How Characters Respond to Events

How Characters Respond to Events exercise

• How do characters respond to events and challenges in a story?

  Hints

  Remember, characters have to make a choice of how they will respond to a problem.

  Once a character makes a choice, they will learn a lesson based on the choice they made.

  There are two correct answers.

  Solution

  Characters respond to events and challenges by making choices and/or learning lessons.

  In the story, Hewie makes the choice to fix the tap. They learn that they can solve their own problems!

• What was the major event or challenge Zayd and Ari faced?

  Hints

  Remember, the challenge or major event in the story is when something happens that the characters may not expect.

  The challenge or major event has to be part of the story you read.

  Solution

  The challenge or major event in this story is when Zayd and Ari got a flat tyre whilst driving. Thankfully, they were able to work together to fix it!

• What can choices tell us about a character?

  Hints

  Remember, Ari was able to solve their problem by opening a window.

  Remember, how characters react to an event can tell us more about their personality.

  Solution

  1. What was the challenge or major event Ari faced? Ari was too hot to fall asleep.

  2. How did Ari respond? Ari opened their window for a breeze.

  3. What does this tell the reader about Ari's character? That Ari can solve their own problems.

• What does this character's response tell the reader?

  Hints

  Remember, when it started to rain, Hewie used their towel as an umbrella and waited patiently for the rain to stop.

  Hewie never got mad, or showed any anger. Instead, Hewie patiently waited for the storm to pass.

  Solution

  When Hewie was faced with a challenge, they came up with a solution. They were clever to use their beach towel as an umbrella. They were also patient, as they waited for the bad weather to go away.

  Hewie's response tells the reader that Hewie is patient and clever.

• How can the reader learn about characters based on personality traits?

  Hints

  Remember, we are learning about how characters respond to events in a story.

  Remember, personality traits are based on how a character acts or behaves.

  Solution

  We can learn more about a character based on their personality by how they respond to major events in a story.

  For example, when Zayd was faced with the problem of the pool being warm, he reacted with anger. This tells the reader that Zayd will react to problems with emotions, in this case, anger.

• How do characters respond to this major event?

  Hints

  Remember to match the pairs together based on how the characters responded to the major event.

  Read the pairs out loud to see if they go together.

  In this story, the major event was Zayd forgetting to pack his sandwich. How did Zayd act? How did Hewie act?

  Solution

  Hewie responded to the major event by solving the problem by offering half his sandwich to his friend.

  From the way Hewie responded, the reader can tell they like to take action and solve problems.

  Zayd responded to the major event by getting angry he forgot his sandwich.

  From the way Zayd responded, the reader can tell they respond with emotions first, then calm down once the problem is solved.