Examples of Character Feelings in Grade 3 Reading Passages

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 😃 Identifying Feelings: Character feelings are the emotions a character experiences in a story. These can include happiness, sadness, anger, fear, excitement, and more.
• 🔍 Context Clues: Look for context clues in the text – what the character says, does, thinks, and how other characters react to them – to understand their feelings.
• 🎭 Show, Don't Tell: Authors often *show* a character's feelings through their actions and dialogue rather than simply *telling* you.
• 📝 Inference: Sometimes, you need to infer, or make an educated guess, about a character's feelings based on the available information.
• ❤️ Empathy: Thinking about how *you* would feel in the same situation can help you understand the character's emotions.
• 💡 Vocabulary: Knowing different feeling words (e.g., joyful, anxious, frustrated) helps you identify characters' emotions more precisely.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following best describes what a character's feelings are in a story?
   1. The setting of the story.
   2. What the character looks like.
   3. The emotions a character experiences.
   4. The problem the character faces.
2. In the sentence, "Maria stomped her foot and frowned," what feeling is Maria likely experiencing?
   1. Happiness
   2. Confusion
   3. Anger
   4. Sadness
3. What is one way authors SHOW a character's feelings?
   1. By directly telling the reader how the character feels.
   2. Through the character's actions and dialogue.
   3. By describing the weather in the story.
   4. By listing the character's favorite foods.
4. Which clue might help you infer a character's feelings?
   1. The color of their hair.
   2. The type of house they live in.
   3. What other characters say to them.
   4. The name of their pet.
5. If a character is described as "beaming" and "laughing," what feeling are they most likely experiencing?
   1. Fear
   2. Happiness
   3. Sadness
   4. Anger
6. In a story, John avoids eye contact and speaks in a low voice. What feeling might John be experiencing?
   1. Excitement
   2. Confidence
   3. Shyness or nervousness
   4. Anger
7. A character is described as having tears in their eyes and a quivering lip. Which feeling BEST matches this description?
   1. Joy
   2. Sadness
   3. Surprise
   4. Bravery