Writing skills

Writing skills

Assessment

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Created by

Sean Sullivan

English

4th - 7th Grade

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CCSS
RI.7.5, L.7.5A, W.7.3D

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are sensory details?

a comparison using like or as

details that appeal to the 5 senses

Editing

the main character

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
Which paragraph gives background on your topic and contains your thesis statement?
Conclusion 
Introduction
Supporting Details 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When typing an essay each paragraph starts with what?

A capital letter

An indent

A topic sentence

All the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a simile?

Comparing two unlike things using as and/or as

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

Words that sound like their meaning

A comparison between two things not using like or as

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Phrase:
His heart was a block of ice.
alliteration
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is true about sensory details?

The purpose is to make writing more detailed and interesting

They describe at least one of the 5 senses

Both are true

Tags

CCSS.W.7.3D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

These are examples of which sense?
loud, crunch, bark, slam, boom
touch
sound
smell
taste

Tags

CCSS.W.4.3D

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