Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 357 · 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 sense does this line use?
   “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is angry? (a) Dev stamped his foot and slammed the door. (b) Dev was angry. (c) Dev gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
4. 4.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Saanvi rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.” (a) showing (b) telling
5. 5.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a lion (b) a doorbell (c) a cat
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) plunged (c) made
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
8. 8.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) dashed (c) trudged
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Neel. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
11. 11.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is cold? (a) Joseph kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Joseph was cold. (c) Joseph rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.
12. 12.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) soft (b) muddy (c) clear
13. 13.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sneha gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) happy (b) hungry (c) bored
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
15. 15.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
16. 16.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan was cold.” (a) showing (b) telling
17. 17.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day. (b) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (c) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is happy? (a) Meera froze and held her breath as the floor creaked. (b) Meera grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Meera was happy.
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) ding-dong (c) teacher
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Vihaan. (b) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Vihaan. (c) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Vihaan.
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is cold? (a) Sneha was cold. (b) Sneha gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (c) Sneha’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) showing (b) telling
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is cold? (a) Manav was cold. (b) Manav hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (c) Manav rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) nibbled (b) dashed (c) plunged
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Aryan. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Aryan. (c) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Aryan.
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Diya beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) angry
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) cheeky (c) monkey
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) okay (c) fiery
32. 32.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
33. 33.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The children chattered like a flock of parrots.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope!” shouted Riya. (b) Grab the rope! shouted Riya. (c) “Grab the rope”! shouted Riya.
35. 35.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Saanvi shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) showing (b) telling
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) fine (c) nice
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is bored? (a) Aarav threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (b) Aarav drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Aarav was bored.
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) shook (b) thunder (c) booming
39. 39.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) a cat
40. 40.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little sister is as busy as a bee.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile

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