Question 1: Identify one example of tactile imagery used in the passage.

Answer: The spaceship's hull was cold to the touch.

Question 2: What effect does the description of the spaceship's surface as 'rough and unyielding' have on the reader?

Answer: It creates a sense of harshness and alien environment.

Question 3: Which phrase in the passage suggests a texture similar to coarse sandpaper?

Answer: touching fractured ice or coarse sandpaper

Question 4: Explain how tactile imagery enhances the sci-fi setting in the passage.

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Question 5: Choose the correct description of the atmosphere inside the ship:

Answer: b) Sterile with a slick, oily texture

Question 6: Describe in your own words how tactile imagery contributes to the atmosphere of an alien environment.

Answer: It creates a sense of unfamiliarity and harshness by describing textures that feel rough, cold, or oily.

Question 7: Identify the literary device used in the phrase: 'like touching fractured ice or coarse sandpaper.'

Answer: Simile

Question 8: How might a writer use tactile imagery to make an alien landscape feel more real to the reader? Provide a brief example.

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