Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 140 · 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 strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) scrubbed (b) nibbled (c) tiptoed
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Maria. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
4. 4.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Tara beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) showing (b) telling
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (b) The temple bells rang out loudly. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) soared (c) came
7. 7.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) gulped (b) plunged (c) blazed
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pop (b) whoosh (c) vroom
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) scribbled (b) dashed (c) plunged
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is cold? (a) Fatima was cold. (b) Tears filled Fatima’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (c) Fatima rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The fish market had a strong smell.
15. 15.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) crept (b) peered (c) whispered
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) fluffy
17. 17.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a doorbell (c) pakoras in hot oil
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is angry? (a) Fatima was angry. (b) Fatima’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists. (c) Fatima froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) feathery
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) went (b) held (c) clutched
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
22. 22.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (c) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.
24. 24.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) whoosh
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Ananya. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Ananya. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Ananya.
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is angry? (a) Joseph was angry. (b) Joseph folded his arms and glared at his brother. (c) Joseph drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
30. 30.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a duck (c) an owl
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is hungry? (a) Fatima was hungry. (b) Fatima froze and held her breath as the floor creaked. (c) Fatima gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
33. 33.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) showing (b) telling
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) bus (c) rattled
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is bored? (a) Zoya sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Zoya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow. (c) Zoya was bored.
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (b) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (c) The fish market had a strong smell.
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) tickled (c) grass
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell

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