Language Arts Mulitple choice questions: Which sentence does the most "showing"?
1.) Which sentence does the most "showing"?
-John was sad when he found out he didn't pass the test.
-John frowned when the teacher handed him his test.
-John groaned when he found out he didn't pass the test.
-John moaned when he saw the big red F on the top of his Algebra test.
2.) Sensory details, dialogue, and action are:
-techniques used to show rather than tell
-examples of strong nouns
-steps in the writing process
-techniques used only in poetry
3.) In writing, action:
-"shows" by expressing characters' voices
-"shows" by expressing characters' or the setting's movements
-"shows" by inference
-belongs in fiction, but not in poetry
4.) Dialogue:
-is what happens inside characters' minds
-helps to "tell" by being brief and nondescriptive
-helps to "show" by expressing the five senses
-helps to "show" by allowing characters to speak specifically
5.) Which sentence has the strongest nouns?
-There were three people in the room.
-I see the green glass building you're talking about.
-He climbed the trellis to reach the balcony.
-Several birds landed on the taut wire.
1.) Which sentence does the most "showing"?
-John was sad when he found out he didn't pass the test.
-John frowned when the teacher handed him his test.
-John groaned when he found out he didn't pass the test.
-John moaned when he saw the big red F on the top of his Algebra test.
2.) Sensory details, dialogue, and action are:
-techniques used to show rather than tell
-examples of strong nouns
-steps in the writing process
-techniques used only in poetry
3.) In writing, action:
-"shows" by expressing characters' voices
-"shows" by expressing characters' or the setting's movements
-"shows" by inference
-belongs in fiction, but not in poetry
4.) Dialogue:
-is what happens inside characters' minds
-helps to "tell" by being brief and nondescriptive
-helps to "show" by expressing the five senses
-helps to "show" by allowing characters to speak specifically
5.) Which sentence has the strongest nouns?
-There were three people in the room.
-I see the green glass building you're talking about.
-He climbed the trellis to reach the balcony.
-Several birds landed on the taut wire.