Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 329 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Maria gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) telling (b) showing
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) had (c) fluttered
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is cold? (a) Meera rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (b) Meera rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (c) Meera was cold.
6. 6.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.
7. 7.Which sentence is a simile? (a) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (b) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (c) The baby slept like a log.
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The old door creaked as it opened. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Rohan was really hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Manav was tired.” (a) telling (b) showing
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The baby slept like a log.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
13. 13.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The feather was as light as air. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
14. 14.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a mouse” (a) huge (b) loud (c) quiet
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) drip
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
17. 17.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little sister is as busy as a bee.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wet soap slipped from my hands.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) sticky (c) nice
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) telling (b) showing
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The fish market had a strong smell.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) creaky
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch
26. 26.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) telling (b) showing
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) good (b) rusty (c) fine
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Neel. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Yash. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
30. 30.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) green (b) red (c) loud
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Tara. (b) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Tara. (c) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Tara.
32. 32.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) crept (b) peered (c) gobbled
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (b) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
36. 36.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) raced (b) peered (c) gulped
37. 37.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (b) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) walked (c) came

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