Writing Techniques
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7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What are "sensory details?"
details that create an image by describing something using five senses
details that tell the reader a summary of action
details that persuade the reader to agree with the writer
vocabulary words that show common sense
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is a good example of show not tell?
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the vivid, more descriptive verb?
sprinted
went
sat
said
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following are quotation marks?
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
______________ each time the speaker changes in a narrative writing.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
It was too dark to see in the cave, but I tasted the tang of salt on my lips. I must be near the ocean! Excited, I moved toward the salty spray.
What sense did the writer describe?
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
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