Using Descriptive Language

Which of the following adds interest, detail, and voice to writing?

Select TWO correct answers.

• setting

• vivid verbs

• sensory language

• characters

• conflict

Which of the following provide details in writing that paint a picture in the mind of a reader and appeal to the 5 senses?

• vivid verbs

• sensory language

• figurative language

• colorful language

Which of the following allows the reader to clearly imagine character actions?

• vivid verbs

• figurative language

• sensory language

• creative language

The next day when I got home from school, I discovered draped on my bedpost a jacket the color of day-old guacamole.

The underlined statement is an example of a---

• vivid verb

• figurative language

• sensory language

• simile

I was a small kid, thin as a young tree, and it would be years before I'd have a new one.

The underlined statement is an example of a---

• vivid verb

• figurative language

• sensory language

• simile

I stared at the jacket, like an enemy, thinking bad things before I took off my old jacket, whose sleeves climbed halfway to my elbow.

The underlined statement is an example of a---

• metaphor

• figurative language

• sensory language

• simile

I put my hands in the pockets and flapped the jacket like a bird's wings.

The author's use of a simile emphasizes---

• how much the narrator wanted to fly

• how comfortable the jacket was

• how large the jacket was

• how versitile the jacket was

I hurled orange peels at the mouth of an open garbage can, and when the peels were gone I watched the white puffs of my breath thin to nothing.

Which of the following words is used as a vivid verb?

• orange

• open

• nothing

• hurled

Even though it was cold, I took off the jacket during lunch and played kickball in a thin shirt, my arms feeling like braille from goose bumps.

The author's use of a simile emphasizes---

• how cold the narrator is feeling

• how blind he is

• how much he loves to read

• how uneven his skin feels

The next day when I got home from school, I discovered draped on my bedpost a jacket the color of day-old guacamole. I threw my books on the bed and approached the jacket slowly, as if it were a stranger whose hand I had to shake. I touched the vinyl sleeve, the collar, and peeked at the mustard-colored lining.

The author's use of a metaphor suggests that---

• that narrator took the time to admire his new jacket

• the narrator was not friends with his jacket

• the narrator didn't recognize his new jacket

• the narrator was hesitant to accept his new jacket