Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 387 · 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?
   “Ishaan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) showing (b) telling
2. 2.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The feather was as light as air. (b) His heart was a drum during the race. (c) It rained all night in our town.
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) tossed (c) muttered
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) quack
5. 5.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Nisha felt very sad.” (a) telling (b) showing
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Vihaan’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) showing (b) telling
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is hungry? (a) Rohan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (b) Rohan gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (c) Rohan was hungry.
9. 9.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (b) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (c) Kabir finished his homework early.
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave”? asked Joseph. (b) “What time does the train leave” asked Joseph. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Joseph.
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) I felt the cool breeze on my face.
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) table (c) quickly
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) fine (c) good
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Pooja is cold? (a) Pooja hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (b) Pooja’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Pooja was cold.
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) chewed (c) puppy
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
21. 21.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Saanvi felt very sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
22. 22.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a feather” (a) heavy (b) dark (c) light
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) clang (c) click
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) good (c) nice
26. 26.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is scared? (a) Aryan rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (b) Aryan was scared. (c) Aryan gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
28. 28.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kavya was really cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) chubby
30. 30.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) whispered (c) soared
31. 31.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aarav’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) tired (b) angry (c) scared
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is angry? (a) Diya folded her arms and glared at her brother. (b) Diya was angry. (c) Diya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) woof (c) happy
34. 34.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) gulped (c) tumbled
35. 35.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (b) My father bought a new umbrella. (c) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
37. 37.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a cow (b) a horse (c) a cat
38. 38.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a rooster (b) a leaking tap (c) a motorbike
39. 39.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a campfire
40. 40.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir finished his homework early. (b) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (c) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.

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