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Character’s feelings are the emotions characters
Reading Skill: Character’s Feelings have in response to a specific situation in the story.
They can change over time. Character’s feelings help
a reader understand the impact of events on
characters and how emotions influence characters’
actions.
Complete the table to show how Padma’s feelings change in the story.

Key Events Padma’s Feelings

1. Padma’s story wins a prize in an international

competition. surprised

2. Padma’s parents are proud of her, but they can’t disappointed

afford a plane ticket.

3. Padma’s brother has an idea. They could raise fish

in their paddies. hopeful

4. Padma’s family makes almost double the money happy

and is able to buy Padma’s plane ticket.

5. Soon, Padma is on an airplane heading to the excited

United States.

disappointed excited hopeful surprised

Unit 3 | Padma’s Paddy