Analyzing Character Change
This worksheet helps grade 9 students analyze character change in literature through various question types, including multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, and short answer.
Includes
Standards
Topics
Analyzing Character Change
Name:
Date:
Score:
Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. For multiple-choice questions, circle the letter of the correct answer. For fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, write your responses in the space provided.
Passage: The Stonecutter's Transformation
Once, there was a stonecutter who was unhappy with himself and his station in life. He saw a wealthy merchant pass by with many servants and thought, 'How powerful the merchant is!' He wished to be a merchant, and magically, his wish was granted. But then a high official passed, and he saw how people bowed before him. 'How much more powerful the official is!' he thought, and he became an official. Then he saw the sun, scorching everything, and wished to be the sun. His wish was granted. But then a cloud came and blocked the sun's rays. 'How powerful the cloud is!' he thought, and he became a cloud. Then he saw the wind blow the cloud away. 'How powerful the wind is!' he thought, and he became the wind. But then he came to a mighty rock that would not move. 'How powerful the rock is!' he thought, and he became the rock. Finally, he heard the sound of a hammer and chisel and saw a stonecutter chipping away at the rock. 'How powerful the stonecutter is!' he thought, and he became a stonecutter again, content with his original self, having learned that true power lies within.
1. At the beginning of the story, what is the stonecutter's primary dissatisfaction?
His lack of wealth
His low social status
His own identity and profession
The heat of the sun
2. What realization does the stonecutter come to at the end of the story?
Being the wind is the most powerful
True power comes from within oneself
Wealth guarantees happiness
He should have remained a merchant
3. A character who undergoes a significant internal change throughout a story is known as a character.
4. The stonecutter's journey through different forms demonstrates his search for and contentment.
5. Describe the initial state of the stonecutter's character and how his desires evolve through the first half of the story. Use evidence from the text.
6. Explain the ultimate change in the stonecutter's character by the end of the story. What lesson does he learn, and how does it impact his perspective on his original self?
7. The stonecutter's transformations were purely external, and his inner self remained unchanged.
True
False