Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 42 · 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?
   “Tenzin counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) showing (b) telling
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) crackle (c) achoo
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) moo (b) clang (c) vroom
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) went (c) wrote
5. 5.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) blazed (b) clutched (c) giggled
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) May I borrow your eraser? asked Sahil. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Sahil. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Sahil.
8. 8.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My father bought a new umbrella. (b) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (c) Her smile was as bright as the sun.
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) fine (c) good
10. 10.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) whispered (c) raced
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Farhan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) giggled (c) scribbled
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Yash. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
15. 15.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) slammed (b) glanced (c) gulped
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) got (c) tumbled
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) telling (b) showing
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) quickly (c) garden
22. 22.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) The wrestler was as strong as an ox.
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) made (c) tiptoed
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) achoo
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Zoya beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) scared
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aryan could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.” (a) hungry (b) tired (c) angry
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) whispered (b) gobbled (c) trudged
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Kabir. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Fatima. (b) “Watch out for that car” shouted Fatima. (c) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Fatima.
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
35. 35.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The dog barked at the postman.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
36. 36.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tears filled Aisha’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.” (a) telling (b) showing
37. 37.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) black (b) noisy (c) white
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Yash was really bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
40. 40.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) cold (b) angry (c) happy

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