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WorksheetsCharacters & Characterization
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
What is a character?
The act of describing a character or their qualities
The plot
A person in literature, a play, or film.
They are often the villain in a story.
What does it mean to characterize?
A person in a novel
To describe the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.
To stereotype
To identify whether they are indirect or direct characteristics
What is characterization?
The act of describing the character or qualities of someone or something.
When the character is considered static
Distinctive nature or features
A person in literature
What is a protagonist?
The good guy
A character who stands in opposition of what is right
A character less central
The central character in the story, referred to as the main character
What is an antagonist?
The good guy
A character who stands in opposition of what is right
A character less central
The central character in the story, referred to as the main character
What type of character is this?
Protagonist
The anti-hero
Antagonist
Villain
What type of character is this?
Protagonist
The anti-hero
Antagonist
Villain
What type of character is this? (Select all that apply)
Protagonist
The anti-hero
Antagonist
Villain
What kind of character are they?
Minor Character
Major Character
Stock Character
What kind of character are they?
Minor Character
Major Character
Stock Character
What kind of character are they?
Minor Character
Major Character
Stock Character
Direct or Indirect Characterization?: “Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody cared to cross his path, for he was as cunning as Tabaqui, as bold as the wild buffalo, and as reckless as the wounded elephant.”
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Direct or Indirect Characterization?: “He had a long chin and big rather prominent teeth, just covered, when he was not talking, by his full, floridly curved lips. Old, young? Thirty? Fifty? Fifty-five? It was hard to say.”
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Direct or Indirect Characterization?: From Bleak House by Charles Dickens
“It must be a strange state to be like Jo, not to know the feeling of a whole suit of clothes—to
wear even in summer the same queer remnant of a fur cap; to be always dirty and ragged; to shuffle
through the streets, unfamiliar with the shapes, and in utter darkness as to the meaning, of those
mysterious symbols so abundant over the doors and at corners of the streets, and on the doors and in
the windows. To see people read, and to see people write, and to see the postman deliver letters, and
not to have the least idea of all that language.”
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
The following statement is an example of direct characterization. Rewrite the statement to show indirect characterization. EXAMPLE: While waiting for the doctor, Sandra was shaking. She twisted her fingers in her hands.
Statement: My mother was always extremely inconsiderate.
The following statement is an example of direct characterization. Rewrite the statement to show indirect characterization. EXAMPLE: While waiting for the doctor, Sandra was shaking. She twisted her fingers in her hands.
Statement: While in surgery, the doctor felt confident of his skills.
