Multiple Choice Quiz



1.	When you want to organize your details according to the order in which they are experienced, use _______________.
	A.	spatial order
	B.	order of importance
	C.	order of impression
	D.	all of the above

2.	_______________ topic sentences are common in descriptive writing.
	A.	Double
	B.	Implied
	C.	Experimental
	D.	all of the above

3.	A/An ________________ piece of writing uses only those supporting details that reinforce the main idea in the topic sentence.
	A.	unified
	B.	coherent
	C.	descriptive
	D.	stable

4.	Transition words and phrases include _______________.
	A.	red
	B.	outside
	C.	informal
	D.	all of the above

5.	The wind attacked the tree with vicious jabs is an example of ____________.
	A.	a simile
	B.	a metaphor
	C.	personification
	D.	an analogy

6.	Like a bony finger, the rock jutted out of the flat desert is an example of ____________.
	A.	a simile
	B.	a metaphor
	C.	personification
	D.	an analogy

7.	Heroic deeds are the lifeblood of mythology is an example of ____________.
	A.	a simile
	B.	a metaphor
	C.	personification
	D.	an analogy

8.	_______________ is a broad term referring to language that appeals to the senses.
	A.	Descriptive
	B.	Analysis
	C.	Imagery
	D.	Metaphorical

9.	_______________ readers read with inquiring minds.
	A.	Professional
	B.	Active
	C.	Imaginative
	D.	Advanced

10.	A descriptive essay should not contain _______________.
	A.	mixed metaphors
	B.	more than two similes
	C.	more than two metaphors
	D.	all of the above

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