Sensory Language

Which sentence from the selection best appeals to the reader's sense of sight.

• "It was late in the day when they departed."
• They marched into the woods that surrounded their underground home."
• "Long shadows stretched over the entrance to the ant kingdom."
• "One by one, the insects climbed out."

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read this sentence from the selection.
"When the scout presented the crystal to the aunt queen she took a small bite, then quickly ate the entire thing."
This sentence shows that _________.

• The queen enjoyed the taste.
• The queen was hungry.
• The queen was in a hurry.
• The queen was puzzled.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

In the selection, which words help the reader imagine the ants' experience?

• "Dew formed on the leaves above."
• "At the edge of the forest stood a mountain."
• "At last they reached a ledge."
• "The ants could feel the wind's force bending their delicate antennae."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Read the sentence from the selection,
"Without warning, huge cold drops fell on the marching ants."
This sentence best appeals to the reader's sense of __________.

• Sight
• Touch/Feel
• Hearing
• Smell

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A writer describes the smell of a forest fire.  Which of the following would be a good sensory detail to include?

• the number of forests that there are in town
• the fear that she has about the fire spreading
• the strong and smoky smell reminds her of toasting marshmallows
• the number of times she's been to the forest

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Stephanie fell and felt the sting as sharp as thorns tear at her bare skin and clothes.
What sense did the writer describe?

• smell
• sight
• sound
• touch

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Lando couldn't believe it.  The beast couldn't be from this world.  It was at least 10 feet tall and moving with more speed than any two-legged animal that Lando knew of. 
What sense did the writer describe?

• smell
• sight
• sound
• touch

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Barefoot, The warm mud molds my feet.

• see
• hear
• touch
• taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of SMELL?

• aromatic, fresh, scented
• hot, cold, flowery
• fluorescent, translucent, transparent
• syncopated, rhythmic, shrill

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

By mistake, I grabbed a pink sticky mound of gum from under the table. 

• hear
• taste
• smell
• touch

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4