An inference is an educated guess based on clues or current
information. We are going to create riddles for ordinary objects, offering details using
all 5 senses, including a similie. Once you have completed the riddle, post a copy
on your Class Hour discussion web (1 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 6)
under my posting, titled "Inference Riddles." Do not post the answer until
I give you that assignment.
Before continuing, print this page.
Steps
- Walk outside and find an object. (ex: a crushed coke can
beside a garbage can)
- Describe the object using all five senses.
Example
- sight: crushed and red
- sound: hollow clank
- smell: sweet like a stale brownie
- taste: thick sweetness with a kick
- touch: smooth with ridges
- Write a descriptive paragraph using the above clues.
GUESS the object's story. How did it get there? This will be your riddle (75
words minimum)
Example
It layed crushed in the browning grass next to the garbage can. The sun reflected
off its red smooth side. In the morning someone drank the thick liquid, hoping the
kick it gave would wake her for the morning classes. Finishing, she crushed the can
with her foot, then tossed it towards the garbage can where it clanked hollowly off the
rim and fell in the grass, leaving a smell like stale brownies to greet passerbyes. |
Worksheet
Name of Object ONE: _________________________
Describe using each of the five senses:
Sight:
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Sound:
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Smell:
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Taste:
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Touch:
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Revise one of the above sensory details into a similie:
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Write description riddle on the back of this page
Name of Object TWO: _________________________
Describe using each of the five senses:
Sight:
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Sound:
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Smell:
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Taste:
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Touch:
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Revise one of the above sensory details into a similie:
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Write description riddle on the back of this page
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