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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich sensory detail does this statement appeal to?
My fingers lingered on the familiar leaves....sighttouchtastesmell - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich Sensory detail does this statement appeal to?
The afternoon sun penetrated my upturned face....tastefeelsmellsound - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Imagery?the use of language appealing to one or more of the five sensesa jokeIt's nothing, you just made it upa group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow does imagery help us understand the story?It doesn'tBy expressing how the author is feelingImagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and seeBy telling the mood
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of imagery is this?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the houseSightSoundTouchTaste - 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the five senses is used in this sentence? The wolf howled painfully over the loss of his mate.SightSoundTouchTaste
- 7. Multiple Choice"The Monkey Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the same moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of sight."squeaky mouse scurried noisily""At the foot of the stairs, the match went out,""clicking of the clock""striking one" - 8. Multiple Choice"The Monkey Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the same moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of sound."he took the box of matches""the darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage...""he stood motionless""at the same moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible" - 9. Multiple Choice"The Monkey Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the samee moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of hearing."he took the box of matches""went downstairs for a candle""squeaky mouse scurried noisily"The matches fell from his hand. - 10. Multiple Choice"The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands
Ring'd with the azure world he stands
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
Choose the literary device that is NOT used in this poem.Sight DetailsTouch DetailsHearing DetailsPersonification - 11. Multiple ChoiceImagery appeals to the ______________.brainsensescrazy peoplememory
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is "sensory language"?language that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.language that has been censored (censorship)language that is not very descriptivelanguage that is unfamiliar to the reader
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy do authors use sensory language?It is a way for a writer to help the reader see or connect with their storyAll stories must have sensory language or they become poems.without censorship, kids may be exposed to bad writing.nobody knows for sure, but it probably has to do with the STAAR test
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of SIGHT?rocky, hairy, drenchedticking, hissing, crackingthick, tender, smoothsmokey, pungent, flowery
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