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Descriptive Writing: People, Places and Events
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A student is writing a descriptive essay about a market scene in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the MOST effective use of sensory detail?

  1. The market was very busy and had many people.
  2. The pungent aroma of ripe mangoes mingled with the sharp scent of fresh thyme as vendors called out their prices.
  3. I went to the market and bought some fruits and vegetables.
  4. The market is a place where people buy and sell goods.
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✓ Answer: B — The pungent aroma of ripe mangoes mingled with the sharp scent of fresh thyme as vendors called out their prices.
Award 1 mark for identifying the sentence that engages multiple senses (smell, sound). A is incorrect — it uses vague adjectives without specific sensory details. C is incorrect — it is a simple narrative statement without description. D is incorrect — it provides a definition rather than description.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Read the following extract: 'Miss Ivy shuffled towards the counter, her weathered hands clutching a tattered shopping bag. Deep lines mapped her face like the tributaries of the Demerara River, each crease holding a story of years spent tending her provision ground.' What technique does the writer use to describe Miss Ivy's face?

  1. Personification
  2. Simile
  3. Alliteration
  4. Hyperbole
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✓ Answer: B — Simile
Award 1 mark for identifying simile. The comparison 'like the tributaries of the Demerara River' uses 'like' to compare the lines on her face to river tributaries. A is incorrect — personification gives human qualities to non-human things. C is incorrect — alliteration is repetition of initial consonant sounds. D is incorrect — hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration.
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How is Descriptive Writing: People, Places and Events typically tested on CXC CSEC English Language papers?
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