Starter quiz

  • Showing and not ______ is a great way of making your descriptions more vivid.
    • 'telling' ✓
  • Which of the following is an example of a semantic field?
    • blue, ocean, aqua, mermaid, fin-like, shell  ✓
    • green, emerald, yellow, cyan, purple, red
    • huge, big, average, small, minute
    • hideous, ugly, gargoyle, wretched, recoil, horror  ✓
  • Starting with the smallest, put these words in order from smallest to largest.
    • 1
      ⇔
      minute
    • 2
      ⇔
      tiny
    • 3
      ⇔
      miniature
    • 4
      ⇔
      small
    • 5
      ⇔
      compact
  • Which of these words might you use to describe this person?
    Which of these words might you use to describe this person?
    • isolated  ✓
    • enveloped
    • deserted  ✓
    • surrounded
    • alienated  ✓
  • Which of the following nouns is the most appropriate in describing this body of water?
    Which of the following nouns is the most appropriate in describing this body of water?
    • spring
    • stream
    • lake  ✓
    • pond
    • ocean
  • Which of the following images would you be least likely to use as a comparison to the lightning pictured here?
    Which of the following images would you be least likely to use as a comparison to the lightning pictured here?
    • roots of a tree
    • rivers
    • arteries and veins
    • fingers spreading
    • petals on a flower  ✓
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