Value Test

This worksheet helps students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 deepen their understanding of character development by examining how core values are revealed and tested through difficult choices. Students read short narrative scenarios in which a character faces a challenge to their beliefs, identify the value at stake, and explain how the character’s decision reflects, strengthens, or reshapes that value. The activity emphasizes internal conflict, ethical reasoning, and evidence-based explanation.

Learning Goals

• Character Values and Internal Conflict (Grades 5-7) – Identify core values that motivate character decisions.
• Inferencing and Interpretation – Draw conclusions about beliefs and priorities based on actions.
• Evidence-Based Written Responses – Support explanations with details from the scenario.
• Ethical and Moral Reasoning in Literature – Analyze how choices reflect personal values and growth.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support literary analysis and critical thinking.
• Focus on Decision-Making – Highlights how choices reveal character more than description alone.
• Structured Yet Thought-Provoking – Clear prompts guide students while allowing multiple valid interpretations.
• Supports Deeper Discussion – Can spark conversations about ethics, values, and personal responsibility.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Works well for literature units, small groups, independent practice, or assessment.

This printable worksheet helps students see that values are often clarified when characters face hard choices. By identifying the value being tested and explaining how a decision reflects that belief, learners build confidence in inferential reading, ethical reasoning, and clear written explanation. It is a simple, no-prep resource for classroom and homeschool settings that strengthens character analysis and thoughtful literary interpretation.

This worksheet is part of our Character Development Worksheets collection.