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WorksheetsDescriptive Writing Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
The sensory details in a story are details that___
use the five senses
use dollars and cents
use just sights and smells
use big words
Which of the five senses is used in this sentence? The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.
Taste
Touch
Sight
Sound
Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of SIGHT?
rocky, hairy, drenched
ticking, hissing, cracking
thick, tender, smooth
smokey, pungent, flowery
Barefoot, The warm mud molds my feet.
see
hear
touch
taste
Mrs. Crab's sweet perfume lingered in the room after her exit.
smell
taste
hear
touch
Which sentence does not have an adjective? (describes a person, place, object or thing)
The sky was filled with little, fluffy clouds.
My dinner was delicious.
The train exploded into life.
Her piercing, green eyes followed me.
Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of SOUND?
quiet, jangling, barking
moist, glassy, metallic
salty, sweet, tangy
earthy, fruity, minty
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
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
