Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 279 · 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?
   “Joseph’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) showing (b) telling
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Meera. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Come back here, Moti! shouted Saanvi. (b) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Saanvi. (c) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Saanvi.
4. 4.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a balloon (b) a horse (c) a pig
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) nice (c) crowded
7. 7.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) blazed (b) hurled (c) staggered
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) slammed (c) grabbed
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Priya. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The new bicycle shone bright red.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) hearing
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Pooja. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Pooja. (c) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Pooja.
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Joseph. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Joseph. (c) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Joseph.
15. 15.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a duck
16. 16.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) scrubbed (b) soared (c) peered
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) taste
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is bored? (a) Sahil sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Sahil was bored. (c) Tears filled Sahil’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Kavya. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Kavya. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Kavya.
20. 20.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (b) The fireworks burst like giant flowers. (c) My father bought a new umbrella.
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scribbled (b) glanced (c) scrubbed
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
24. 24.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) brave (b) slow (c) soft
25. 25.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tenzin was sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is hungry? (a) Tears filled Meera’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (b) Meera was hungry. (c) Meera licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) okay (c) good
29. 29.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Riya kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) telling (b) showing
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Zoya. (b) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Zoya. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Zoya.
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) zoomed (c) car
32. 32.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The jalebi was as sweet as honey. (b) The playground was an oven in May. (c) It rained all night in our town.
33. 33.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tara shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) telling (b) showing
34. 34.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) telling (b) showing
35. 35.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) shouted (b) hurled (c) trudged
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) burned (c) went
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is sad? (a) Nisha threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (b) Nisha was sad. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Nisha’s cheek.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Dev. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Dev. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Dev.
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Simran was sad.” (a) showing (b) telling

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