Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 156 · 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?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) did (b) went (c) crept
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Aisha. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Aisha. (c) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Aisha.
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) good (b) okay (c) juicy
5. 5.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (b) The dog barked at the postman. (c) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill.
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) tall (c) pencil
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Dev. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Dev. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Dev.
9. 9.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sparrow (c) a bee
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) icy (c) howled
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Vihaan. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Vihaan. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Vihaan.
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is scared? (a) Sahil’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (b) Sahil beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (c) Sahil was scared.
13. 13.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) nibbled (b) hurled (c) crawled
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) went (b) fluttered (c) flew
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is hungry? (a) Rohan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Rohan’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (c) Rohan was hungry.
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (b) My father bought a new umbrella. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
17. 17.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) cold (b) happy (c) bored
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) boom (b) snip (c) croak
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (b) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) good (c) nice
21. 21.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is cold? (a) Aryan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (b) Aryan hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (c) Aryan was cold.
22. 22.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Simran felt very hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (c) I felt the cool breeze on my face.
24. 24.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) tossed (b) hurled (c) trudged
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) scribbled (c) shouted
26. 26.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) The snail felt slimy on my palm.
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) booming (c) good
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) went (c) sipped
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The medicine had a bitter taste. (b) The fish market had a strong smell. (c) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.
30. 30.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is tired? (a) Imran dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Imran shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (c) Imran was tired.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Aarav. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Aarav. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Aarav.
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) tumbled (c) munched
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) went (b) scribbled (c) wrote
34. 34.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The children played cricket after school.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Aryan. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Aryan. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Aryan.
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is sad? (a) Aryan was sad. (b) Aryan’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (c) Aryan counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.
38. 38.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.” (a) telling (b) showing
39. 39.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) tossed (c) munched
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) ran (c) got

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