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Descritive Writing

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The white, glistening snow started falling, covering up the faded black driveway that was cracked and worn down. It wasn't how I remembered it years ago.

a)

Show don't tell

b)

Repetition for effect

c)

Simile

d)

Suspense

2.

What writing technique is being shown below?


The tree's leaves danced in the sky as the wind began to pick up speed.

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

3.

Why is it important to use narrative/descriptive writing strategies?

a)

It is not important. They are a waste if time.

b)

They help to keep the reader engaged in your writing and are creative ways to describe important characters, settings, and events.

c)

They help to make the story flow from one idea to the next smoothly.

4.
Phrase:
His heart was a block of ice.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
5.
Phrase:
pink and purple popsicles
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
6.
Phrase:
heavy as a rock
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
7.
Phrase:
She was humming a song.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
8.
Phrase:
Everyone knows that!
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
9.

Which is true about sensory details?

a)

The purpose is to make writing more detailed and interesting

b)

They describe at least one of the 5 senses

c)

Both are true

10.

Which of the following describes the sense of smell.

a)

He bit into the juicy apple.

b)

His breath was minty fresh when we spoke.

c)

His eyes were as blue as the ocean.

d)

He was singing like an injured cat.

11.

Which one of these sentences uses the sense of touch?

a)

The fruit tasted sweet.

b)

We heard a dog barking next door.

c)

The thorn on the rose felt sharp.

d)

The smell of pepper stings brought tears to his eyes.

12.
Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?
The sun's rays warmed my face as I stepped outside.
a)
smell
b)
sight
c)
touch
d)
taste
13.
Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?
The monster had bright green, scaly skin with purple freckles, and orange tufts of fur on his head.
a)
taste
b)
sight
c)
touch
d)
smell
14.
These are examples of which sense?
loud, crunch, bark, slam, boom
a)
touch
b)
sound
c)
smell
d)
taste
15.
These are examples of which sense?
Soft, squishy, rough, smooth
a)
taste
b)
sight
c)
sound
d)
touch
16.
These are examples of which sense?
Soft, squishy, rough, smooth
a)
taste
b)
sight
c)
sound
d)
touch
17.
These are examples of which sense?
Sour, sweet, tangy, delicious, gross
a)
taste
b)
smell
c)
sight
d)
touch
18.
These are examples of which sense?
bright, dark, shiny, dull, colorful
a)
sound
b)
sight
c)
taste
d)
touch
19.
Which sentence from the selection best appeals to the reader's sense of sight.
a)
"It was late in the day when they departed."
b)
They marched into the woods that surrounded their underground home."
c)
"Long shadows stretched over the entrance to the ant kingdom."
d)
"One by one, the insects climbed out."
20.
Which sentence from the story best appeals to the reader's sense of touch.
a)
"They hurried down the walls that held back the lake."
b)
"It seemed to them that every second the temperature was rising."
c)
"They both held their breath."
d)
"A giant silver scoop hovered above them."