Show Don't Tell Practice/Review

Show Don't Tell Practice/Review

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 points to focus on while decribing a character?

• character'swords, actions, or thoughts

• the face, the body, the voice

• description, examples and facts

Multiple Choice

Michelle is excited. Is an example of ________________.

• showing

• telling

• changing

• citing

Multiple Choice

Michelle's eyes sparkled as her smile reached from ear to ear after hearing she passed her test with flying colors!

• showing

• telling

• changing

• citing

Multiple Choice

In the following sentence, which word (adjective) are we looking to depict in order to "show" our reader, not "tell" our reader?

Michelle is excited.

• Michelle

• is

• excited

Multiple Choice

Pablo felt disappointed. Is an example of ______________________.

• telling

• showing

• changing

• citing

Multiple Choice

In the following sentence, which word (adjective) are we looking to depict in order to "show" our reader, not "tell" our reader?

Pablo felt disappointed.

• Pablo

• felt

• disappointed

Multiple Choice

When Pablo was told that he was not going to be able to attend the concert, his mouth turned downward, his shoulders slumped, he dropped his head, and slowly walked away. Is an example of_________________.

• showing

• telling

• changing

• citing

Multiple Choice

In the following sentence, which word (adverb) are we looking to depict in order to "show" our reader, not "tell" our reader?

The choir was singing loudly.

• The choir

• was singing

• loudly

Multiple Choice

How can "loudly" be best depicted?

• The choir was singing really loudly.

• The choir was singing too loudly.

• The choir members' voices shook the ground beneath me and sent chills down my spine as they shouted praises towards the sky.

• The choir members' voices were loud and it hurt my ears a little and it almost scared me.

Open Ended

Show me this sentence:

I enjoyed playing the game.

Open Ended

Show me this sentence:

The pizza tasted good.

Multiple Choice

Which words should you focus on describing in this sentence?

Snow was everywhere on the ground.

• Snow

• everywhere

• ground

• both snow and everywhere

Open Ended

Show me this sentence:

Snow was everywhere on the ground.