Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 346 · 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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) good (c) nice
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Manav was cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a dog (c) a snake
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Rohan. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) glanced (b) stared (c) scribbled
8. 8.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a snake (b) raindrops (c) a clock
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) got (c) stared
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Maria. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Sahil. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
14. 14.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) scrubbed (b) plunged (c) tiptoed
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) chilli (c) made
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) tall (c) table
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Sneha. (b) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Sneha. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Sneha.
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) smelled (c) blooming
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Aisha. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
21. 21.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) angry
22. 22.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an owl” (a) silly (b) wise (c) foolish
23. 23.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (b) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (c) The old bread was as hard as a rock.
24. 24.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aarav’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.” (a) bored (b) scared (c) cold
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) meow (c) tick-tock
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.
28. 28.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sahil was really scared.” (a) telling (b) showing
29. 29.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) telling (b) showing
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
31. 31.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “We ate rice and dal for dinner.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Arjun. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Arjun. (c) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Arjun.
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) sleek (c) okay
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) went (c) flew
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is cold? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Simran’s cheek. (b) Simran was cold. (c) Simran’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter.
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Manav. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) had (c) wandered
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is happy? (a) Diya’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists. (b) Diya beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (c) Diya was happy.
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Riya kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) bored (b) sad (c) scared
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo

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