Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 429 · 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.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a horse (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is cold? (a) Imran was cold. (b) Imran’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter. (c) Imran gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Riya. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Joseph. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Priya gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut.” (a) showing (b) telling
7. 7.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) crackle
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) okay (b) good (c) crispy
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) muttered (b) nibbled (c) slammed
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (b) The water was as clear as glass. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Saanvi. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) quack (c) meow
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) came (c) leapt
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) okay (c) nice
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Watch out for that car! shouted Dev. (b) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Dev. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Dev.
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) slurp (b) croak (c) knock
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs. (b) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
26. 26.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Pooja felt very bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
27. 27.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) stared (b) grabbed (c) dashed
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) achoo (b) slurp (c) woof
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I tasted the soup and added more salt. (b) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The medicine had a bitter taste.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) hearing
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) moo
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) nice (b) rough (c) good
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) woof (c) teacher
34. 34.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a pancake” (a) tall (b) round (c) flat
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) nice (c) gigantic
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) gloomy
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Maria’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists.” (a) showing (b) telling
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) thud
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is bored? (a) Zoya sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing. (b) Zoya was bored. (c) Zoya counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.

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