WorksheetsCharacterization Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Characterization is
An author’s opinion of a character they are writing about.
A method used to show readers what a character looks like.
How an author reveals the conflict of a story.
A method authors use to show readers what a character’s personality is like
An author’s goal is to make characters seem
like real people
like characters in other books or stories
perfect in every way
different from real people
CHARACTER TRAITS show a character’s
decision making skills
inner qualities
appearance
PHYSICAL TRAITS tell readers about a character’s
personality
Intelligence
appearance
fitness
Direct characterization is when an author uses
actions to show what a character is like
hints about a character
character’s thoughts
narration that directly describes the character
An author using indirect characterization
reveals character traits quickly
relies solely on the character’s actions to show readers what a character is like
uses the narration to directly reveal a character’s personality
shows character traits without telling them outright
Which of the following is NOT a method of indirect characterization?
she could run a mile in under 7 minutes
she held the door for all her classmates
she always knew just what to say to cheer others up
she had strawberry blonde hair
STEAL represents
Speech, Thoughts, Effect, Actions, Looks
Speech, Title, Evidence, Actions, Looks
Speech, Title, Effect, Actions, Looks
Speech, Thoughts, Effect, Adverbs, Looks
Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
Melissa always had to be the first one in line.
Melissa was the bully of the school.
Melissa could tear her classmates up with ugly comments.
Melissa would push others out of the way if necessary.
Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?
Mrs. Winter had brown hair and green eyes.
Mrs. Winter felt it was important to give her students a second chance.
Mrs. Winter was a very organized teacher.
Mrs. Winter was loving and thoughtful to her teammates.
Anna volunteered to help Kylie clean her house. When Anna washed the mirrors, Kylie asked her if she used paper towels instead of newspapers. When Anna admitted that she had, Kylie asked her to redo them. Then, while Anna was sweeping, Kylie corrected her on her technique. "Don't just push the dirt around, Anna. SWEEP it," Kylie told Anna.
This passage indirectly shows that Kylie is...
kind
bossy
athletic
intelligent
Anna volunteered to help Kylie clean her house. When Anna washed the mirrors, Kylie asked her if she used paper towels instead of newspapers. When Anna admitted that she had, Kylie asked her to redo them. Then, while Anna was sweeping, Kylie corrected her on her technique. "Don't just push the dirt around, Anna. SWEEP it," Kylie told Anna.
This passage indirectly shows that Anna is...
mean
blonde haired
helpful
sickly
Jonathan invited a bunch of friends over to his house. He then talked to them for hours about all the trophies that he had won, his rare comic book collection, and how much money his dad makes. His friends did not enjoy their time at Jonathan's.
The underlined sentence indirectly shows that Jonathan is arrogant (full of himself). Which method of indirect characterization (STEAL) is used to show that?
thoughts
speech
actions
looks
effects on others
Kelvin found a wallet on the ground. He opened up the wallet and saw an old woman's ID card. Kelvin took the ID out of the wallet, walked to the woman's house, and returned the wallet to her.
This entire passage indirectly shows that Kelvin is honest. Which method of indirect characterization is used (STEAL)?
speech
effects on others
thoughts
actions
looks
Daren showed up at the banquet with food stains all over his dress shirt. He ate his food quickly with his fork as well as his fingers. After he slurped down his food, he put his feet on the table, and burped loudly. The other people sitting at the table looked at each other with a disapproving stare, but continued eating anyway. They had no idea Daren was so rude and messy.
Which sentence includes an example of direct characterization?
Daren showed up at the banquet with food stains all over his dress shirt.
He ate his food quickly with his fork as well as his fingers.
They had no idea Daren was so rude and messy.
After he slurped down his food, he put his feet on the table, and burped loudly.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a character trait?
skinny
shy
talkative
active
Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical trait?
blue-eyed
tanned skin
tall
greedy
Barbara saw her sister, Ellie, heading across the street. “Who said you could borrow my bike?” Barbara yelled.
“It’s an emergency,” said Ellie. “My bike has a flat tire and I’m late for soccer practice.”
“You knew that tire was flat this morning,” said Barbara. “You never ask to borrow anything. You just take!” Then Barbara took the handle bars and began leading her bike away
You learn about Barbara’s character traits...
through Barbara's actions
through Barbara's speech
through Barbara's thoughts
through Barbara's looks
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.
Which character trait best describes Diamond?
determined
creative
hard-working
all of the above
When Paul walked into the classroom everyone froze. The girls in the front row quickly spun away from him. The boys in the back wouldn't even look at him. Matthew, however, started shaking and turned red in the face. He was terrified of Paul.
This passage shows Paul is a bully...
through his looks
through his thoughts
through his effect on others
through his speech
