Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 295 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a bee” (a) busy (b) lazy (c) silent
4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
   “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) whispered (b) raced (c) fluttered
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chirp (c) table
7. 7.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Riya hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) bored (b) happy (c) angry
8. 8.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Neel’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) showing (b) telling
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) thunder (c) shook
10. 10.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) green (b) loud (c) red
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) howled (c) wind
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny” giggled Pooja. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Pooja. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Pooja.
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) striped (c) snake
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) grumpy (c) okay
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Aarav. (b) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Aarav. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Aarav.
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is sad? (a) Neel counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Neel was sad. (c) Tears filled Neel’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
20. 20.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Meera’s cheek.” (a) bored (b) sad (c) scared
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) fine (c) nice
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) okay (c) fine
24. 24.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a duck (c) a frog
25. 25.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a lion (c) a cat
26. 26.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) The bitter gourd tasted bitter.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) had (c) held
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) vroom
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tara was scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is cold? (a) Aisha’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (b) Aisha was cold. (c) Aisha rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.
33. 33.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is angry? (a) Joseph was angry. (b) Joseph’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (c) Tears filled Joseph’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) puppy (c) chewed
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) hurled (b) crept (c) whispered
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Farhan. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Farhan. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Farhan.
38. 38.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan was hungry.” (a) telling (b) showing
39. 39.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) sobbed (b) slammed (c) tumbled
40. 40.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a frog (b) thunder (c) a doorbell

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