Imagery 5.14.25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the purpose of imagery in a text?

• To create vivid pictures in the reader's mind and support the author's message

• To provide factual information only

• To confuse the reader with unnecessary details

• To summarize the entire story in one sentence

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason the Johansen family decides to move Ellen to safety in Chapter 6?

• They want to visit Uncle Henrik for a holiday.

• German soldiers become suspicious about Jewish children.

• Ellen wants to see the countryside.

• They are running away from a storm.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words from the vocabulary focus best describes the bird's nest mentioned in Chapter 7?

• crooked

• wispy

• speckled

• smooth

Multiple Select

Select all the descriptive words and phrases used by the author to create a mental picture of the farmhouse and its surroundings.

• crooked chimney

• shuttered windows tilted at angles

• gnarled tree

• modern kitchen

Multiple Choice

Based on the evidence from the text, what sense is being used to describe the farmhouse on page 60?

• Sight

• Sound

• Taste

• Touch

Multiple Choice

Why did the author include the description of the little red-roofed farmhouse with its crooked chimney and tilted windows?

• To show the farmhouse is haunted

• To illustrate how old and fragile the farmhouse looks

• To describe the weather

• To introduce a new character

Multiple Choice

Which descriptive words from the passage help readers feel what the characters are experiencing by the sea?

• damp brown grass, smooth heavy stones, cold, giggled

• red-roofed farmhouse, crooked chimney, tilted windows, apples

• dangerous weather, countryside, collapse, poor

• meadow, sea, Denmark, Sweden

Multiple Choice

Which sense is being used in the text: "They tiptoed across the damp stones and let the water touch their feet. It was cold."?

• Sight

• Touch

• Smell

• Taste

Multiple Select

Which of the following words from the vocabulary focus are related to the harbor setting described in the story?

• misty

• harbor

• anchored

• forest

Multiple Choice

Why did the author include the description of the fishing boats unloading their fish at the harbor?

• To show how busy the harbor is

• To illustrate the smell of the fishing village

• To describe the color of the boats

• To explain how boats are anchored

Open Ended

Have you ever experienced something for the first time that amazed you, like Ellen seeing the "real sea"? Describe your experience and how it made you feel.

Multiple Choice

Which sense is being engaged when the author describes the apples as sweet, even though there is no sugar?

• Sight

• Touch

• Smell

• Taste

Multiple Choice

How does the author's use of imagery achieve specific purposes in a text?

• It helps create vivid mental pictures for the reader.

• It confuses the reader about the story's events.

• It makes the text longer without adding meaning.

• It distracts from the main idea of the story.