Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 385 · 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 Kabir is hungry? (a) Kabir kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Kabir was hungry. (c) Kabir grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
2. 2.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) gulped (b) plunged (c) crawled
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The lake shone like a mirror in the sun.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is scared? (a) Vihaan was scared. (b) Vihaan’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet. (c) Vihaan drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) went (b) fell (c) plunged
6. 6.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The sea tasted very salty. (b) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (c) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “I saw a rainbow over the green fields.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
8. 8.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Vihaan rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.” (a) tired (b) cold (c) hungry
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) click (c) oink
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) leapt (b) gulped (c) dashed
11. 11.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is hungry? (a) Tara was hungry. (b) Tara’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (c) Tara kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) squeaked (c) floor
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kavya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) tired (b) happy (c) angry
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) sad (b) tired (c) happy
16. 16.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a snake (c) a pig
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tears filled Saanvi’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.” (a) telling (b) showing
18. 18.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) trudged (b) nibbled (c) giggled
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) bread (c) stale
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) jalebis (c) dripped
22. 22.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) a horse
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is scared? (a) Yash’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (b) Yash was scared. (c) Yash’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) juicy
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) tiptoed (b) blazed (c) clutched
26. 26.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) soared (b) shouted (c) trudged
27. 27.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) tumbled (b) gulped (c) stared
28. 28.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) nibbled (c) slammed
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Her bedroom is a pigsty.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan felt very happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Sneha. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Sneha. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Sneha.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Neel. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Neel. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Neel.
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) got
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (c) The lemon juice tasted very sour.
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) okay (c) fine
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is bored? (a) Arjun grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (b) Arjun was bored. (c) Arjun counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Priya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) bored (b) scared (c) happy
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sahil was happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
40. 40.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a mouse” (a) loud (b) quiet (c) huge

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