Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 116 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Ishaan. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Ishaan. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Ishaan.
2. 2.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Joseph. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Joseph. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Joseph.
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Sahil counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) bored (b) cold (c) happy
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) pop
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
   “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) tossed (c) dashed
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) soared (b) sipped (c) strolled
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
9. 9.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as snow” (a) black (b) noisy (c) white
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) got (c) fluttered
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) shouted (c) made
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
16. 16.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Maria stamped her foot and slammed the door.” (a) sad (b) happy (c) angry
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tenzin’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.” (a) showing (b) telling
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) sipped (c) sobbed
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
21. 21.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) slammed (b) strolled (c) munched
22. 22.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) telling (b) showing
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Sneha. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
24. 24.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) hurled (c) strolled
25. 25.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) slow (b) brave (c) soft
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Imran’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.” (a) scared (b) cold (c) hungry
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kabir counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) scared (b) angry (c) bored
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Nisha. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
32. 32.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The road was as straight as a ruler.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
33. 33.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The lake was a mirror for the mountains. (b) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow. (c) The teacher wrote the date on the board.
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is scared? (a) Meera’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (b) Meera was scared. (c) Meera could barely keep her eyes open at dinner.
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) walked (b) got (c) strolled
36. 36.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) a dog
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sleek
38. 38.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) blazed (c) plunged
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Sneha. (b) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Sneha. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Sneha.
40. 40.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.” (a) bored (b) tired (c) scared

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