Show Don’t Tell Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 10: Show, don’t tell · Set 963 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Show the actions): A telling sentence names the feeling: was sad, felt tired. A showing sentence describes actions, faces and bodies: tears, yawns, shaking knees. Pick the showing sentence that fits the right feeling.

1. 1.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Rohan threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) angry (b) scared (c) happy
2. 2.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Joseph folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) sad (b) happy (c) angry
3. 3.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Sneha shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) cold (b) scared (c) tired
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Dev shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) sad (b) cold (c) happy
5. 5.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Manav sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) sad (b) bored (c) hungry
6. 6.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Farhan’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) scared (b) tired (c) angry
7. 7.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Kabir froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) scared (b) bored (c) angry
8. 8.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Arjun was really angry.” (a) telling (b) showing
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Ananya kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) showing (b) telling
10. 10.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) tired (b) scared (c) happy
11. 11.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is scared? (a) Arjun was scared. (b) Arjun kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Arjun gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is hungry? (a) Manav was hungry. (b) Manav gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (c) Manav threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
13. 13.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is sad? (a) Fatima grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (b) Fatima was sad. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Fatima’s cheek.
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aisha beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) cold (b) scared (c) happy
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is sad? (a) Tara was sad. (b) Tara sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing. (c) Tara rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.
16. 16.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is happy? (a) Meera hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (b) Meera gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (c) Meera was happy.
17. 17.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is bored? (a) Aarav was bored. (b) Aarav drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Aarav’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.
18. 18.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Neel’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.” (a) hungry (b) tired (c) scared
19. 19.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) showing (b) telling
20. 20.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.” (a) bored (b) happy (c) cold
21. 21.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aryan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) angry (b) hungry (c) cold
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Yash’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) sad (b) hungry (c) angry
23. 23.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Saanvi was really happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
24. 24.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sahil counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) sad (b) angry (c) bored
25. 25.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Pooja’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) happy (b) angry (c) scared
26. 26.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) tired (b) sad (c) hungry
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kabir folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) tired (b) angry (c) sad
28. 28.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya was sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Maria rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) scared (b) tired (c) bored
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tara’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) showing (b) telling
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is angry? (a) Dev was angry. (b) Dev dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (c) Dev threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
32. 32.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Diya laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) scared (b) happy (c) angry
33. 33.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha felt very angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is happy? (a) Dev was happy. (b) Dev shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (c) Dev grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Diya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) scared
36. 36.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) sad (b) hungry (c) cold
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) angry (b) happy (c) sad
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is bored? (a) Arjun froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Arjun was bored. (c) Arjun sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is cold? (a) Saanvi was cold. (b) Saanvi’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Saanvi’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is hungry? (a) Neel was hungry. (b) Neel gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (c) Neel beamed and hugged everyone in sight.

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