Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 166 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) buzz
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Rohan rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.” (a) telling (b) showing
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) buzzed (c) crowded
4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
   “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
6. 6.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) leapt (c) peered
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is sad? (a) Kabir was sad. (b) Kabir’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (c) Kabir threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Maria laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) telling (b) showing
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Fatima. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Tenzin. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) chirp (b) boom (c) snip
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) leapt (c) wandered
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Arjun. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Arjun. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Arjun.
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) monkey (c) stole
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) dosa (c) crackled
17. 17.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) plunged (b) scribbled (c) giggled
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) pop
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) tiny (c) good
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) patchwork (c) fine
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sour
24. 24.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a cow (c) a snake
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) good (c) fine
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The old door creaked as it opened.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) roar (c) tall
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) river (c) happy
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) parcel (c) arrived
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Yash. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Fatima. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Fatima. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Fatima.
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) giant (c) snored
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is cold? (a) Tara’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter. (b) Tara was cold. (c) Tara grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) chirp (c) splash
36. 36.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) sad (b) happy (c) tired
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is angry? (a) Dev gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (b) Dev’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (c) Dev was angry.
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (b) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (c) I looked at the white peak of the mountain.
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Vihaan. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled

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