Let's solve each question by choosing the most appropriate
character trait from the word bank:
Word Bank:
boastful, bossy, curious, generous, grumpy, polite, reckless, rude, selfish
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1.
Lucy always shares her colored pencils with the people at her table. She is so _________.
→ *She shares* → this shows kindness and giving.
✔ generous
2.
Johnny never shares his pencils with anyone, even though he has a lot of pencils. Johnny is so _________.
→ He refuses to share, keeps things for himself.
✔ selfish
3.
Margaret always says “please” and “thank you” when she goes through the line in the cafeteria. She is very _________.
→ Uses good manners.
✔ polite
4.
Luke always cuts in line and never says “please” or “thank you.” Why is he so _________?
→ Cutting line + no manners = impolite behavior.
✔ rude
5.
Mary thinks she is the best at math bingo. She is always bragging and talking about how great she is. She is so _________.
→ Bragging about herself → showing off.
✔ boastful
6.
Danny asks so many questions during science. He reads all the science books. He is very _________ about how things work.
→ Asking questions, reading books → eager to learn.
✔ curious
7.
Amber keeps telling me what to do. I don’t know why she is so _________.
→ Tells others what to do → controlling.
✔ bossy
8.
Donald raced down the hall even though the floor was wet. My teacher said he could have fallen and gotten hurt. His behavior was _________.
→ Taking dangerous risk without thinking → not careful.
✔ reckless
9.
When Sue comes to class in the mornings, she doesn’t like to talk to anyone and she is always frowning. She is very _________ in the morning!
→ Not talking, frowning → unhappy, irritable.
✔ grumpy
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
generous
2.
selfish
3.
polite
4.
rude
5.
boastful
6.
curious
7.
bossy
8.
reckless
9.
grumpy
These answers match the behaviors described and use appropriate character traits from the word bank.
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