Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 286 · 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 SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is tired? (a) Aisha’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again. (b) Aisha was tired. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Aisha’s cheek.
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) good
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) came (c) plunged
5. 5.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Kabir’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) telling (b) showing
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) gulped (b) tiptoed (c) sprinkled
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Maria. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Maria. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Maria.
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Yash. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) went (c) walked
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) smell
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) scrubbed (b) sprinkled (c) tiptoed
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is scared? (a) Fatima’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (b) Fatima folded her arms and glared at her brother. (c) Fatima was scared.
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) staggered (c) sprinkled
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball”! shouted Aisha. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Aisha. (c) “Catch the ball!” shouted Aisha.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Tenzin. (b) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Tenzin. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Tenzin.
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) okay (c) fiery
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is tired? (a) Manav was tired. (b) Manav’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again. (c) Tears filled Manav’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) achoo (c) mango
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “I tasted the soup and added more salt.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is hungry? (a) Meera froze and held her breath as the floor creaked. (b) Meera kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (c) Meera was hungry.
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is happy? (a) Arjun dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Arjun was happy. (c) Arjun beamed and hugged everyone in sight.
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) got (c) leapt
34. 34.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Farhan’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) telling (b) showing
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aryan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) cold (b) happy (c) hungry
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
38. 38.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a frog
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sneha folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) telling (b) showing
40. 40.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The fog was a grey curtain over the town. (b) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (c) The bus stopped at the school gate.

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