Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 167 · 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 Pooja is cold? (a) Pooja kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Pooja’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter. (c) Pooja was cold.
2. 2.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is angry? (a) Imran threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (b) Imran was angry. (c) Imran rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) croak (b) pitter-patter (c) knock
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) gentle (c) mango
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) taste
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is scared? (a) Meera was scared. (b) Meera’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (c) Meera gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) got (c) sobbed
10. 10.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) fluttered (b) tossed (c) sobbed
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) smell
12. 12.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) blazed (b) gulped (c) shouted
13. 13.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Rohan. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Rohan. (c) “Why is the sky blue” asked Rohan.
15. 15.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
16. 16.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kabir kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) sad (b) scared (c) hungry
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) an owl (b) a snake (c) a lion
19. 19.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) stared (b) trudged (c) clutched
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
21. 21.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aisha’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) telling (b) showing
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (b) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
23. 23.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) went (b) wrote (c) scribbled
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is hungry? (a) Zoya was hungry. (b) Zoya kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (c) Zoya hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.
26. 26.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a noisy drinker
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) patchwork (c) covered
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) thud (c) moo
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) hearing
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is cold? (a) Ishaan was cold. (b) Ishaan gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (c) Ishaan’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) booming (c) nice
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) knock (b) tick-tock (c) croak
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) hearing
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Sneha. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Sneha. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Sneha.
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) baa
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Dev. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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