Precise & Sensory Language

That was a good movie that changed my life forever.

• trustworthy

• compelling

• baseless

• ok

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

It’s silly to think that we may be on high alert that day.

• excellent

• great

• redundant

• ridiculous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

I hate arguments that are so untrue and confusing.

• baseless

• unnerving

• up-to-date

• timeless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Fashion is about clothes that are: new, thought provoking, and original.

• excellent

• absurd

• modern

• modem

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Voyager II made a nice discovery about Neptune’s rings.

• sweet

• nice

• amusing

• absurd

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

We were happy to see the gifts underneath the Christmas tree.

• delighted

• nice

• distrustful

• raced

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

In the selection, which words help the reader imagine the ants' experience?

• "Dew formed on the leaves above."
• "At the edge of the forest stood a mountain."
• "At last they reached a ledge."
• "The ants could feel the wind's force bending their delicate antennae."

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Read the sentence from the selection,
"Without warning, huge cold drops fell on the marching ants."
This sentence best appeals to the reader's sense of __________.

• Sight
• Touch/Feel
• Hearing
• Smell

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Stephanie fell and felt the sting as sharp as thorns tear at her bare skin and clothes.
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