Describing kittens

This task is about writing to describe a photo of a kitten.

Question

One of these kittens belongs to me.  Here is how I describe my kitten:

My kitten has soft fur. She has a lovely face and huge eyes. She has pointed ears and a small nose.

Can you tell which kitten is mine, from my description?

    • Yes

    • No

    • Maybe

Question

Will it help if I add more details? Click on the underlined words in each sentence to show more details.

My kitten has soft, grey and white fur. She has a lovely face with a long white stripe and huge round, blue eyes. She has pointed ears and a small pink nose.

Which kitten am I describing?

    • Not sure

Question

Look at the three kittens in these photos. Which is your favourite?
Select the photo of your favourite kitten.

Question 1Change answer

Type words in the boxes to describe the kitten. Think about its colour, ears, eyes, and whiskers.

colour

ears

eyes

whiskers

Question 1Change answer

Write some sentences to describe your kitten. Write your sentences in the box below the photo.

  • Use describing words to help your reader pick out your kitten from the others.

colour

ears

eyes

whiskers

Question 1Change answer

Now, check your writing.
Make sure there are words that describe the kitten.

Click on 'Next', then share your writing with another person.
Can they pick out which is your kitten?

Question

This page is for the person who is reading your writing.
Choose which kitten the writer is describing.

    • Not sure

Question

This page is for the person who is reading your writing.

Did you choose the right kitten?  
How easy was it to choose this kitten from the writing?

    • Very easy

    • Quite easy

    • Hard

Write one detail that you found helpful. Write one detail the writer could add to make the description clearer.