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Composition — Descriptive Writing
Name: ______________________Class: ________Date: ____________Score: ____ / 20
- 1.
Which of the five senses does this sentence use? 'The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen.'
(a) Sight(b) Smell(c) Touch(d) Hearing
- 2.
Identify the figure of speech: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'
(a) Metaphor(b) Simile(c) Personification(d) Onomatopoeia
- 3.
Complete the simile: 'The kitten was as soft as ___.'
Answer: ____________________________________
- 4.
Which sentence uses better descriptive language?
(a) The garden was nice.(b) The garden was bursting with colourful flowers and buzzing bees.(c) The garden had flowers.(d) The garden was big.
- 5.
Identify the figure of speech: 'Time is money.'
(a) Simile(b) Metaphor(c) Personification(d) Alliteration
- 6.
Rewrite using descriptive language: 'The food was good.'
- 7.
Which sense does this appeal to? 'The rough bark scratched her fingers as she climbed the tree.'
(a) Sight(b) Hearing(c) Touch(d) Taste
- 8.
Identify the figure of speech: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
(a) Simile(b) Metaphor(c) Personification(d) Hyperbole
- 9.
Complete the metaphor: 'The classroom was a ___ after the art lesson.'
Answer: ____________________________________
- 10.
Which sentence uses onomatopoeia?
(a) The cat sat on the mat.(b) The bees buzzed around the flowers.(c) She was as quiet as a mouse.(d) The sky was a blanket of stars.
- 11.
Rewrite using a simile: 'The boy ran very fast.'
- 12.
Which sentence engages multiple senses?
(a) The market was busy.(b) The market was filled with the sizzling of satay, the sweet smell of kueh, and the bright colours of fresh fruits.(c) I went to the market to buy things.(d) The market had many stalls.
- 13.
Identify the figure of speech: 'I have told you a million times!'
(a) Simile(b) Metaphor(c) Hyperbole(d) Personification
- 14.
Rewrite using personification: 'The sun was shining.'
- 15.
Which opening is most engaging for a descriptive composition?
(a) Last Saturday, I went to the beach.(b) The golden sand stretched endlessly under the blazing afternoon sun as waves crashed against the shore.(c) I want to tell you about my trip to the beach.(d) The beach was nice and I had fun.
- 16.
Identify the type of figurative language: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'
(a) Simile(b) Alliteration(c) Metaphor(d) Personification
- 17.
Write a sentence about a storm using at least two senses.
- 18.
Which is the best use of 'show, don't tell' for 'He was scared'?
(a) He was very scared.(b) He was extremely scared and afraid.(c) His heart pounded as his hands trembled, and he pressed his back against the cold wall.(d) He felt scared when he saw the shadow.
- 19.
Write a metaphor to describe a very quiet library.
- 20.
Which ending is most effective for a descriptive composition about a sunset?
(a) Then the sun went down and I went home.(b) As the last sliver of gold disappeared beneath the horizon, the sky was painted in shades of purple and pink, and I knew this was a moment I would treasure forever.(c) The sunset was pretty. I liked it a lot.(d) It was getting dark so we left the beach.
Answer key — P5 English: Composition — Descriptive Writing
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- 1.(b) Smell
- 2.(b) Simile
- 3.cotton
- 4.(b) The garden was bursting with colourful flowers and buzzing bees.
- 5.(b) Metaphor
- 6.The food was mouth-watering and bursting with flavour.
- 7.(c) Touch
- 8.(c) Personification
- 9.battlefield
- 10.(b) The bees buzzed around the flowers.
- 11.The boy ran as fast as a cheetah.
- 12.(b) The market was filled with the sizzling of satay, the sweet smell of kueh, and the bright colours of fresh fruits.
- 13.(c) Hyperbole
- 14.The sun smiled down on the earth.
- 15.(b) The golden sand stretched endlessly under the blazing afternoon sun as waves crashed against the shore.
- 16.(b) Alliteration
- 17.Lightning flashed across the dark sky as thunder rumbled and rain lashed against the windows.
- 18.(c) His heart pounded as his hands trembled, and he pressed his back against the cold wall.
- 19.The library was a tomb of silence.
- 20.(b) As the last sliver of gold disappeared beneath the horizon, the sky was painted in shades of purple and pink, and I knew this was a moment I would treasure forever.
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