Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 282 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) had (c) scrubbed
2. 2.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) tumbled (b) sipped (c) whispered
3. 3.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) clutched (b) crawled (c) scrubbed
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) grass (c) tickled
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) okay (b) crowded (c) good
6. 6.Which sense does this line use?
   “The bees buzzed around the hive.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
7. 7.Which sentence is a simile? (a) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (b) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (c) His heart was a drum during the race.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) okay (b) shaggy (c) nice
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) telling (b) showing
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) The snail felt slimy on my palm.
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sahil sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) showing (b) telling
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan was tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Pooja. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Pooja. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Pooja.
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (b) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (c) The bus stopped at the school gate.
17. 17.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) an owl (b) a sheep (c) a sneeze
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is bored? (a) Dev was bored. (b) Dev counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (c) Dev dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Tara. (b) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Tara. (c) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Tara.
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Yash. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The glue felt sticky between my fingers.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) wandered (b) hurled (c) peered
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pop (c) chair
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) dashed (c) went
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) good (c) gloomy
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is sad? (a) Imran was sad. (b) Imran sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Imran’s cheek.
28. 28.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (b) The baby slept in the afternoon. (c) The children chattered like a flock of parrots.
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
30. 30.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a pancake” (a) tall (b) round (c) flat
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Joseph. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) got (b) blazed (c) burned
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) came (b) soared (c) flew
35. 35.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.
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) enormous (c) okay
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) okay (b) good (c) grumpy
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is hungry? (a) Diya was hungry. (b) Diya sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing. (c) Diya’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Ishaan. (b) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Ishaan. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Ishaan.

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