A diary entry is usually written in:

The first person, about your own day and feelings

A descriptive essay aims to:

Make the reader see, hear and feel the subject

List every measurable fact about the subject

A descriptive essay may draw on:

All five senses — sight, sound, smell, taste and touch

A diary entry differs from a formal letter mainly because it is:

Personal and reflective, not addressed to anyone

Which opening builds a dominant impression of loneliness?

One shutter banged in the wind; nothing else on the street moved.

It was a street like any other street in the town.

I felt extremely lonely as I walked down that street.

The street was lonely and empty and rather sad.

A descriptive essay that lists twenty objects in no order will:

Fail to build a single impression

Score well for the number of details

Be marked as a factual description

Lose marks only for handwriting

A diary entry recording a sad event should:

Honestly express personal feelings and reflection

Be written formally to an official

A descriptive essay on a railway platform uses sight alone. The likely deduction is:

Content, because a description is expected to draw on more than one sense

Grammar, because sight requires the present tense

Format, because senses must be listed in order

Nothing — sight is the only sense that matters

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Class 9 CBSE English — Chapter 33: Writing: Descriptive & Narrative Essay MCQs with Answers

60 practice questions · 20 Easy · 20 Medium · 20 Hard

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Class 9 English Writing: Descriptive & Narrative Essay MCQs with answers

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Q1Easy
A diary entry is usually written in:
A.The third person about others
B.The first person, about your own day and feelings✓ Correct
C.Bullet points only
D.Formal legal language
Answer: B. The first person, about your own day and feelings
Explanation: A diary entry records your own experiences and feelings in the first person.
Q2Easy
A diary entry usually begins with:
A.A subject line
B.A formal address
C.The day and date✓ Correct
D.A signature
Answer: C. The day and date
Explanation: Diary entries typically start with the day/date (and sometimes time).
Q3Easy
A descriptive essay aims to:
A.Make the reader see, hear and feel the subject✓ Correct
B.List every measurable fact about the subject
C.Argue for a course of action
D.Announce an event to a school
Answer: A. Make the reader see, hear and feel the subject
Explanation: Impression, not inventory, is the goal.
Q4Easy
Which is allowed in a descriptive essay but not in a factual description?
A.A heading
B.Paragraphs
C.The past tense
D.Similes and metaphors✓ Correct
Answer: D. Similes and metaphors
Explanation: Figurative language is the descriptive essay's chief tool.
Q5Easy
A descriptive essay may draw on:
A.All five senses — sight, sound, smell, taste and touch✓ Correct
B.Sight alone
C.Sight and sound only
D.Only what can be measured
Answer: A. All five senses — sight, sound, smell, taste and touch
Explanation: The unused senses are where the best detail usually hides.
Q6Medium
A diary entry differs from a formal letter mainly because it is:
A.Signed 'Yours faithfully'
B.Personal and reflective, not addressed to anyone✓ Correct
C.Written to an official
D.Always boxed
Answer: B. Personal and reflective, not addressed to anyone
Explanation: A diary is a private, reflective record; a formal letter addresses a specific reader.
Q7Medium
A diary entry's tone is best described as:
A.Personal and honest✓ Correct
B.Advertising
C.Legal
D.Official and distant
Answer: A. Personal and honest
Explanation: Diary writing is personal, expressing genuine thoughts and feelings.
Q8Medium
Which opening builds a dominant impression of loneliness?
A.It was a street like any other street in the town.
B.I felt extremely lonely as I walked down that street.
C.One shutter banged in the wind; nothing else on the street moved.✓ Correct
D.The street was lonely and empty and rather sad.
Answer: C. One shutter banged in the wind; nothing else on the street moved.
Explanation: The impression is built from detail, not announced.
Q9Medium
A descriptive essay that lists twenty objects in no order will:
A.Score well for the number of details
B.Be marked as a factual description
C.Lose marks only for handwriting
D.Fail to build a single impression✓ Correct
Answer: D. Fail to build a single impression
Explanation: Selection and order are what make description work.
Q10Hard
A diary entry recording a sad event should:
A.Be written formally to an official
B.Include a subject line
C.Honestly express personal feelings and reflection✓ Correct
D.Follow the notice format
Answer: C. Honestly express personal feelings and reflection
Explanation: Diary writing honestly reflects the writer's inner feelings.
Q11Hard
An informal letter and a diary entry are similar in that both:
A.Are boxed
B.Use a personal, warm tone✓ Correct
C.Are addressed to officials
D.Have a subject line
Answer: B. Use a personal, warm tone
Explanation: Both are personal and informal in tone, unlike official writing.
Q12Hard
A descriptive essay on a railway platform uses sight alone. The likely deduction is:
A.Content, because a description is expected to draw on more than one sense✓ Correct
B.Grammar, because sight requires the present tense
C.Format, because senses must be listed in order
D.Nothing — sight is the only sense that matters
Answer: A. Content, because a description is expected to draw on more than one sense
Explanation: Single-sense description is the commonest thin answer.

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