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Descriptive Details: Show, Don’t Tell Quiz

Sensory details, strong verbs, showing emotion through action, and figurative language that earns its place. Answer one question at a time and see why each option is right or wrong. Miss one? It comes back in a retry round until you get every question correct. 20 questions · free · no sign-up.

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Which sentence SHOWS fear?
1. Her hand shook on the doorknob.
2. She was scared.
3. She felt fear.
Which sentence SHOWS anger?
1. He slammed the cup down; tea slopped over the rim.
2. He was angry.
3. He felt very cross.
Which sentence TELLS?
1. The garden was beautiful.
2. Marigolds crowded the path.
3. Bees worked the jasmine.
Which uses a sense other than sight?
1. Frying samosas mixed with the smell of wet earth.
2. Red chillies spilled from sacks.
3. The sign was blue.