IXL | Identify sensory details | 7th grade language arts

Select the sentence with a sensory detail that describes a smell.

Jaden needed to buy a few replacement parts for a lamp he was repairing. He arrived at the State Street Hardware Store moments before it closed. As he opened the door, Mrs. Buchanan was just exiting. Jaden held the door for her. The scent of the elderly woman's lavender perfume trailed after her, staying with Jaden as he made his purchase.

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Select the sentence with a sensory detail that describes a taste.

Waking up with a headache and a sore throat, Emmett lay in bed and moaned. His mother took his temperature and insisted he stay home from school. "I know just the thing to make you feel better," she said. When she returned, she attentively placed a tray across Emmett's lap. Emmett smiled at what was on the tray: a bowl of his mother's legendary chicken noodle soup. A few swallows of the flavorful, salty broth soon soothed his irritated throat.

key idea

Writers use sensory details to make stories and scenes easier for the reader to imagine. A sensory detail makes the reader imagine a particular sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch.

Sight: John's face glowed from the light of the fire.

Sound: In the morning, Samantha awoke to the chirping of birds outside her window.

Smell: I caught a whiff of freshly baked bread as I passed by the bakery.

Taste: The sharply sour apple made Mary's mouth pucker.

Touch: Ted was uncomfortable in his scratchy wool sweater.

solution

This sentence has a sensory detail that describes a taste:

A few swallows of the flavorful, salty broth soon soothed his irritated throat.

The detail flavorful, salty broth is something the reader can imagine tasting.

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