Character Traits
The stoplight turned green, but the car in front of me didn't move. I instantly beeped my horn over and over again. This action shows that I am ______________.
What is impatient?
What prefix would you use to complete the sentence?
She has to ______write her paper because her handwriting was illegible.
What is rewrite?
What suffix would you use to complete the sentence?
My mom felt hope_______ after looking for her wallet all around the house and not finding it.
What is hopeless?
The message or lesson the author is trying to express is called the ______________.
What is theme?
What happened to Jenna's apartment?
Jenna was shocked when she opened the door to her apartment. There were long rips in the couch, as though someone had run knives down the front of it. A lamp was shattered on the floor. Some picture frames were hanging crookedly, some of them had fallen off the wall and the door to her cat's travel cage was open. Not only that, but the door to the birdcage was swinging back and forth and there were feathers on the floor. She could have sworn that she had locked her cat in the travel cage before she left for work. At first Jenna thought it might have been burglars. Oh no, she thought. Someone broke into my apartment, trashed the place, and stole my cat! Then she heard the cat meowing in her bedroom. She ran to the bedroom and saw the cat patting one of Jenna's favorite shoes with its claws. "That's it!" Jenna yelled. "I'm done with this." She threw the cat back into its travel cage and tried to shut the door, but the lock wouldn't catch. Jenna huffed and then grabbed some duct tape.
What is Jenna's cat got out of its cage?
Ben thinks that someday he would like to climb to the top of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. The way that Ben thinks shows that he is __________________.
What is adventurous?
What prefix would you use to complete the sentence?
The smells coming from the kitchen were _____resistible, so I rushed to see what was baking in the oven.
What is irresistible?
What suffix would you use to complete the sentence?
After the cold winter months, I am thank______ for the warmer spring weather.
What is thankful?
The _________________ point of view is when a character tells the story, and the reader knows only knows what this character feels and sees. The words such as "I", "me", and "we" will be used in the story or passage.
What is first person point of view?
Why was there an empty bird cage in Jenna's apartment?
Jenna was shocked when she opened the door to her apartment. There were long rips in the couch, as though someone had run knives down the front of it. A lamp was shattered on the floor. Some picture frames were hanging crookedly, some of them had fallen off the wall and the door to her cat's travel cage was open. Not only that, but the door to the birdcage was swinging back and forth and there were feathers on the floor. She could have sworn that she had locked her cat in the travel cage before she left for work. At first Jenna thought it might have been burglars. Oh no, she thought. Someone broke into my apartment, trashed the place, and stole my cat! Then she heard the cat meowing in her bedroom. She ran to the bedroom and saw the cat patting one of Jenna's favorite shoes with its claws. "That's it!" Jenna yelled. "I'm done with this." She threw the cat back into its travel cage and tried to shut the door, but the lock wouldn't catch. Jenna huffed and then grabbed some duct tape.
What is the cat ate the bird?
Samantha caught her best friend talking to the guy she had a crush on. Now, Samantha is unsure what her friend's intentions truly are. How is Samantha feeling right now?
What is skeptical?
What prefix would you use to complete the sentence?
The boy seemed ___________social because he sat at a table all by himself despite many offers to join his classmates.
What is antisocial?
What suffix would you use to complete the sentence?
The crowd cheered loud______ for the runners as they raced towards the finish line.
What is loudly?
The _____________ is the "turning point" or most exciting point in a story.
What is the climax?
What do you think Jenna will do with the cat?
Jenna was shocked when she opened the door to her apartment. There were long rips in the couch, as though someone had run knives down the front of it. A lamp was shattered on the floor. Some picture frames were hanging crookedly, some of them had fallen off the wall and the door to her cat's travel cage was open. Not only that, but the door to the birdcage was swinging back and forth and there were feathers on the floor. She could have sworn that she had locked her cat in the travel cage before she left for work. At first Jenna thought it might have been burglars. Oh no, she thought. Someone broke into my apartment, trashed the place, and stole my cat! Then she heard the cat meowing in her bedroom. She ran to the bedroom and saw the cat patting one of Jenna's favorite shoes with its claws. "That's it!" Jenna yelled. "I'm done with this." She threw the cat back into its travel cage and tried to shut the door, but the lock wouldn't catch. Jenna huffed and then grabbed some duct tape.
What is find a new home for the cat?
"Mom, where are my baseball pants?" asked Grayson. "I thought I put them in the wash machine last night, but they are not in there." Grayson's words show that he is __________________.
What is forgetful or disorganized?
What prefix would you use to complete the sentence?
When my alarm clock didn't go off, I __________slept and missed the school bus.
What is overslept?
What suffix would you use to complete the sentence?
Tucker's mom was glad his clothes were wash_________ since he was outside playing in the mud.
What is washable?
A writer's attitude towards his or her subject is called the ______________.
What is tone?
What did Gail find on the receipt?
"I'm home!" Earl shouted as he walked in the door. His wife Gail came bounding down the stairs. She hadn't seen him since he had left to go on his silly fishing trip two weeks ago. "I missed you, Husband. Did you catch anything?" Gail reluctantly asked, knowing that Earl was not a very good fisherman. Earl scratched his head and responded, "You're not going to believe what I'm bringing home." Earl unzipped a cooler and pulled out several perfectly filleted salmon steaks. "Wow, Earl, I didn't know that you could fillet a fish like that." Earl looked around the room a little bit and scratched his head, "Uh, yeah, Jeff taught me how." Gail looked at him suspiciously. "Well, let me help you unpack." As Gail was helping Earl unpack his truck, she found a receipt from the grocery store. It was dated from that morning. What she saw was both disappointing and unsurprising.
What is salmon bought at a grocery store?
Every day, Katy practices shooting baskets. She knows that she needs to work hard because the basketball tryouts were right around the corner. Katy's behavior shows that she is _________________.
What is determined or optimistic?
What prefix would you use to complete the sentence?
My dog, Buster, is _________able to ignore any cats outside the window, and he will begin to bark loudly.
What is unable?
What suffix would you use to complete the sentence?
The bright________ of the April sun made the children want to play outside all day long.
What is brightness?
A struggle between opposing forces, such as two people fighting or the problem in the story is called the ________________.
What is conflict?
Why was Gail disappointed and unsurprised with what she saw?
"I'm home!" Earl shouted as he walked in the door. His wife Gail came bounding down the stairs. She hadn't seen him since he had left to go on his silly fishing trip two weeks ago. "I missed you, Husband. Did you catch anything?" Gail reluctantly asked, knowing that Earl was not a very good fisherman. Earl scratched his head and responded, "You're not going to believe what I'm bringing home." Earl unzipped a cooler and pulled out several perfectly filleted salmon steaks. "Wow, Earl, I didn't know that you could fillet a fish like that." Earl looked around the room a little bit and scratched his head, "Uh, yeah, Jeff taught me how." Gail looked at him suspiciously. "Well, let me help you unpack." As Gail was helping Earl unpack his truck, she found a receipt from the grocery store. It was dated from that morning. What she saw was both disappointing and unsurprising.
What is she knew her husband wasn't a good fisherman, but she couldn't believe he lied to her?