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Imagery Practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition of imagery?

a)

Imagery is the author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader imagine what is being described.

b)

An act of saying what will or might happen in the future.

c)

 A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.

d)

Exaggeration

2.

Which of the five senses is used in this sentence? The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.

a)

Taste

b)

Touch

c)

Sight

d)

Sound

3.

Imagery is language that creates a picture.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What type of imagery is this?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house

a)

Sight

b)

Sound

c)

Touch 

d)

Taste

5.

The form of imagery employed in the following sentence?

As the chili touched my tongue, I thought a fire had been lit in my mouth.

a)

Gustatory

b)

Olfactory

c)

Auditory

d)

Tactile

e)

Visual

6.

Identify the imagery type used in the following sentence.

She smelled the scent of sweet hibiscus wafting through the air, its tropical smell a reminder that she was on vacation in a beautiful place.

a)

Auditory

b)

Tactile

c)

Visual

d)

Olfactory

e)

Gustatory

7.

Loneliness slowly kills day by day.

a)

Visual Imagery

b)

Olfactory Imagery

c)

Gustatory Imagery

d)

Organic Imagery

8.

...burning muscles from exertion.

a)

Tactile Imagery

b)

Visual Imagery

c)

Kinesthetic Imagery

d)

Olfactory Imagery

9.

Pick 2 of the 7 types of imagery to describe this picture.. Write 1 sentence for each.

4 lines
10.

red, silky, dew-covered, bright

a)

sound

b)

smell

c)

touch

d)

sight

11.

"The fragrance of the flowers filled the air."
What sense created the image?

a)

touch

b)

smell

c)

sight

d)

taste

12.

This sentence appeals to which sense:

The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.

a)

sight

b)

smell

c)

touch

d)

taste

13.

This sentence appeals to which sense:

After eating the curry, his breath reeked of garlic.

a)

smell

b)

touch

c)

taste

d)

sound

14.

This sentence appeals to which sense:

The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.

a)

taste

b)

sound

c)

sight

d)

smell

15.

The icy lake water chilled my legs as my feet sank into the oozing softness of the bottom.

a)

sight

b)

hearing

c)

touch

d)

smell

e)

taste

16.

Her shrill, grating voice echoed unceasingly in my mind.

a)

sight

b)

hearing

c)

touch

d)

smell

e)

taste

17.

Dr. Johnson's brilliant red hair clashes with her bright purple jacket.

a)

sight

b)

hearing

c)

touch

d)

smell

e)

taste

18.

The stench of burning electrical wires filled the room.

a)

sight

b)

hearing

c)

touch

d)

smell

e)

taste

19.

The flower garden was filled with golden roses, purple lilacs, and deep blue hyacinths.

a)

sight

b)

hearing

c)

touch

d)

smell

e)

taste

20.

He was tall, heavyset, and wore a tan trench coat with the collar turned up.

a)

sight

b)

hearing

c)

touch

d)

smell

e)

taste

21.

Which sense is primarily engaged in the following sentence? The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen.

a)

A) Sight

b)

B) Smell

c)

C) Taste

d)

D) Touch

22.

Identify the type of imagery used in this sentence: The velvet dress felt smooth and luxurious against her skin.

a)

A) Visual

b)

B) Auditory

c)

C) Tactile

d)

D) Olfactory

23.

What type of imagery is being used here? The bright, dazzling fireworks lit up the night sky.

a)

A) Visual

b)

B) Auditory

c)

C) Tactile

d)

D) Gustatory

24.

Which type of imagery is present in this sentence? The bitter taste of the medicine lingered in his mouth.

a)

A) Visual

b)

B) Auditory

c)

C) Gustatory

d)

D) Tactile

25.

Determine the imagery type in the following sentence: The soft rustle of leaves in the wind was calming.

a)

A) Visual

b)

B) Auditory

c)

C) Tactile

d)

D) Olfactory