Exercise
Form 1: The Secret Garden - Similes & Sensory Details
Read an extract from The Secret Garden to explore how the author uses similes and sensory details. Practice identifying descriptive language that brings the story to life.
Questions
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In 'The Secret Garden', what literary device is used in the phrase 'as yellow as a buttercup'?
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What sense is targeted by the description 'the robin sang a soft, sweet song'?
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Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
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How is Mary Lennox described at the beginning of the novel?
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What does the simile 'like brown velvet' suggest about the dormant earth?
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Which sensory detail conveys the arrival of spring in the garden?
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Identify the simile describing Dickon's nature.
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What atmosphere is created by describing Misselthwaite Manor as having 'a hundred locked rooms'?
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What discovery prompts Mary's search for the garden door?
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Which option contains a simile describing a person?
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In 'the warm wind smelled of fresh soil and green leaves', which senses are combined?
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What character trait drives Mary to keep working in the garden in secret?
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How is the moor described when Mary first sees it at night?
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Which animal acts as Mary's guide to finding the hidden key?
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What theme does the revival of the secret garden represent?