Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 408 · 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 strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) scrubbed (b) whispered (c) scribbled
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) grabbed (b) raced (c) whispered
3. 3.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sneeze (b) a dog (c) a bee
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Neel hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) scared (b) happy (c) bored
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) plunged (b) peered (c) staggered
6. 6.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Diya laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) showing (b) telling
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) croak (b) moo (c) click
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Aarav felt very happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) honk (c) croak
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Yash. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Yash. (c) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Yash.
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Farhan was really tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
15. 15.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Dad’s voice boomed like thunder.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) crawled (c) peered
17. 17.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a clock (c) the wind
18. 18.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a pancake” (a) round (b) tall (c) flat
19. 19.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (c) We planted a mango tree in the garden.
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I tasted the soup and added more salt. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
21. 21.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a motorbike (c) an owl
22. 22.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) wandered (b) soared (c) slammed
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sahil was really cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Pooja. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Pooja. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Pooja.
26. 26.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) crawled (b) sipped (c) shouted
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) hearing
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
31. 31.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Arjun felt very tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) stale
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Vihaan. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) nice (c) good
36. 36.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Pooja was bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) did (c) scribbled
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
39. 39.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (b) The busy market was a beehive. (c) My father bought a new umbrella.
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Dev’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) telling (b) showing

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