Question

using vivid language
bird-watching
devon country
(1) my father has a hobby unlike most of other fathers: bird - watching. (2) maybe its because of his biology major and great love of animals, or maybe its because of his other obsession--flying as pilot in the air force for twenty years--that my dad just loves to go watch birds. (3) many people dont know that bird - watching is not only a hobby, its a competitive sport. (4) i cant count how many saturday mornings that my dad has woken me up at 4:00 a.m. to hit the forests, scouring the trees for birds. (5) we go out while it is still cold. (6) i keep a checklist of which birds that my dad spots. (7) we usually see a lot of birds. (8) then after the assigned amount of time has passed, we take our checklist back to a group meeting of all the other bird - watching competitors (commonly called \birders\) and compare checklists. (9) whoever has seen the most birds on the checklist wins! (10) i would tell you that it is a complete waste of time, but actually, i usually have a good time.
which revision of sentence (5) uses the most vivid imagery?
a we go out while it is still cold.
b we go out while it is still freezing, and i feel really cold.
c we go out while it is still chilly, and i usually wear one or two coats to stay warm..
d we go out while the frost is still shining both in the tree limbs above and the forest floor below.
which revision of sentence (7) uses the most vivid imagery?
a we usually see a lot of birds.
b we usually see a lot of birds, but some days we see no animals at all--not even squirrels.
c we usually see a lot of different kinds of birds up in the trees and sometimes we see them on the ground too.
d we usually see common brown nut - hatches everywhere, but sometimes (if were lucky) we see white - spotted grackles and red - winged tipped robins.

Explanation:

For the first question, vivid imagery creates a strong mental picture. Option D uses "frost is still shining both in the tree limbs above and the forest floor below" which paints a detailed visual scene. For the second question, option D names specific bird types (common brown nut - hatches, white - spotted grackles, red - winged tipped robins) which gives a more vivid and specific image compared to the other options.

Answer:

First question: D. We go out while the frost is still shining both in the tree limbs above and the forest floor below.
Second question: D. We usually see common brown nut - hatches everywhere, but sometimes (if we're lucky) we see white - spotted grackles and red - winged tipped robins.