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Describe the Characters is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on using what happens to a character to say how they feel, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.3. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Describe the Characters

RL.1.3

NameDate

Write the letter of the match next to each one.

LessonPrint · RL.1.3 · Set 10 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Describe the Characters

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Mia's goldfish died. — C (sad) 2. Jo could not find her mom in the busy store. — B (worried) 3. Kit sat on her own all recess. — A (lonely) 4. Tom played in the snow with no coat on. — D (cold)
  2. 2.1. Sam's little brother knocked his tower down. — A (cross) 2. Raj had no lunch, and it was nearly time to go home. — D (hungry) 3. Ana was going to the fair tomorrow and could not sit still. — C (excited) 4. Kai was new and did not want to say hello. — B (shy)

More practice for RL.1.3

Describe who, where and what happened, using details from the story.

Teaching this next? Describing Characters and Settings is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.