41071 description ability superheroes cartoon characters

1. Who are these Superheroes and Cartoon Characters? Match the names to
the pictures:

1

2

3
10

5

8
7

6


4

9

Robin
Tweety
Batman
Obelix
Sylvester

Coyote
Homer
Asterix

Beep Beep
Bart


2. Can you match these opposite adjectives?
1. OLD

A. FAIR

2. DARK (hair)

B. TALL

3. SHORT

C. BIG

4. STRONG

D. YOUNG

5. THIN

E. SLOW

6. SMALL

F. SILLY

3. Are these

sentences which describe the characters
above true (T) or false
7. LONG
G. WEAK
(F)? Correct the false ones:
Robin:

8. INTELLIGENT/ SMART

He’s old
He has dark hair
He’s wearing a yellow mask

H. DOCILE

__ F_____He isn’t old._He is young_____
_______________________________
_______________________________

Batman: He’s short
He’s strong
He’s wearing a black cape

_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

Obelix:

_______________________________

_______________________________
_______________________________

He’s very thin
He’s very strong
He has a small nose

Asterix: He’s very tall
His moustache is black
He has fair hair

_______________________________
_______________________________
________________________________

Homer: He’s very intelligent
He has long hair
He’s very thin

________________________________
________________________________
________________________________

Bart:

He’s very tall
________________________________
His eyes are very big
________________________________
He’s wearing a green T-shirt ________________________________

Tweety: It’s a fierce animal
Its feet are very small
Its body is yellow

_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________

Sylvester: He’s a sea animal
He’s black and green
His tail is long

_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________

Beep Beep: It’s very slow
It has orange wings
It’s very smart

_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________


4. Which two characters in exercise 1 are described in the paragraphs
below?:
A. It’s ________: Its head is very big but its peak is very small. Its eyes and feet are very big.
It’s a yellow animal and it can fly.

B. It’s________: It’s a man. He is very fat and strong. His hair is long and brown. He has a
moustache but he doesn’t have a beard. He has a big nose and he’s carrying
a menhir.

5. Choose 2 of the 4 superheroes below and write a short description for
each one (as in exercise 4):
Superman

Spiderman

The Incredible Hulk

Elastigirl

Superheroe 1: _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Superheroe 2: _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

6. Describe what the following characters can or can’t do:
1. Tweety can fly but it can’t become elastic.
2. _____________________________
1. Bart can use a skateboard but ________________
2. _____________________________________

1. Spiderman can climb walls but______________
2. ___________________________________

1. Obelix can’t drink the magic potion but_____________
2. ________________________________________

1. Superman__________________________
2. _________________________________





ANSWERS
Activity 1
1. Asterix
2. Batman
3. Beep Beep
4. Tweety
5. Obelix
6. Sylvester
7. Robin
8. Homer
9. Coyote
10. Bart
Activity 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.
8.
9.

OLD___________________ D young
DARK (hair)_____________ A fair
SHORT________________ B tall
STRONG_______________ G weak
THIN__________________ J fat
SMALL_________________ C big
LONG__________________ I short
INTELLIGENT/ SMART____ F silly
FIERCE________________ H docile


10. FAST__________________ E slow

Activity 3
Robin:

He’s old
He has dark hair
He’s wearing a yellow mask

F He isn’t old. He’s young.
T
F He isn’t wearing a yellow mask. He’s wearing a black mask.

Batman: He’s short
He’s strong

He’s wearing a black cape

F He isn’t short. He’s tall.
T
T

Obelix:

F He’s very fat.
T
F He doesn’t have a small nose. He has a big nose.

He’s very thin
He’s very strong
He has a small nose

Asterix: He’s very tall
His moustache is black
He has fair hair

F He isn’t very tall. He is short.
F His moustache isn’t black. It’s yellow.
T

Homer: He’s very intelligent
He has long hair
He’s very thin

F He isn’t very intelligent. He’s silly.
F He doesn’t have long hair. He’s bald.

F He isn’t very thin. He’s fat.

Bart:

F He isn’t very tall. He’s short.
T
F He isn’t wearing a green T-shirt. His T-shirt is red.

He’s very tall
His eyes are very big
He’s wearing a green T-shirt

Tweety: It’s a fierce animal
Its feet are very small
Its body is yellow

F It isn’t a fierce animal. It’s docile.
T
T

Sylvester: He’s a sea animal
He’s black and green
His tail is long

F He isn’t a sea animal. He’s a pet.
F He isn’t black and green. He’s black and white.
T

Beep Beep: It’s very slow
It has orange wings

It’s very smart

F It isn’t very slow. It’s very fast.
F It doesn’t have orange wings. Its wings are blue.
T

Activity 4
A. Tweety
B. Obelix

Activities 5 & 6
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