Good Descriptive Writing

Good Descriptive Writing

9th Grade

8 Qs

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Good Descriptive Writing

Good Descriptive Writing

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Easy

CCSS
L.1.6, L.4.5, RI.9-10.4

+15

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

Used 1+ times

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

“Her eyes sparkled like sapphires in the dark.” What senses does this Descriptive use to paint an image in the reader's mind?

Sight

Hearing

Smell

Touch

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Descriptive writing tries to _______ not ________.

give, take

answer, respond

show, tell

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The 5 sensory details that create imagery is called....

sight, sound, taste touch, feel

magic, rainbow, sunshine, manipulation, designation

artificial intelligence

sight, sound, taste, touch, smell

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following describes the sense of smell.

His breath was minty fresh when we spoke.

His eyes were as blue as the ocean.

He was singing like an injured cat.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to? The sun's rays warmed my face as I stepped outside.

sight

smell

touch

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

These are examples of which sense? Soft, squishy, rough, smooth

sound

touch

taste

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Which sentence from the selection best appeals to the reader's sense of sight.

"It was late in the day when they departed."

"Long shadows stretched over the entrance to the ant kingdom."

They marched into the woods that surrounded their underground home."

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A rectangular shaped electronic device, found in every household which telecasts our favourite shows and programs in audio-visual format.

television

Fan

Table

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A