Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 161 · 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 sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is tired? (a) Arjun’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again. (b) Arjun kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Arjun was tired.
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) garden (c) smelled
3. 3.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a motorbike (c) a sneeze
4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
   “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
6. 6.Which sense does this line use?
   “The cactus was prickly when I touched it.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) touch
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Riya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) did (b) walked (c) tiptoed
9. 9.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) the wind (b) a noisy drinker (c) a cat
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) tall (c) slowly
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Riya. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
13. 13.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) cold (b) loud (c) hot
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) puffy (c) fine
15. 15.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) neigh (c) woof
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) went (b) drank (c) gulped
18. 18.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) white (b) noisy (c) black
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) groaned (c) stairs
20. 20.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) whispered (b) muttered (c) dashed
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Rohan. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sahil drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) cold (b) bored (c) scared
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is happy? (a) Saanvi was happy. (b) Saanvi hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (c) Saanvi froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.
26. 26.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) gulped (b) leapt (c) tossed
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) cheeky
28. 28.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) fluttered (b) stared (c) crept
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) narrow
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Meera. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The children played cricket after school.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
33. 33.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a pancake” (a) round (b) tall (c) flat
34. 34.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) soft (b) muddy (c) clear
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Joseph. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) sprinkled (c) had
37. 37.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Saanvi drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) telling (b) showing
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (c) I heard waves crashing on the rocks.
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) meow (b) neigh (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.

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