Character Matching

This comprehension-focused worksheet is designed for Grades 3-5 and helps students strengthen their understanding of Charlotte’s Web by matching eight key characters to their correct descriptions. Students read each brief character summary and decide which character-such as Wilbur, Charlotte, Fern, Templeton, or the farm animals-is being described. To succeed, learners must recall story events, recognize personality traits, and use context clues to make accurate matches.

By linking characters to their actions, attitudes, and roles in the story, students deepen their grasp of how each character contributes to the novel’s themes of friendship, loyalty, and change.

Learning Goals

• Reading Literature: Key Ideas & Details (Elementary ELA) – Identify characters based on textual descriptions
• Character Analysis – Understand traits, motivations, and roles within the story
• Vocabulary & Context Clues – Use descriptive language to infer character identity
• Reading Comprehension – Recall and apply knowledge of plot and characters

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Aligned with upper elementary ELA standards
• Clear, Structured Format – Matching activity supports accuracy and confidence
• Builds Inferencing Skills – Encourages students to look beyond names to traits and actions
• Supports Close Reading – Reinforces attention to descriptive details
• Flexible Use – Ideal for review, guided reading follow-ups, assessments, or literacy centers
• Low Prep – Print-and-use worksheet with student-friendly directions

This Character Matching worksheet helps students move beyond simple recall to thoughtful character understanding in Charlotte’s Web. By connecting descriptions to the correct characters, learners strengthen comprehension, inference, and analytical skills-laying a strong foundation for deeper discussion and literary analysis.

This worksheet is part of our Charlotte’s Web Worksheets collection.