WorksheetsImagery Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
What is the BEST definition for imagery?
When an author uses language that appeals to the five senses to create a picture in the reader's mind
When an author uses literal, not figurative language
Personification, simile, metaphor
Sight, sound, touch, taste, smell
What is the purpose of imagery in writing?
To engage the reader by changing points of view multiple times
To make the writing more interesting and help readers understand what is being described
To excite the reader by using different writing methods
To show the difference between dynamic and static character types
Does the following sentence contain imagery?
The beach was stunningly beautiful.
Yes
No
True or False:
The following sentence appeals to the sense of touch.
"The air felt chilly, yet refreshing, as the summer breeze blew gently across my face."
True
False
It depends on the context
True or False:
The following sentence appeals to the sense of sight.
"The temperature was a blistering 90 degrees and the hot sun burned my sensitive skin instantly."
True
False
It depends on the context
Does the following sentence contain imagery?
It was a cold morning at JFK Middle School.
Yes
No
What sense does the following passage appeal to?
"The thunder clapped loudly, startling the dog."
Touch
Taste
Sight
None of the above
What sense does the following passage appeal to the most?
"The water shone pacifically; the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unsustained light..."
Touch
Taste
Sight
None of the above
Read the following poem:
"The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson
"He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands
Ring'd with the azure world he stands
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls..."
This passage contains all of the following EXCEPT:
Sight imagery
Sound imagery
Touch imagery
Personification
Read the following passage:
"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
"Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle. At the foot of the stairs, the match went out."
Which line from the passage appeals to your sense of sight?
Squeaky mouse scurried noisily
At the foot of the stairs, the match went out
Clicking of the clock
Striking one
Which of the following statements is TRUE for imagery?
It is only used in poetry
It often uses figurative language
It often uses literal language
It can only be understood when written in third-person
How does imagery help readers understand a passage?
It expresses how the author is feeling
It tells readers the mood
It is written using first-person
It helps readers visualize the events being described
Read the following passage:
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
"I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards."
What does the IMAGERY used in this passage tell the reader about the captain?
He is in need of medical help
He is carrying treasure in his sea-chest
He has grown weak and tired with age
He has had a rough and adventurous life
The drumbeats sounded like distant thunder.
What type of figurative language is used in this passage?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
None of the above
After Dan climbed the steep hill, his legs were rubber.
What type of figurative language is used in this passage?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
None of the above
What sense does the following passage appeal to?
"The sickly-sweet aroma of night-blooming jasmine was inescapable.."
Taste
Smell
Sight
This passage does not use imagery
What sense does the following passage appeal to?
"She raced to the wall and scanned the list but was disappointed when she did not find her name on it."
Sound
Sight
Taste
This passage does not contain imagery
What sense does the following passage appeal to?
"She slowly cleared her gravelly throat to make her presence known..."
Sound
Taste
Smell
This passage does not contain imagery
All of the following are examples of figurative language that may help an author create imagery EXCEPT:
Metaphor, personification
Simile, idiom
Dynamic, round
Personification, hyperbole
Does the following sentence contain imagery?
"The warmth of the fire spread through the room as I cozily clutched my steeping mug of sweet hot chocolate."
Yes
No
