Precise & Sensory Language

That was a good movie that changed my life forever.

• trustworthy

• compelling

• baseless

• ok

It’s silly to think that we may be on high alert that day.

• excellent

• great

• redundant

• ridiculous

I hate arguments that are so untrue and confusing.

• baseless

• unnerving

• up-to-date

• timeless

Fashion is about clothes that are: new, thought provoking, and original.

• excellent

• absurd

• modern

• modem

Voyager II made a nice discovery about Neptune’s rings.

• sweet

• nice

• amusing

• absurd

We were happy to see the gifts underneath the Christmas tree.

• delighted

• nice

• distrustful

• raced

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."

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

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

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