Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 371 · 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.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Aisha felt very sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
2. 2.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a pancake” (a) tall (b) flat (c) round
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Imran. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (b) I tasted the soup and added more salt. (c) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.
5. 5.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Maria was happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) filled (c) mangoes
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is bored? (a) Fatima laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (b) Fatima sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (c) Fatima was bored.
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) hearing
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) splash (c) green
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) fine (c) okay
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) honk (b) snip (c) neigh
15. 15.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) tiptoed (b) giggled (c) gulped
16. 16.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) wandered (b) sobbed (c) clutched
17. 17.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) staggered (b) fluttered (c) plunged
18. 18.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha felt very tired.” (a) telling (b) showing
19. 19.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The teacher wrote the date on the board.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
21. 21.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is angry? (a) Imran was angry. (b) Imran’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter. (c) Imran threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (b) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The snail felt slimy on my palm.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Vihaan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) telling (b) showing
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
26. 26.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The bees buzzed around the hive. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.
27. 27.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is hungry? (a) Imran licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (b) Imran’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) Imran was hungry.
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) got (b) ran (c) dashed
33. 33.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is cold? (a) Kabir was cold. (b) Tears filled Kabir’s eyes, and he stared at the floor. (c) Kabir shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Sahil. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Sahil. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Sahil.
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) crept (c) did
36. 36.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) soft (b) muddy (c) clear
37. 37.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) blazed (b) raced (c) plunged
38. 38.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) sipped (b) tumbled (c) slammed
39. 39.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (b) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (c) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.

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