Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 275 · 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 naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) naughty (c) chewed
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) sleek (c) fine
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) fine (c) good
4. 4.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (b) The busy market was a beehive. (c) We planted a mango tree in the garden.
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) munched (b) strolled (c) peered
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Meera’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.” (a) showing (b) telling
7. 7.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The children played cricket after school.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) had (b) crept (c) went
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Farhan drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) showing (b) telling
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is scared? (a) Kabir’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet. (b) Kabir stamped his foot and slammed the door. (c) Kabir was scared.
11. 11.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sahil hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) tired (b) bored (c) happy
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is cold? (a) Arjun rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers. (b) Arjun’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) Arjun was cold.
13. 13.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) loud (b) hot (c) cold
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) did (c) wandered
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) cold (b) scared (c) bored
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Zoya. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Zoya. (c) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Zoya.
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha was happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
19. 19.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a rooster (c) raindrops
20. 20.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) slow (b) loud (c) fast
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quack (c) garden
22. 22.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The busy market was a beehive.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car” shouted Ishaan. (b) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Ishaan. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Ishaan.
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) green
25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) slowly (c) table
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) got (c) dashed
29. 29.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav was bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Zoya. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Zoya. (c) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Zoya.
31. 31.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) leapt (b) stared (c) slammed
32. 32.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Fatima was really hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) kind (c) chair
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) clang (b) moo (c) snip
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is tired? (a) Ishaan could barely keep his eyes open at dinner. (b) Ishaan kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Ishaan was tired.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) white (b) noisy (c) black
38. 38.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a feather” (a) light (b) dark (c) heavy
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) ant (c) carried
40. 40.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) grabbed (b) sipped (c) staggered

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