Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 179 · 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 the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) shaggy (c) dog
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Joseph. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
3. 3.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (b) The cat sat on the warm mat. (c) The snow was a white blanket on the hills.
4. 4.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a rooster (b) thunder (c) a snake
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
6. 6.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a camera (c) pakoras in hot oil
7. 7.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a feather” (a) heavy (b) light (c) dark
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) A whistle blew at the start of the race.
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Arjun. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan was sad.” (a) telling (b) showing
11. 11.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little sister is as busy as a bee.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) had (c) giggled
14. 14.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) cold (b) loud (c) hot
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is sad? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Dev’s cheek. (b) Dev drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Dev was sad.
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (c) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.
17. 17.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) tumbled (b) muttered (c) dashed
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) teacher (c) yellow
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) went (b) hurled (c) threw
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) clutched (b) hurled (c) nibbled
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Neel sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) tired (b) scared (c) sad
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) got
25. 25.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (b) The water was as clear as glass. (c) Kabir finished his homework early.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Farhan. (b) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Farhan. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Farhan.
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) went (b) sprinkled (c) put
28. 28.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Maria was really happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Simran. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Simran. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Simran.
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan was happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) good (b) cheeky (c) nice
32. 32.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Joseph drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) telling (b) showing
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (b) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs. (c) The lemon juice tasted very sour.
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The pressure cooker hissed three times.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) smell
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is happy? (a) Yash hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (b) Yash gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (c) Yash was happy.
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is sad? (a) Vihaan was sad. (b) Vihaan rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (c) Tears filled Vihaan’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) roar (b) hiss (c) woof
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) crept (c) sobbed
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) had (c) pond

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