WorksheetsWeek 10 Characterization and spiraling
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 28mins
What is the acrostic for indirect characterization, that we learned last week?
STEAL
STEALS
STEEL
STEALER
Characterization is how an author _____ characters in order to make them come to life.
Defines
Describes
The author tells the reader what the character is like.
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
The author shows the reader what the character is like.
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
A character's words can say a lot about who they are as a person.
S - Says
T - Thinks
E - Effect on others
A - Actions
L - Looks
How a character makes others feel tells a lot about them as a person.
S - Says
T - Thinks
E - Effect on others
A - Actions
L - Looks
A character's appearance can reveal their interests or even what they value in life.
S - Says
T - Thinks
E - Effects on others
L - Looks
A character's thoughts and feelings show what is going on in their mind and can reveal quite a bit about them.
S - Says
T - Thinks
E - Effect on others
A - Actions
L - Looks
What a character does and how they do it can help the reader make a judgment about them.
S - Says
T - Tells
E - Effect on others
A - Action
L - Looks
My throat closed and I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes . . . this can't be happening I silently screamed.
Kind, Thoughtful
Nervous, Afraid
Focused, Athletic
Athletic, Talented
Caring, Selfless
When Brian walked onto the basketball court, the other team groaned and their coach began nervously bitin his fingernails.
nervous, afraid
kind, thoughtful
athletic, talented
caring, selfless
focused, athletic
"Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give a strong pleasure. I am strong."
Says
Thinks
Effects on Others
Actions
Looks
What do Indirect Characterization requires the readers to look for ?
The character food, candy and snacks
The chrarcter traits and motivation
The characters book, and plot
The charater round or flat
What element is number 2?
The Action
Rising Action
Falling Action
Peek Action
What element is number 3 ?
Climax
PLOT
Rising Action
Setting
What element is number 1 ?
Falling Action
Conflict
Exposition
Climax
Define PLOT
The main character in the text
The conflict of the text
The series of main events within a story
The beginning of the story where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced
Which word is a proper noun?
We can go on Thursday.
A. Thursday
B. Tuesday
C. Go
D. On
The boys will go to school on Wednesday. Which word is a proper noun?
A. Go
B. Wednesday
C. Boys
D. School
What is the being verb in the following sentence?
This frog was poisonous.
was
frog
is
poisonous
Identify the preposition in the sentence:
I love Fridays because my brother plays funny videos on his phone.
Fridays
plays
phone
on
The singing bird sat on a branch.
Sentence
Fragment
Sofia's new puppy
complete sentence
sentence fragment
All of the following are prepositions EXCEPT:
here
under
before
along
A prepositional phrase is the preposition, the object of the preposition, and all the modifiers between the two.
TRUE
FALSE
NO IDEA
How many nouns in the sentence?
The dog and cat are in the house.
6
5
3
2
The big, giant, scary dragon
sentence
fragment
We drove to the store last night.
sentence
fragment
Koala's fur has many uses. Their thick fur protects them from the heat and the cold. The fur is like a raincoat when it's raining. Fur on the koala's bottom is extra thick so the koalas can easily rest in trees.
What is the main idea of the text?
How koalas rest in trees
How fur helps koalas
How koalas keep warm
How koalas' fur is like a raincoat
What is the main idea?
Instead of getting started on his work right away, Joey stares out the window, plays with his pencils, doodles on his paper and talks to his friend.
Joey is...
lazy
hardworking
nervous
Hudson does not want anyone to help him with his chores, Even though there are a lot of clothes to put away, he wants to do it all by himself. He wants everyone to stay out of his room when he is cleaning it so he can do it all alone.
Hudson is...
bossy
friendly
independent
The dog ran down the street.
Sentence
Fragment
The big, giant, scary dragon
sentence
fragment
There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?
People can enjoy at the beach with various activities.
It is also fun to look for shells.
Some people simply like to sunbathe.
Going to the beach to swim can be fun.
What is the main idea?
Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too!
What is the paragraph mostly about?
about expected life time
about the health of females
why people live to be 70
tells that people live to be 100
