Descriptive Writing Quiz

“Her eyes sparkled like sapphires in the dark.” What senses does this Descriptive use to paint an image in the reader's mind?

• Sight

• Touch

• Hearing

• Smell

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Descriptive writing tries to _______ not ________.

• give, take

• see, hear

• answer, respond

• show, tell

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The 5 sensory details that create imagery is called....

• sight, sound, taste touch, feel

• magic, rainbow, sunshine, manipulation, designation

• artificial intelligence

• sight, sound, taste, touch, smell

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

________is the one thing you are describing which is your main point.

• Brainstorming

• reference point

• conclusion

• dominant impression

Answer explanation

The dominant impression of a description is its central and unifying theme; it is the feeling you are trying to convey condensed into a single word or phrase. In a paper of this nature, you should describe as vividly as you can the physical characteristics of a person or a place about which you have a strong feeling.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following describes the sense of smell.

• He bit into the juicy apple.

• His breath was minty fresh when we spoke.

• His eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• He was singing like an injured cat.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?
The sun's rays warmed my face as I stepped outside.

• smell
• sight
• touch
• taste

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

These are examples of which sense?
Soft, squishy, rough, smooth

• taste
• sight
• sound
• touch

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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."

Answer explanation

Meme break for fun take your time with the quiz it doesn't matter who comes first as long as you get the correct answers. : )

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When writing a description you can use your ...of real people, places or things.

• Memories

• Opinions

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

'Write about the day you first met your best friend. Describe where and how you began talking to each other. Explain how your friendship has developed since that time.' What descriptive would you write if this question appeared?

• descriptive of a place

• descriptive of a person

• descriptive of an event / experience

• Descriptive of a feeling

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5