WorksheetsCharacter Traits
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 19mins
The reader can tell the man is ---
resilient
apprehensive
unforgiving
tolerant
Based on the excerpt, the reader can conclude that the man ---
was well-received by the guests
is more powerful than the others
is different than the others
did not wish to give his invitation
Which word best describes Mole?
hardworking
dissatisfied
free-spirited
organized
Based on the excerpt, the reader can conclude that Mole is ---
upset he lives underground
unhappy with his life
tired of spring cleaning
in need of company
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 what he makes if he will work for them. Jason thanks them for their offer, but declines. He doesn't even tell his friend that he received the offer. What character trait does Jason BEST demonstrate?
Loyal - He declines the offer and doesn't even tell his friend about it.
Hardworking- He works hard and he gets offered more money.
Cautious - He does not accept the job offer.
Adventurous- He accepts the higher job offer and will get more money.
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 BEST demonstrate?
Fun-loving- Eric loves to have adventures.
Helpless- Eric has no clue what to do in a crisis.
Resourceful- Eric uses the resources he has: antenna and car battery- to make the best out of a bad situation.
Daring- Eric is brave and doesn't ask anyone for help and can do everything alone.
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 BEST demonstrate?
Humble- She admits to her father that she was wrong to go to the party.
Imaginative- She fabricates an answer for why she went to the party.
Honest- She tells the truth to her father even though she wants to lie.
Mischievous- She is a troublemaker for going to the party.
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 are pieces to a boardgame that Michael never put away. Michael takes a seat on his unmade bed with his shoes on and plays video games all night. What character trait does Michael BEST demonstrate?
Dreamer- Michael is not engaged with reality because he loves video games.
Messy- Michael does not clean up after himself, and has leftover food and clothes on his floor.
Rude- Michael does not engage with his friends.
Spoiled- Michael has everything done for him so he doesn't have to work.
Direct characterization is when the author tells us directly what the characters are like. The author may state the character’s traits: “Kareem was a polite, patient boy who always listened to his parents.”
Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
“Andy is such a jerk,” his sister sighed.
Andy was rude and usually didn’t think of other people’s feelings.
Andy knew he got to the line late but decided to skip ahead anyways.
“I got here first!” Andy growled at the small child waiting in front of him.
In indirect characterization, the author does not come out and tell us what the character is like. Instead, the author shows the character’s personality through things the character says, does, feels and thinks and the way other characters react to the character.
In the following passage from the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the character Dorothy is talking to another character, the Scarecrow.
Read the passage and then answer the question below.
“No, indeed. I don’t know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all," [the Scarecrow] answered sadly.
“Oh,” said Dorothy, “I'm awfully sorry for you.”
“Do you think,” he asked, “if I go to the Emerald City with you, that Oz would give me some brains?”
“I cannot tell,” she returned, “but you may come with me, if you like. If Oz will not give you any brains you will be no worse off than you are now.”
Which detail from the passage best shows us that Dorothy is caring and kind?
“‘I cannot tell,’ she returned...”
“‘I don’t know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all,’ [the Scarecrow] answered sadly.”
“‘Oh,’” said Dorothy, “‘I'm awfully sorry for you.’”
“Do you think,” he asked, “if I go to the Emerald City with you, that Oz would give me some brains?”
Making an inference means using clues from the story to figure out something that the author doesn’t directly tell you.
Read the following passage.
“We did it! We did it! We did it!” Mei boasted, slapping her hand against the table, scattering toast crumbs, knocking aside teaspoons and almost smearing the butter in her zeal.
“Whoa!” her brother exclaimed, startled. “Well, congratulations!”
Mei stood up and triumphantly strutted around the kitchen, transforming her walk around the breakfast table into a victory parade.
Her brother laughed, surprised and amused. “Who are you, and what have you done with my sister, Mei?” he teased.
Based on the passage, what can you infer about the main character Mei?
Mei is always outgoing and loud.
Mei is timid.
Mei is not very athletic.
Mei is not usually so boastful and energetic.
What can you use to figure out what a character’s traits are?
what the character says
what the character thinks
how other characters react to the character
all of the above
What are traits?
the struggles in the plot of a story
descriptive adjectives that tell you what a character is like
all of the events that happen in a story
the places where a story happens
An author reveals that a character is courageous through the character’s words, actions and thoughts. This is an example of ________.
the author telling you directly what a character is like
the author showing you indirectly what a character is like
A character, Carson, looks up to his older sister. His sister had an art show coming up. The week before show, she told Carson not to go into her room and peek at her project. Carson followed her rules and didn’t try to go in. “I hope it’s a painting of me!” thought Carson.
What evidence can you use to support the fact that Carson is “respectful”?
Carson’s sister had an art show coming up.
Carson’s sister told him not peek at her project.
Carson followed his sister’s rules and didn't go in her room.
Carson hoped the art project was a painting of him.
