DESCRIPTIVE TEXT QUIZ

What is the main purpose of a descriptive text?

• • a) To persuade the reader

• • b) To entertain the reader

• • c) To describe a person, place, or thing in detail

• • d) To tell a story

Which of the following is common in a descriptive text?

• • a) Conversations between people

• • b) Step-by-step instructions

• • c) Detailed descriptions of what something looks like, feels like, etc.

• • d) Arguments or opinions

What kind of words are often used in descriptive texts?

• • a) Formal and serious words

• • b) Words that describe what you can see, hear, or feel

• • c) Words that try to convince you of something

• • d) Neutral and plain words

Which sense is usually involved in descriptive texts?

• • a) Taste

• • b) Sight

• • c) Hearing

• • d) All of the above

Descriptive texts usually focus on which of the following?

• • a) Facts and numbers

• • b) Describing one main thing

• • c) Talking about many different topics

• • d) Imaginary situations

Descriptive texts often compare things to help the reader imagine them.

• True

• False

Descriptive texts are only found in stories and not in other types of writing.

• True

• False

Descriptive texts should only include facts, not opinions or feelings.

• True

• False

Using adjectives and adverbs is important in descriptive texts

• True

• False

6. Descriptive texts always tell things in the order they happened.

• True

• False