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Character Types and Characterization

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A character whose entire personality can be summed up in one to two words

a)

Flat

b)

Dynamic

c)

Static

d)

Round

2.

A character who changes as a person from the beginning to the end of the story

a)

Flat

b)

Dynamic

c)

Static

d)

Round

3.

A character who, like real life people, are complex and contain both good and bad traits.

a)

Flat

b)

Dynamic

c)

Static

d)

Round

4.

A character who does not change from the beginning to the end of the story.

a)

Flat

b)

Dynamic

c)

Static

d)

Round

5.

“He sat rigidly in his chair.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

6.

“His clothes were torn, his shoes untied, his face dirty.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

7.

 “Jeremy looked like a rock star.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

8.

“Arthur wasn’t much of a fighter.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

9.

“He didn’t yell. He didn’t even look angry, just a little confused.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

10.

“Every muscle in the dog’s body flexed when he saw me.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

11.

“I thought about my brother. Kemah always ate too fast and never remembered to tie his shoelaces.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

12.

“Macy was into sci-fi and comic books.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

13.

"His wife's eyes were red, and she sat with a slump in her back."

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

14.

“She sat, her feet firmly on the floor, yet her knees shook. She gripped her arms tightly, her nails making half-moon indentations in her pale skin.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

15.

"He yawned every ten seconds or so, his eyes fighting to keep open.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

16.

 “George wasn’t the smartest person, but he tried.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

17.

“Anna often fell down just walking normally.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

18.

“Jack stared at his desk, drawing random shapes on it in pencil.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization

19.

“John was angry at the way he was treated.”

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct Characterization