WorksheetsCharacter Types and Characterization
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 6mins
A character whose entire personality can be summed up in one to two words
Flat
Dynamic
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A character who changes as a person from the beginning to the end of the story
Flat
Dynamic
Static
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A character who, like real life people, are complex and contain both good and bad traits.
Flat
Dynamic
Static
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A character who does not change from the beginning to the end of the story.
Flat
Dynamic
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“He sat rigidly in his chair.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“His clothes were torn, his shoes untied, his face dirty.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“Jeremy looked like a rock star.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“Arthur wasn’t much of a fighter.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“He didn’t yell. He didn’t even look angry, just a little confused.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“Every muscle in the dog’s body flexed when he saw me.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“I thought about my brother. Kemah always ate too fast and never remembered to tie his shoelaces.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“Macy was into sci-fi and comic books.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
"His wife's eyes were red, and she sat with a slump in her back."
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“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.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
"He yawned every ten seconds or so, his eyes fighting to keep open.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“George wasn’t the smartest person, but he tried.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“Anna often fell down just walking normally.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“Jack stared at his desk, drawing random shapes on it in pencil.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
“John was angry at the way he was treated.”
Indirect characterization
Direct Characterization
