Narrative and Description Terms

Narrative and Description Terms

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Narrative and Description Terms

Narrative and Description Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.8.6, L.3.5A, L.3.3A

+17

Standards-aligned

Created by

Heather Tomich

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a writer's choice of words?

Diction

Detail

Syntax

Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'Syntax' refer to in writing?

Sentence structure and length

Sensory language

Central theme or idea

Writer's attitude

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of description uses precise, unemotional language?

Subjective Description

Objective Description

Narrative Writing

Dominant Impression

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the central theme or idea in a piece of descriptive writing called?

Imagery

Narrative Writing

Diction

Dominant Impression

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing.

connotation

denotation

imagery

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the literal meaning of a word?

Connotation

Denotation

Imagery

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term describes the author's attitude toward the subject?

Tone

Syntax

Diction

Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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