WorksheetsCharacterization and Character Traits
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is characterization?
Character traits
What a character says and thinks
The process in which the author tells the personality of a character.
What a character looks like and what are his actions
What is indirect characterization?
The process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.
What is direct characterization?
The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.
The process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful young girl named Cinderella. Cinderella lives with her evil stepmother and stepsisters who force her to clean day and night. After many harrowing adventures Cinderella meets her prince charming and lives happily ever after.
Direct
Indirect
John Proctor from The Crucible
PROCTOR, with a cry of his whole soul: “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
Direct
Indirect
Melinda Sordino from Speak
My room belongs to an alien. It is a postcard of who I was in the fifth grade. It is a demented phase when I thought that roses should cover everything and pink was a great color. (thinks Melinda)
Direct
Indirect
Tiffany loved when her teachers gave her creative projects. She was very artistically talented. Her favorite things to do were paint, write music, play her guitar, and mold pottery.
Mr. Timpelton walked through the airport in his crisp army uniform and duffel bag. After being deployed for a year in Iraq, he was anxious to see is family. He wiped his hands nervously on his pants, breathed a deep sigh, and begin to head to the airport welcoming area.
Michael stormed out of the room and slammed his books on the desk. He thought that he'd for sure made an A on his test. He studied all night, but when he looked at the test, he realized that he studied the wrong chapters.
Michael was a great athlete. He really needed that A so that he could play the game on Friday. Luckily for him, it was Tuesday, and his teacher was going to allow him to retake it on Thursday.
Which indirect characterization from the story suggests that Michael is frustrated?
Michael was a great athlete.
He really needed that A so that he could play the game.
Michael stormed out of the room and slammed his books on the desk.
He studied all night.
Name the element of Characterization
Name the element of characterization
Mrs. Lepore is organized.
indirect
direct
Jane liked to sit in front of the class. She came with all her materials and she always had her homework done. When ever the teacher asked a question, Jane was the first with her hand raised and ready to answer.
Every time Jimmy walked down the hallway the other kids were sure to move aside and hold their books a little tighter for fear that Jimmy would knock them out of their hands. No one ever dared look Jimmy in the eye as he came their way.
Which STEAL am I using to describe a character as athletic
When Lucy changed into her gym clothes she always had the latest gear. Her shoes, although just bought new last month, were worn in to the perfect fit. Before she ran she made sure to tie back her hair, set her fitbit to track her running and was on the starting mark in perfect form before any other runner.
Speech
Looks
Effect On Others
Actions
