Sensory Details in Writing

What are sensory details primarily related to?

• Character development

• The five senses

• Emotions

• Plot twists

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following is NOT one of the five senses?

• Hearing

• Taste

• Sight

• Thinking

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

How do sensory details make a story more engaging?

• By making the reader feel like they are in the story

• By adding more characters

• By using complex vocabulary

• By shortening the story

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following is an example of descriptive language?

• The cat is a cheetah

• The cat is like a cheetah

• The cat ran quickly

• The cat is fast

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the role of adjectives in descriptive language?

• To describe nouns

• To describe actions

• To compare two things

• To create dialogue

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is an adverb?

• Blue

• Powerful

• Quickly

• Crazy

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is a simile?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A type of adverb

• A direct statement

• A type of adjective

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which sentence is an example of a metaphor?

• The pizza is ice

• The pizza tastes good

• The pizza is as cold as ice

• The pizza is cold

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the metaphor 'Sally was a bear in the mornings' imply?

• Sally is very friendly in the mornings

• Sally is grumpy in the mornings

• Sally is very quiet in the mornings

• Sally is very active in the mornings

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is NOT a way to add sensory details to writing?

• Using metaphors

• Using similes

• Using descriptive language

• Using dialogue

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4