Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 368 · 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 sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is sad? (a) Tara’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (b) Tara’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home. (c) Tara was sad.
2. 2.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a leaking tap (c) thunder
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The cactus was prickly when I touched it.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
4. 4.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Her bedroom is a pigsty.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) fell (c) went
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sleek
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Priya stamped her foot and slammed the door.” (a) showing (b) telling
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) got (b) threw (c) hurled
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) munched (c) sprinkled
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is cold? (a) Sahil’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap. (b) Sahil was cold. (c) Sahil folded his arms and glared at his brother.
13. 13.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) staggered (b) whispered (c) sipped
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) shimmering (c) spread
16. 16.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) gulped (b) crawled (c) grabbed
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) gloomy (c) nice
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) thud (c) mango
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
21. 21.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cat (b) a frog (c) a balloon
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) boom (c) pop
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Diya. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) went
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
26. 26.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Imran sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) telling (b) showing
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) blazed (b) fluttered (c) nibbled
30. 30.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is bored? (a) Fatima laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (b) Fatima was bored. (c) Fatima sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
31. 31.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav was scared.” (a) telling (b) showing
32. 32.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) giggled (c) went
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tenzin is angry? (a) Tenzin was angry. (b) Tenzin’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (c) Tenzin froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is cold? (a) Sneha’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again. (b) Sneha was cold. (c) Sneha shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs. (b) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (c) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell

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