Descriptive Language
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a writer uses descriptive language, how does it affect the reader?
The reader can memorize the text.
The reader feels the text come to life.
The reader gets bored and stops reading.
The reader gets confused and has to reread.
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CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does vivid writing always include?
Sentences that appeal to your senses.
Long sentences.
Sentences that are easy to read.
Sentences with rhyming words.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Stephanie fell and felt the sting as sharp thorns tore at her bare skin and clothes. What sense did the writer describe?
smell
sight
sound
touch
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Lando couldn't believe it. The beast couldn't be from this world. It was at least 10 feet tall and moving with more speed than any two-legged animal that Lando knew of. What sense did the writer describe?
smell
sight
sound
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
1 min • 1 pt
Read the sentence below and choose the words that best complete the description.
The noise was so loud that Sarah threw her hands over her ears. Though she screamed, she couldn't hear her own voice over the ________ drums.
fast and quiet
calm and soft
banging and booming
soft and delicate
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1F
CCSS.L.2.1E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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?
smell
sound
taste
sight
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
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