Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 147 · 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 “vroom”? (a) an owl (b) a sneeze (c) a motorbike
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Arjun’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.” (a) telling (b) showing
3. 3.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Simran sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) sad
4. 4.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (b) Dad is a walking dictionary. (c) We planted a mango tree in the garden.
5. 5.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) staggered (b) gobbled (c) raced
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
7. 7.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (b) I tasted the soup and added more salt. (c) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.
8. 8.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) munched (b) tumbled (c) whispered
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) soared (b) plunged (c) scribbled
10. 10.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) sipped (c) plunged
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The traffic jam was a long metal snake.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
18. 18.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) tumbled (b) muttered (c) nibbled
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Vihaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
21. 21.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) telling (b) showing
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Fatima. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Fatima. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Fatima.
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) meow (c) teacher
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is happy? (a) Kavya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (b) Kavya was happy. (c) Kavya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) The snail felt slimy on my palm.
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) bored (b) hungry (c) happy
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) quack (b) slurp (c) woof
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Priya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.” (a) angry (b) tired (c) scared
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The snail felt slimy on my palm. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.
32. 32.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Imran felt very happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is angry? (a) Rohan was angry. (b) Rohan counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (c) Rohan stamped his foot and slammed the door.
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) cold (b) hungry (c) angry
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is happy? (a) Riya was happy. (b) Riya gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (c) Riya laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (b) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
38. 38.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The old bread was as hard as a rock.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) taste
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) woof (c) table

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