Characterization
Characterization
Characterization
Directions: Read the statements below. Encircle the character trait it describes or suggests. Box the
method of characterization used by the author to reveal that trait.
3. When he saw his baby brother sniffling in a corner, Cal patted the seat next to him. “Wanna
play?”
Cal is: sheepish nervous lonely sympathetic DIRECT INDIRECT
4. Too lazy to actually reach for it, Marty just stared wishfully at the TV remote.
Marty is: confused eager inactive unruly DIRECT INDIRECT
5. Once Mama had made up her mind about the dog, Emma knew it’d be a waste of time to ask
again.
Mama is: stubborn brilliant shy brave DIRECT INDIRECT
6. Ariel peeked into the package and thought she might explode. “An iPad! You got me my own
iPad?”
Ariel is: anxious excited sensitive meek DIRECT INDIRECT
7. Math came easily to Mary, as it did to her mother, her grandmother, and all of Wilson women
before them.
Mary is: bored gullible old intelligent DIRECT INDIRECT
8. His eyes--how they twinkled! his dimples how merry. His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a
cherry.
He is: frightened perplexed mournful jolly DIRECT INDIRECT