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Characterization Exercises for Grade 8

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Characterization Exercises for Grade 8

This 3 sentence summary covers the key details from the document, which announces an upcoming literature event at the Malinao School for Philippine Craftsmen located in Malinao, Aklan. It identifies the event title, hosting school, and its location.

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Department of Education

Region VI- Western Visayas


Division of Aklan
District of Malinao
MALINAO SCHOOL FOR PHILIPPINE CRAFTSMEN
Malinao, Aklan

21st CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

Directions: Read the statements below. Encircle the character trait it describes or suggests. Box the
method of characterization used by the author to reveal that trait.

 DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION - the writer makes direct statements about a character's


personality and tells what the character is l
 ike.
 INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION - the writer reveals information about a character and his
personality through that character's thoughts, words, and actions, along with how other
characters respond to that character, including what they think and say about him.
1. I know the answer!” Maya shouted at her friend. “I’m not stupid!”
Maya is: unfriendly conceited coy oversensitive DIRECT INDIRECT

2. Vera looked as if a strong gust of wind might carry her away.


Vera is: resourceful unhappy small brilliant DIRECT INDIRECT

3. When he saw his baby brother sniffling in a corner, Cal patted the seat next to him. “Wanna
play?”
Cal is: sheepish nervous lonely sympathetic DIRECT INDIRECT

4. Too lazy to actually reach for it, Marty just stared wishfully at the TV remote.
Marty is: confused eager inactive unruly DIRECT INDIRECT

5. Once Mama had made up her mind about the dog, Emma knew it’d be a waste of time to ask
again.
Mama is: stubborn brilliant shy brave DIRECT INDIRECT

6. Ariel peeked into the package and thought she might explode. “An iPad! You got me my own
iPad?”
Ariel is: anxious excited sensitive meek DIRECT INDIRECT

7. Math came easily to Mary, as it did to her mother, her grandmother, and all of Wilson women
before them.
Mary is: bored gullible old intelligent DIRECT INDIRECT

8. His eyes--how they twinkled! his dimples how merry. His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a
cherry.
He is: frightened perplexed mournful jolly DIRECT INDIRECT

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