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Character Mapping Worksheet

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Character Mapping Worksheet

Read the story. Then answer the questions using details from the story. When you explain an idea, include a clue that helped you.

The Missing Timetable

Zoe hurried into the train station with her older brother, Elijah. They were going to visit their aunt. Rain tapped on the station roof, and people crowded around the departure board. Aaliyah stood near a bench, looking worried. She had dropped her paper timetable, and a gust from the open doors had blown it away. “My grandpa is waiting at the next station,” she said. “I don’t know which train to take.” Zoe noticed a corner of paper caught beneath the bench. She could have rushed to her own platform, but she stopped and pulled it free. The timetable was damp, yet its train number was still clear. Elijah checked the departure board and found the matching platform. Just then, an announcement said Zoe and Elijah’s train would leave in two minutes. Zoe glanced at Aaliyah, then at the platform. “We can walk you to the right platform,” she said. Elijah agreed. They helped Aaliyah reach her train safely. When Zoe and Elijah got back, their train had left. Zoe felt disappointed, but Elijah pointed to the next departure time. “We can catch the next one,” he said. Zoe smiled. She realized that helping someone could matter more than being exactly on time.

Map the characters

Use story clues to think about what each character feels, wants, and does.

Character

Feeling or trait

What the character wants

Story clue

Zoe

Aaliyah

Elijah

1.Which detail shows that Aaliyah is worried? Choose the best answer.
  • She is standing near a bench and says she does not know which train to take.
  • She is traveling to visit her aunt.
  • She checks the departure board for Zoe.
  • She smiles when the train leaves.
2.Choose two traits that best describe Zoe after she finds Aaliyah’s timetable. Then use one story detail to support your choices.
3.What does Aaliyah want to do, and what is stopping her at first?
4.Why does Zoe help Aaliyah instead of hurrying straight to her own platform? Use a clue from the story.
5.What happens because Zoe and Elijah help Aaliyah?
6.How does Zoe feel when she returns and sees that her train has left? What detail tells you?
7.At the end, what does Zoe understand that she did not seem to think about before?
8.Elijah helps Zoe figure out which platform matches Aaliyah’s timetable.
TrueFalse
9.What lesson might a reader learn from Zoe’s choice? Write one or two sentences and include a story detail.
Draw Zoe helping Aaliyah at the train station. Add one detail that shows how Zoe feels. Label your drawing with a word from the story.

4 printable pages

  • Character Mapping Worksheet, page 1 of 4: The Missing Timetable, Map the characters

    Page 1

  • Character Mapping Worksheet, page 2 of 4: Zoe Aaliyah Elijah

    Page 2

  • Character Mapping Worksheet, page 3 of 4: 5. What happens because Zoe and Elijah help Aaliyah?

    Page 3

  • Character Mapping Worksheet, page 4 of 4: Draw Zoe helping Aaliyah at the train station. Add one detail that shows how Zoe

    Page 4

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