Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 137 · 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.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sheep (b) a jump into a pool (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Simran was really hungry.” (a) telling (b) showing
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The medicine had a bitter taste.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
4. 4.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (b) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) good (b) rough (c) okay
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) good
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
9. 9.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) scrubbed (b) plunged (c) crept
10. 10.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) stared (c) soared
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
15. 15.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a cat
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) okay (c) good
17. 17.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) stared (c) glanced
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) nibbled (b) clutched (c) crept
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) okay (b) good (c) shaggy
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) did (b) munched (c) ate
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Riya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is bored? (a) Tara’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (b) Tara was bored. (c) Tara kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) owl (c) speckled
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Nisha. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Nisha. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Nisha.
27. 27.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Dad is a walking dictionary. (b) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (c) My father bought a new umbrella.
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tenzin’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.” (a) sad (b) happy (c) scared
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) good (c) fine
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya was really scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is happy? (a) Arjun threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (b) Arjun grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Arjun was happy.
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Priya counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) bored (b) sad (c) scared
34. 34.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The dog barked at the postman. (b) The busy market was a beehive. (c) The runner was as quick as lightning.
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) moo (c) clang
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The sea tasted very salty.
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (c) The wrestler was as strong as an ox.
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) nice (b) squishy (c) okay
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) baa (c) quack
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (c) The old door creaked as it opened.

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