Character Traits Quiz - Holes Ch 1-9

A student is asked to pick a character trait for Stanley. He writes, "Stanley is a bad boy." What feedback would you give him? Check all that apply.

• This is an incorrect character trait because Stanley is not a bad boy.

• This is an incorrect character trait because "bad" is not a character trait.

• You need a piece of evidence to support your character trait.

On page 7, Sachar writes, "Maybe he'd make some friends, he thought. At least he'd get to swim in the lake." What character trait is shown here?

• optimistic

• happy

• intelligent

• thoughtful

True or false: the word "hopeful" is a character trait.

• True

• False

"Stanley nodded. It seemed pointless to try and tell his counselor that he was innocent. He figured that everyone probably said that. He didn't want Mr. Pen-dance-key to think he had a bad attitude." Which sentence supports that Stanley is respectful?

• Stanley nodded.

• It seemed pointless to try and tell his counselor that he was innocent.

• He figured that everyone probably said that.

• He didn't want Mr. Pen-dance-key to think he had a bad attitude.

Mr. Pendanski smiled at him. "If it makes you feel better to call me Mom, Theodore, go ahead and call me Mom." He turned to Stanley. "If you have questions, Theodore will help you. You got that, Theodore. I'm depending on you."

Based on this paragraph, what character trait describes Mr. Pendanski?

• happy

• sarcastic

• clever

• patient

A student writes, "A character trait that describes Stanley is 'poor.'" What feedback would you give them? Check all that apply.

• This is a good character trait. Good job!

• "Poor" is not a character trait.

• This is an incorrect character trait because Stanley is not poor.

• You need a piece of evidence to support your character trait.

True or false: "Overweight" is not a character trait.

• True.

• False.

"He unearthed several shovelfuls of dirt in this manner, before it occurred to him that he was dumping his dirt within the perimeter of his hole. He laid his shovel flat on the ground and marked where the edges of his hole would be. Five feet was awfully wide."

Which character trait is shown in the paragraph above?

• peaceful

• intelligent

• sad

• lazy

What character trait describes Elya in the scene above?

• cunning

• intelligent

• foolish

• unlucky

This scene shows Stanley is agreeable. Which sentence supports this?

• "Hey watch it!" said an orange lump on a chair.

• "You watch it," muttered Stanley, too tired to care.

• "The Caveman's cool," said Armpit.

• "I'm not looking for trouble," Stanley said.