Descriptive Language Skills

Provide three descriptive adjectives to describe a beautiful sunset.

• Colorful, peaceful, awe-inspiring

• Bland

• Chaotic

• Gloomy

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Explain how the use of similes and metaphors can enhance descriptive text.

• Similes and metaphors create confusion and distract readers from the main point.

• Similes and metaphors have no impact on the reader's understanding of the text.

• Similes and metaphors enhance descriptive text by creating vivid imagery and engaging the reader's imagination.

• Similes and metaphors make the text less engaging for readers.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.3D

Identify the language features used in the following sentence: 'The old, creaky door swung open slowly.'

• Similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia

• Conjunctions, interjections, articles

• Nouns, pronouns, prepositions

• Adjectives, adverbs, verbs

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Rewrite the sentence 'The cat walked lazily across the room' using more vivid and descriptive language.

• The cat crawled sluggishly across the area.

• The feline sauntered leisurely through the spacious chamber.

• The feline sprinted quickly across the room.

• The kitty strolled slowly through the vast space.

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.3D

Describe a bustling city street using at least five descriptive adjectives.

• dreary

• crowded, noisy, vibrant, colorful, energetic

• calm

• dull

• boring

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.3D