Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 108 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Make the reader see it): Decide which tool the question is about. Use that lesson’s tip: a sense, showing actions, like / as or IS, a sound word, a strong verb, an exact adjective, or speech marks. Read your choice aloud — does it paint a clear picture?

1. 1.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Manav. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Dev was sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is cold? (a) Aisha was cold. (b) Aisha shivered and stamped her feet in the snow. (c) Aisha’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists.
5. 5.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as ice” (a) cold (b) hot (c) loud
6. 6.Which sense does this line use?
   “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Meera. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Meera. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Meera.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) good
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The bus stopped at the school gate.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) sipped (b) dashed (c) shouted
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Riya was bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) buzz
15. 15.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) hurled (b) munched (c) sobbed
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The fireworks burst like giant flowers. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) slammed (b) stared (c) scribbled
18. 18.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The dog barked at the postman.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
19. 19.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) soared (b) trudged (c) clutched
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) hearing
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Dev’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) happy (b) angry (c) cold
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The glue felt sticky between my fingers.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) beep (c) pop
26. 26.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) peered (c) grabbed
27. 27.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sprinkled (b) munched (c) scribbled
28. 28.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (b) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) cold
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) good (c) okay
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is angry? (a) Sahil threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (b) Sahil was angry. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Sahil’s cheek.
32. 32.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is cold? (a) Manav shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (b) Manav’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) Manav was cold.
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) fine (c) good
36. 36.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a cow (b) an owl (c) pakoras in hot oil
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Meera folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) bored (b) scared (c) angry
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Dev. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled

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