Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 416 · 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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) good (c) okay
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) made (c) shouted
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Tara folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) bored (b) tired (c) angry
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is tired? (a) Ishaan was tired. (b) Ishaan folded his arms and glared at his brother. (c) Ishaan could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) fluffy (c) okay
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Simran. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Simran. (c) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Simran.
8. 8.Which sentence is a simile? (a) His heart was a drum during the race. (b) The feather was as light as air. (c) We planted a mango tree in the garden.
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) chirp (c) neigh
10. 10.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) whispered (b) peered (c) trudged
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) whoosh (c) yellow
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) dashed (b) clutched (c) sipped
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) munched (b) giggled (c) soared
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kavya was really scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) sipped (c) had
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) naughty (c) nice
18. 18.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Manav beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) telling (b) showing
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) nice (c) okay
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch
21. 21.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Riya stamped her foot and slammed the door.” (a) telling (b) showing
22. 22.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a giraffe” (a) tall (b) short (c) round
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) sleek (c) nice
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) okay (c) nice
25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Vihaan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) fine (c) good
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) clutched (c) giggled
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) hearing
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a camera (c) a snake
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) dashed (c) nibbled
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is sad? (a) Joseph was sad. (b) Joseph’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (c) Tears filled Joseph’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Pooja is cold? (a) Pooja froze and held her breath as the floor creaked. (b) Pooja shivered and stamped her feet in the snow. (c) Pooja was cold.
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (b) The fireworks burst like giant flowers. (c) The baby slept in the afternoon.
38. 38.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun stamped his foot and slammed the door.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) angry
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) tossed (b) muttered (c) staggered

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