Descriptive Details

Which is true about sensory details?

• The purpose is to make writing more detailed and interesting.

• They describe at least one of the senses.

• Both are true

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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 she has about the fire spreading

• The strong and smokey smell reminds her of toasting marshmallows

• The number of times she has been to the forest

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What word in the sentence describes the mud

• molds

• warm

• mud

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which is the BEST example of a sensory detail

• A magic wand broke in half

• Rattling thunder and lightening flashes

• Happy or Sad

• Talking a mile a minute

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

He wanted to describe the book to his grandmother with enough detail for her to picture it exactly.

What words can you use instead of the word describe?

• tell

• portray

• characterize

• listen

• share

Answer explanation

tell:

verb

1. communicate information, facts, or news to someone in spoken or written words.

portray:

verb

1. depict (someone or something) in a work of art or literature.

characterize:

verb

1. describe the distinctive nature or features of.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Your ​ (a)   of the mountains was so ​​ (b)   that I could picture every ​ (c)   of it!

• description

• vivid

• detail

Answer explanation

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which detail is sensory and descriptive?

• in the wind

• We could

• hear the leaves are rustling

• leaves

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence well describe the picture?

• The big family are sad.

• The big nice family members with blue eyes are very happy.

• This small family has two little kids.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following sentences uses descriptive details effectively?

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The old, rusty gate creaked loudly as it swung open.

• She went to the store.

• He is tall.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the purpose of using descriptive details in writing?

• To confuse the reader.

• To add depth and interest to the narrative.

• To make the text longer.

• To use more adjectives.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D