Illustrating descriptive scenes | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Identify the three nouns in the following sentence: 'As the soft snow gently fell, the clouds swirled around the mountains.'
- 'snow' ✓
Which of the words in the following sentence are verbs? 'As the soft snow gently fell, the clouds swirled around the mountains.'
- gently
- fell ✓
- swirled ✓
- around
Match the word classes to the examples, using this sentence: 'As the soft snow gently fell, the wispy clouds swirled around the mountains.'
- adjective
  
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  soft, wispy ✓
- noun
  
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  snow, clouds, mountains ✓
- verb
  
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  swirled, fell ✓
- adverb
  
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  gently ✓
What is true of vivid imagery?
- It creates sensory experiences. ✓
- It creates a clear picture for the reader. ✓
- It limits the reader's imagination.
- It causes confusion for the reader.
Which expanded noun phrase would best fit in the gap in the following sentence ? 'The torrential, incessant rain, which splattered in every direction, poured down like __________.'
- sweet, delicious juice
- heavy, sombre teardrops ✓
- warm, salty sea water
- thick, green slime
Match the literary devices to the correct examples.
- simile
  
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  The stars twinkled like diamonds in the sky. ✓
- personification
  
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  The wind whispered secrets through the trees. ✓
- repetition
  
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  The night was dark, darker than anything I had ever seen. ✓