Reading and Writing Skills: Pattern of Development in Writing

What is the purpose of using figures of speech in descriptive writing?

To link events in an orderly manner

To use actual conversation

To provide a clear setting

To appeal to the senses and build mental images for the reader (correct)

Which type of description stays away from emotional expression and describes scenes as they are?

Subjective description

Objective description (correct)

Imaginative description

Suggestive description

What is the purpose of the dominant impression in a descriptive paragraph?

To focus on rhetorical effects

To appeal to the senses

To create sensory impressions

To provide a preview of what the story will be (correct)

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'My sister's memory is a camera that remembers everything we see'?

Metaphor Signup and view all the answers

What differentiates subjective description from objective description?

Based on opinion and emotion Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to include sensory impressions in descriptive writing?

To develop absent things or ideas in the reader's mind Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an element of narration?

Rhyme scheme Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the protagonist in a narrative?

The leading or major character Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the function of conflict in a narrative?

To elevate the reader's emotion until a resolution is reached Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of transitional devices in writing?

To link supporting sentences and ideas Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of a transitional device given in the text?

However Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the theme in a narrative?

To communicate a significant truth about life Signup and view all the answers

Reading and Writing Skills: Pattern of Development in Writing

Questions and Answers

What is the purpose of using figures of speech in descriptive writing?

Which type of description stays away from emotional expression and describes scenes as they are?

What is the purpose of the dominant impression in a descriptive paragraph?

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'My sister's memory is a camera that remembers everything we see'?

What differentiates subjective description from objective description?

Why is it important to include sensory impressions in descriptive writing?

Which of the following is NOT an element of narration?

What is the role of the protagonist in a narrative?

Which of the following best describes the function of conflict in a narrative?

What is the purpose of transitional devices in writing?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a transitional device given in the text?

What is the role of the theme in a narrative?

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