Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 192 · 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.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “My father bought a new umbrella.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
2. 2.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is scared? (a) Ishaan was scared. (b) Ishaan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (c) Ishaan licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Priya. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Priya. (c) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Priya.
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Tara rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) happy (b) scared (c) tired
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Tara. (b) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Tara. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Tara.
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) nice (c) fine
7. 7.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a feather” (a) dark (b) light (c) heavy
8. 8.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) a pair of scissors
9. 9.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) raindrops (c) a campfire
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) snip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Farhan felt very sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
13. 13.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is sad? (a) Ananya was sad. (b) Tears filled Ananya’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (c) Ananya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aisha froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) happy (b) scared (c) tired
16. 16.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a rooster (b) a campfire (c) a heavy bag falling
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) good (c) fine
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) oink
19. 19.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a microwave (b) a car horn (c) a duck
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Arjun. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
21. 21.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) cold (b) bored (c) sad
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) crackle
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Farhan’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) showing (b) telling
25. 25.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan was happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) gulped (b) whispered (c) trudged
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) gobbled (b) scribbled (c) grabbed
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Maria is sad? (a) Maria was sad. (b) Maria’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home. (c) Maria’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.
30. 30.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is angry? (a) Fatima’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again. (b) Fatima folded her arms and glared at her brother. (c) Fatima was angry.
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) slammed (b) scrubbed (c) crawled
32. 32.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) sad (b) hungry (c) happy
33. 33.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (b) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (c) The train left the station at nine.
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) boom (c) kind
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “I tasted the soup and added more salt.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) smell
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is bored? (a) Aarav was bored. (b) A tear rolled slowly down Aarav’s cheek. (c) Aarav counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.
38. 38.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Farhan felt very cold.” (a) showing (b) telling
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) good (c) nice
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell

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