A writer describes the smell of a forest fire. Which of the following would be a good sensory detail to include?
Good Descriptive Writing

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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What writing technique is being shown below?
The tree's leaves danced in the sky as the wind began to pick up speed.
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is it important to use narrative/descriptive writing strategies?
It is not important. They are a waste if time.
They help to keep the reader engaged in your writing and are creative ways to describe important characters, settings, and events.
They help to make the story flow from one idea to the next smoothly.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
His heart was a block of ice.
alliteration
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does vivid writing always include?
Sentences that appeal to your senses.
Long sentences.
Sentences that are easy to read.
Sentences with rhyming words.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
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