Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 22 · 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 is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Aarav. (b) “Why is the sky blue” asked Aarav. (c) Why is the sky blue? asked Aarav.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Rohan. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Rohan. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Rohan.
3. 3.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Kabir’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) hungry (b) angry (c) sad
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Priya is hungry? (a) Priya kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Priya was hungry. (c) Priya stamped her foot and slammed the door.
5. 5.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The old car was a tired donkey on the hill.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Tara. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Tara. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Tara.
7. 7.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (b) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (c) The train left the station at nine.
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) went (b) raced (c) ran
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) moo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
12. 12.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) whispered (c) grabbed
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is hungry? (a) Tara was hungry. (b) Tara grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Tara gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.” (a) sad (b) scared (c) cold
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) tick-tock (c) pop
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
18. 18.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) happy (c) quickly
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight
21. 21.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Ananya’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.” (a) sad (b) tired (c) hungry
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) made (c) fell
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is bored? (a) Neel folded his arms and glared at his brother. (b) Neel kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Neel was bored.
28. 28.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
30. 30.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Yash dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) scared (b) happy (c) tired
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Tenzin. (b) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Tenzin. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Tenzin.
32. 32.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) loud (b) fast (c) slow
33. 33.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is happy? (a) Joseph was happy. (b) Tears filled Joseph’s eyes, and he stared at the floor. (c) Joseph laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is cold? (a) Joseph was cold. (b) Joseph rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Joseph’s cheek.
35. 35.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Neel. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Neel. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Neel.
37. 37.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a feather” (a) dark (b) heavy (c) light
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) roar
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sneha felt very sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is angry? (a) Neel folded his arms and glared at his brother. (b) Neel was angry. (c) Neel grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.

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