Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 339 · 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 word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Farhan. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Meera beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) showing (b) telling
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) owl (c) speckled
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Meera sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) scared
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) croak (b) neigh (c) whoosh
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Farhan is happy? (a) Farhan was happy. (b) Farhan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Farhan drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.
10. 10.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My father bought a new umbrella. (b) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) taste
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.” (a) showing (b) telling
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is angry? (a) Kabir licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (b) Kabir was angry. (c) Kabir’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) good (c) okay
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) vroom (b) roar (c) chirp
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) We heard the train whistle far away.
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is sad? (a) Tara was sad. (b) Tara sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing. (c) Tara’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) market (c) crowded
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (b) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Yash. (b) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Yash. (c) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Yash.
24. 24.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whistle blew at the start of the race.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) hearing
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) shouted (c) tumbled
26. 26.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The baby slept in the afternoon.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sahil’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) sad (b) angry (c) hungry
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sour
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) baa
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) parcel (c) arrived
32. 32.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) dashed (b) shouted (c) sprinkled
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) honk (c) pop
35. 35.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (c) The new shoes shone like stars.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Nisha. (b) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Nisha. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Nisha.
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) kind
38. 38.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) bored (b) sad (c) cold
39. 39.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a peacock” (a) humble (b) proud (c) shy
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing

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