Character Trait Matching

Students read a short mini-story, “The Lost Backpack,” featuring multiple characters. They match each character’s behavior to traits such as cautious, responsible, or careless, explaining their reasoning with text evidence. The worksheet promotes critical thinking about motivation, dialogue, and action in narrative texts.

Curriculum Skills Explored

English Language Arts – Character Trait Identification

English Language Arts – Inference and Evidence-Based Reasoning

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension and Text Analysis

English Language Arts – Writing and Justification of Ideas

This worksheet is part of our Describing Characters collection.