Question

Elias combined his own background knowledge with details from a text. Then, he drew a conclusion that the lead character was brave. This is an example of

a)a physical trait of a character.
b)direct characterization of a character.
c)an inference about a character.
d)indirect characterization of a character.

Answer 1

Option D

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the case of indirect characterization. In case of indirect characterization, a person is described on the basis of heir thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue. Here, being brave is a kind of behavioral aspect of the person described in the paragraph. However, Direct characterization is the description of physical stature, work, passions etc.

Hence, option D is correct