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Descriptive and narrative techniques

8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: W.8.3.D, W.8.3.B · England: GCSE English Language Paper 1 Q5, 11+ English (creative writing)

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  1. Question 1

    Plain: Mum was angry. Which revision best SHOWS rather than tells?

    • A. Mum's lips pressed into a thin line, and she set her mug down a little too hard.
    • B. Mum was cross and angry.
    • C. Mum felt anger.
    • D. Mum was very angry indeed.

  2. Question 2

    Plain: The beach was nice. Which revision uses the senses most effectively?

    • A. It was a very nice, good beach.
    • B. Warm sand sifted between my toes as gulls cried above the salty breeze.
    • C. The beach was really nice.
    • D. The beach was a nice place to go.

  3. Question 3

    A story opening needs to hook the reader. Which opening is most engaging?

    • A. Nobody had opened the attic door in forty years — until Tuesday.
    • B. One day I woke up and had breakfast.
    • C. This is a story about a girl.
    • D. Once there was a house. It was a house.

  4. Question 4

    A story opening needs to hook the reader. Which opening is most engaging?

    • A. One day I woke up and had breakfast.
    • B. This is a story about a girl.
    • C. Once there was a house. It was a house.
    • D. Nobody had opened the attic door in forty years — until Tuesday.

  5. Question 5

    Plain: The forest was scary. Which revision best SHOWS rather than tells?

    • A. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.
    • B. The forest was scary and frightening.
    • C. The forest was very, very scary.
    • D. I thought the forest was really scary.

  6. Question 6

    Plain: The forest was scary. Which revision best SHOWS rather than tells?

    • A. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.
    • B. I thought the forest was really scary.
    • C. The forest was scary and frightening.
    • D. The forest was very, very scary.

  7. Question 7

    Plain: The forest was scary. Which revision best SHOWS rather than tells?

    • A. The forest was very, very scary.
    • B. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.
    • C. The forest was scary and frightening.
    • D. I thought the forest was really scary.

  8. Question 8

    Plain: The forest was scary. Which revision best SHOWS rather than tells?

    • A. The forest was scary and frightening.
    • B. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.
    • C. I thought the forest was really scary.
    • D. The forest was very, very scary.

  9. Question 9

    A story opening needs to hook the reader. Which opening is most engaging?

    • A. This is a story about a girl.
    • B. One day I woke up and had breakfast.
    • C. Once there was a house. It was a house.
    • D. Nobody had opened the attic door in forty years — until Tuesday.

  10. Question 10

    Plain: The forest was scary. Which revision best SHOWS rather than tells?

    • A. I thought the forest was really scary.
    • B. The forest was scary and frightening.
    • C. The forest was very, very scary.
    • D. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.

  11. Question 11

    Plain: The beach was nice. Which revision uses the senses most effectively?

    • A. The beach was a nice place to go.
    • B. The beach was really nice.
    • C. It was a very nice, good beach.
    • D. Warm sand sifted between my toes as gulls cried above the salty breeze.

  12. Question 12

    Plain: The beach was nice. Which revision uses the senses most effectively?

    • A. The beach was really nice.
    • B. Warm sand sifted between my toes as gulls cried above the salty breeze.
    • C. It was a very nice, good beach.
    • D. The beach was a nice place to go.

  13. Question 13

    Plain: The forest was scary. Which revision best SHOWS rather than tells?

    • A. I thought the forest was really scary.
    • B. The forest was scary and frightening.
    • C. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.
    • D. The forest was very, very scary.

  14. Question 14

    Plain: The beach was nice. Which revision uses the senses most effectively?

    • A. The beach was really nice.
    • B. Warm sand sifted between my toes as gulls cried above the salty breeze.
    • C. It was a very nice, good beach.
    • D. The beach was a nice place to go.

  15. Question 15

    A story opening needs to hook the reader. Which opening is most engaging?

    • A. This is a story about a girl.
    • B. Nobody had opened the attic door in forty years — until Tuesday.
    • C. Once there was a house. It was a house.
    • D. One day I woke up and had breakfast.

  16. Question 16

    Plain: He walked into the room. Which revision uses the most precise verb?

    • A. He did walk into the room.
    • B. He walked into the room quickly slowly.
    • C. He went into the room.
    • D. He crept into the room.

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  1. Mum's lips pressed into a thin line, and she set her mug down a little too hard.
  2. Warm sand sifted between my toes as gulls cried above the salty breeze.
  3. Nobody had opened the attic door in forty years — until Tuesday.
  4. Nobody had opened the attic door in forty years — until Tuesday.
  5. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.
  6. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.
  7. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.
  8. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.
  9. Nobody had opened the attic door in forty years — until Tuesday.
  10. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.
  11. Warm sand sifted between my toes as gulls cried above the salty breeze.
  12. Warm sand sifted between my toes as gulls cried above the salty breeze.
  13. Twisted branches clawed at the sky, and somewhere in the dark a twig snapped.
  14. Warm sand sifted between my toes as gulls cried above the salty breeze.
  15. Nobody had opened the attic door in forty years — until Tuesday.
  16. He crept into the room.