Who Said It

This comprehension-based worksheet is designed for Grades 3-5 and helps students strengthen their understanding of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by analyzing dialogue. Students read a series of quoted lines and identify which character said each one, using clues from word choice, tone, habits, and story events. Each quote reflects a character’s personality or fate inside the factory, prompting careful recall and thoughtful reasoning.

A bonus challenge invites deeper engagement by including an additional quote that requires closer analysis, encouraging students to look beyond surface clues and consider character voice more closely.

Learning Goals

• Dialogue & Speaker Identification (Elementary ELA) – Accurately match quotes to characters
• Character Understanding Through Dialogue – Analyze how speech reveals personality and motivation
• Reading Comprehension – Recall key moments and outcomes from the story
• Literary Reasoning – Use context and inference to justify choices

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Aligned with upper elementary ELA standards
• Focused Skill Practice – Reinforces how dialogue functions in fiction
• Encourages Critical Thinking – Students must justify answers using textual clues
• Builds Character Awareness – Highlights how each child’s words reflect their traits and consequences
• Flexible Use – Ideal for review, formative assessment, reading centers, or early finishers
• Low Prep – Print-and-use worksheet with clear directions

This Who Said It? worksheet helps students connect what characters say to who they are, reinforcing comprehension and character analysis in an engaging, accessible way. By examining dialogue closely, learners deepen their understanding of Roald Dahl’s memorable characters and how language reveals personality, choices, and outcomes.

This worksheet is part of our Charlie and the Chocolate Factory worksheets collection.