Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 322 · 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 strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) peered (b) wandered (c) hurled
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “A tear rolled slowly down Aryan’s cheek.” (a) telling (b) showing
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) tumbled (c) munched
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) splash (c) honk
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) raced (c) had
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
8. 8.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (b) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is cold? (a) Saanvi sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Saanvi was cold. (c) Saanvi rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The old car was a tired donkey on the hill.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
11. 11.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) an owl (b) a jump into a pool (c) a campfire
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is bored? (a) Kavya counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Kavya’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again. (c) Kavya was bored.
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) tiny (c) good
14. 14.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) fluttered (b) tossed (c) sipped
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) gentle (c) kind
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Rohan. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Rohan. (c) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Rohan.
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) teacher (c) happy
18. 18.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pig (c) a sparrow
19. 19.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Kabir finished his homework early. (b) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (c) The runner was as quick as lightning.
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) crept (c) got
21. 21.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) telling (b) showing
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Tara’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.” (a) scared (b) cold (c) sad
23. 23.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) black (b) noisy (c) white
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) made (b) held (c) clutched
25. 25.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The baby slept in the afternoon. (b) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
28. 28.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a car horn (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) thunder
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
30. 30.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a cow (b) a visitor at the door (c) raindrops
31. 31.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Riya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) scared (b) hungry (c) happy
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) came (c) sipped
33. 33.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) sprinkled (b) muttered (c) crawled
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crunch (c) kind
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) tired
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The teacher wrote the date on the board.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) gentle (c) happy
38. 38.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little sister is as busy as a bee.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight

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