Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 134 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) tossed (c) did
2. 2.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a car horn (c) a clock
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) fine (b) good (c) patchwork
4. 4.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a giraffe” (a) short (b) round (c) tall
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The pressure cooker hissed three times.
6. 6.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (c) It rained all night in our town.
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Nisha was really happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Farhan. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Farhan. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Farhan.
9. 9.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a clock (b) a pig (c) a crisp papad
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) The sea tasted very salty.
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) went (c) sprinkled
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is happy? (a) Aarav folded his arms and glared at his brother. (b) Aarav laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Aarav was happy.
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) ate (c) did
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Manav. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Manav. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Manav.
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) okay (c) nice
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav was cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
21. 21.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is cold? (a) Manav gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (b) Manav shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (c) Manav was cold.
22. 22.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) showing (b) telling
23. 23.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav was really sad.” (a) telling (b) showing
24. 24.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) gulped (b) blazed (c) strolled
25. 25.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an ox” (a) tiny (b) weak (c) strong
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) gobbled (b) scrubbed (c) blazed
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
28. 28.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The new shoes shone like stars.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
29. 29.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (b) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) made (c) ran
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “The cactus was prickly when I touched it.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste
34. 34.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Rohan’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) scared (b) cold (c) angry
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is sad? (a) Tears filled Tara’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (b) Tara was sad. (c) Tara shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) glassy (c) nice
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw a rainbow over the green fields.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) oink (b) ding-dong (c) click
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Farhan. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Farhan. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Farhan.

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