Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 389 · 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 clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
2. 2.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is angry? (a) Simran’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (b) Simran folded her arms and glared at her brother. (c) Simran was angry.
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) cried (c) got
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) good
5. 5.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The train left the station at nine.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
6. 6.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Dev. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Dev. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Dev.
8. 8.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Aryan’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) showing (b) telling
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Sahil. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
10. 10.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a crisp papad (c) a snake
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
12. 12.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Riya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) tired (b) scared (c) cold
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.” (a) telling (b) showing
16. 16.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) sobbed (b) tumbled (c) crept
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) got (b) giggled (c) laughed
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) green (c) pencil
20. 20.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Dad is a walking dictionary. (b) The runner was as quick as lightning. (c) We planted a mango tree in the garden.
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) clutched (c) went
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is scared? (a) Zoya gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (b) Zoya sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (c) Zoya was scared.
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) quack (b) drip (c) knock
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The new bicycle shone bright red.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sahil hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) cold
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whistle blew at the start of the race.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) scraped (c) rough
32. 32.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) thunder (b) a horse (c) a sheep
33. 33.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is happy? (a) Neel kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Neel was happy. (c) Neel grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) beep (c) garden
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
36. 36.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) crawled (b) scrubbed (c) stared
37. 37.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a frog (b) a pig (c) raindrops
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
39. 39.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (b) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (c) The cat sat on the warm mat.
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Arjun. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked

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