Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 197 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Catch the ball___” shouted Farhan. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Manav was really scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
3. 3.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) the wind (b) a cow (c) an owl
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The road was as straight as a ruler. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill.
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) river (c) pencil
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Simran. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Simran. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Simran.
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Dad’s voice boomed like thunder.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The old door creaked as it opened.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
10. 10.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
11. 11.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is bored? (a) Ananya sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Ananya was bored. (c) Ananya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.
12. 12.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) gobbled (b) giggled (c) clutched
13. 13.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) gobbled (c) scrubbed
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Pooja is angry? (a) Pooja was angry. (b) Pooja rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (c) Pooja stamped her foot and slammed the door.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) good (c) rickety
17. 17.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The feather was as light as air. (b) Dad is a walking dictionary. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) snip (b) baa (c) boom
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) trudged (b) tumbled (c) staggered
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Saanvi was tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
21. 21.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is bored? (a) Zoya was bored. (b) Zoya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (c) Zoya counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
23. 23.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Fatima was angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
24. 24.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a leaking tap (c) a sheep
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) nice (c) okay
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) icy (c) howled
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is angry? (a) Meera was angry. (b) Meera laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Meera threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) good (c) dazzling
31. 31.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) bored (b) cold (c) scared
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) smelled (c) blooming
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) wandered (c) grabbed
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Manav. (b) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Manav. (c) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Manav.
36. 36.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Farhan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) showing (b) telling
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “The snail felt slimy on my palm.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) raced (c) sprinkled
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) hiss (c) tick-tock

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