Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 238 · 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 sentence showing or telling?
   “Kavya felt very bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Diya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) enormous (c) good
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (c) The pillow was as soft as a cloud.
6. 6.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a rock” (a) fluffy (b) soft (c) hard
7. 7.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Joseph hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) cold (b) scared (c) happy
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) good (b) feathery (c) fine
9. 9.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a lion” (a) brave (b) soft (c) slow
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) went (b) ate (c) gobbled
11. 11.Which sentence is a simile? (a) His heart was a drum during the race. (b) The cat sat on the warm mat. (c) The children chattered like a flock of parrots.
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is cold? (a) Kavya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow. (b) Kavya was cold. (c) Kavya folded her arms and glared at her brother.
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) smell
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) bored (b) angry (c) sad
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha could barely keep her eyes open at dinner.” (a) sad (b) scared (c) tired
16. 16.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) showing (b) telling
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) slurp
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Arjun. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Arjun. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Arjun.
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) woof (c) tick-tock
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (c) The warm sand tickled my toes.
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
24. 24.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) got (c) walked
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) teacher (c) green
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) slurp (c) beep
28. 28.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The kitten’s fur felt like silk.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tenzin’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) angry (b) sad (c) tired
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) got (b) looked (c) peered
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is sad? (a) Diya was sad. (b) Diya’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Diya’s cheek.
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (b) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (c) The sea tasted very salty.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Kabir. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Kabir. (c) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Kabir.
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) looked (c) had
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) did (c) giggled
36. 36.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) angry (b) hungry (c) scared
37. 37.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) The runner was as quick as lightning.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Ishaan. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed

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