jared reached into the front pocket of his overalls and gave the man his wallet. The man promptly ran away leaving Jared with no money.
What character trait does Jared demonstrate?
lethargic
knowledgeable
helpful
gullible
malicious
It was the bottom of the ninth inning and the home team was down by one. There was a man on second base when Bruce stepped up to the plate. Bruce pointed to right field. The pitcher threw his fastball. Bruce got a hold of it and sent it flying to right field. The home team won.
What character trait does Bruce demonstrate?
deceitful
confident
cantankerous
humble
respectful
Kathy has a big project due in two weeks. She spends the next twelve days interacting with people from her school on social networks. The night before the project is due, she rushes to complete it and gets a C- as a final grade. She was happy with the grade.
What character trait does Kathy demonstrate?
pessimistic
studious
nonchalant
determined
shrewd
Jason is an excellent accountant who works full-time for his best friend's company. A larger accounting firm contacts Jason and offers to pay him twice if he will work for them. Jason thanks the company for their offer but declines. He doesn't even tell his friend that he received the offer.
What character trait does Jason demonstrate?
gullible
loyal
malicious
industrious
manipulative
Eric's car broke down in the woods and his phone wasn't getting a signal. He used his car antenna as a spear and caught fresh salmon. He started a fire with sparks from his car battery, and he ate the cooked salmon while waiting for help.
What character trait does Eric demonstrate?
panicky
defeatist
nonchalant
resourceful
skeptical
After coming home late from a party, Mae's father questioned her. She wanted to tell him that she was studying at a friend's place and lost track of time, but she told him the truth instead: she was at a party.
What character trait does Mae demonstrate?
deceptive
clever
ignorant
gentle
trustworthy
Michael has clothes all over the floor of his bedroom. Underneath the clothes on his floor is a pizza box with crusts in it. Underneath the pizza box is bunch of pieces of a board game that Michael played and didn't put away. Michael sat on his unmade bed with his shoes on and played video games all night.
What character trait does Michael demonstrate?
slovenly
inquisitive
dedicated
inventive
humble
Andy saw his neighbor struggling to get his lawn mower running, so Andy went over to his neighbor's house and filled up his lawn mower with gas. When it still wouldn't start, Andy lent him his lawn mower.
What character trait does Andy demonstrate?
stubborn
self-confident
considerate
carefree
adventurous
When vandals burned down the orphanage, Ms. Cleary started a fundraising campaign and donated $5,000 dollars of her own money. After nine months of hard work, the funds were raised and the orphanage was rebuilt.
What character trait does Ms. Cleary demonstrate?
patriotic
cautious
demanding
determined
annoyed
The teacher told the students that they were not to start testing until everyone received all of the testing materials. He went on to explain that the test booklet was to remain sealed until he had read through all of the directions. Immediately after receiving the test booklet, Chris raised his hand and asked if he could start testing.
What character trait does Chris demonstrate?
resourceful
thoughtful
faithful
inattentive
responsible
Katie's mother came home from a long day of work and noticed that the entire house had been cleaned from top to bottom. She figured that Katie must have cleaned it. The strangest thing was that she didn't even ask Katie to clean. Then she found a note on the counter from Katie asking for permission to sleep over at her friend Heather's house. Katie's mother laughed and shook her head.
What character trait does Katie demonstrate?
cautious
independent
daring
successful
shrewd
Orson sat on the couch. He wanted to change the television station, but the controller was all the way at the end of the couch by his feet. Orson sort of scooted toward it and attempted to grab it with his feet. The controller fell and landed several feet away from him. Orson gave up on changing the television station and just watched whatever was playing.
What character trait does Orson demonstrate?
conceited
mysterious
eager
lethargic
calm
It was Halloween and Valarie was dressed up as Princess Rosemary from her favorite TV show, The Princess Club. As she was collecting candy, she noticed another little girl wearing a Princess Rosemary costume. Valarie began rolling around on the ground and screaming about how she wants to be the only Princess Rosemary. Valarie's tantrum continued long after the other Princess Rosemary vanished from sight.
What character trait does Valarie demonstrate?
tolerant
infantile
timid
clever
cooperative
