Write With Sensory Details
Grade 3 - Writing - Building Confidence

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Which Grade 3 sentence uses sensory detail to show a science museum exhibit?
- a muddy soccer cleat by the door
- Blue sparks snapped inside the glass globe as students leaned closer.
- The place was there.
- Something happened at the place.
Which detail helps the reader feel the tide pool?
- cold water swirling around slick rocks
- a pencil rolling across a desk
- a regular thing nearby
- a place to stand
Revise the dull sentence "The globe was good." Which version adds a specific sensory detail?
- It was very good.
- The thing was there.
- a muddy soccer cleat by the door
- The glass globe glowed with thin blue sparks.
Which adjective gives a useful sensory description of the globe?
- maybe
- because
- glowing
- under
Which sentence adds a feeling detail connected to a science museum exhibit?
- The exhibit was interesting.
- a muddy soccer cleat by the door
- Malik stepped back in surprise when the sparks crackled.
- Blue sparks snapped inside the glass globe as students leaned closer.