Character Development: Motives, Choices & Change — Drills · Grade 7 English
Chapter: Close Reading & Literary AnalysisWhat these drills covers
By the end of Character Development: Motives, Choices & Change you should be able to:
- I can use the skills in Character Development: Motives, Choices & Change with a relevant detail or sentence.
- I can explain the relationship, test a misleading claim, and revise independently.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: characterization, motive, evidence, qualification, revision.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
She wants her first sign to appear successful and certain. The opening provides that specific concern; a broader claim about controlling everyone would need more evidence.
Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
It offers a reason for his hesitation linked to permission and the blocked room. It challenges Leila’s laziness label rather than confirming it.
Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
It gives Leila a different view of the physical situation. That evidence challenges her earlier assumption and leads to changes in both the room and her approach to feedback.
Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
Development concerns her choice to revise and seek feedback, not the disappearance of every uncomfortable feeling. Saturday provides evidence of a changed response to a familiar concern.
Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.