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Descriptive techniques.

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A quick quiz on different descriptive writing techniques.

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1
What is a simile?
A word that represents a sound.
Where you compare one thing to another with as or like.
Where you give something human qualities that is not living.
A describing word.
2
Which is an example of a simile?
He was as fast as lightning.
The mountain of food was piled high on the plate.
BANG!
The lion was fast.
3
Can you select from below what all complex sentences need?
An adveb.
Two main clauses.
A subject and an action.
Main clause and subordinate clause.
4
What is a subordinate clause?
A description.
A part of a sentence that can stand alone.
A part of a sentence that cannot stand alone.
Information that is not important.
5
What is alliteration?
A sentence with a subordinate clause.
A high level description.
When you have two or more words starting with the same sound
A comparison between two things.
6
Select the metaphor.
The sun, a golden coin, shining brightly in the sky.
The sun is like a gold coin shining brightly above.
The sun wakes up and shines brightly on us.
The sun is bright and beautiful.
7
Can you select the compound sentence from below?
I went to the shop and saw a dog.
I went to the shop.
I went to the shop and Hannah went to the park.
Hannah, who was very busy, went to the shop.
8
Which is not an example of personification?
The wind danced around me.
The sun went to bed for the evening.
The alarm clock went off like a bomb.
The trees waved goodbye.
9
Which of the below is a simple sentence?
Sandra went to school and played tennis.
Sandra, who was nervous, went to school.
Sandra went to school.
Sandra went to school and Sarah played a game of tennis.
10
Can you select the adverb from these words?
Anxiously
Jumping
Big
Worried
11
Select the adjective.
slowly
fast
walking
quickly