Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 445 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
2. 2.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “A tear rolled slowly down Arjun’s cheek.” (a) sad (b) bored (c) scared
3. 3.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Rohan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) telling (b) showing
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) munched (c) raced
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
8. 8.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Aisha threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) angry (b) tired (c) bored
9. 9.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a microwave (c) a frog
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.
11. 11.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is hungry? (a) Rohan was hungry. (b) Rohan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (c) Rohan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) muttered (b) strolled (c) soared
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The speckled owl hooted from the branch.” (a) hooted (b) owl (c) speckled
14. 14.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as honey” (a) bitter (b) sour (c) sweet
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) wind (c) icy
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) giggled (b) sprinkled (c) tiptoed
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Dev. (b) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Dev. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Dev.
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (b) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
21. 21.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) blazed (b) peered (c) crept
22. 22.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “It rained all night in our town.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
23. 23.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) dashed (b) scribbled (c) glanced
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
26. 26.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (b) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (c) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) window (c) achoo
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) scribbled (b) crawled (c) tossed
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) good (c) striped
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) came (c) fell
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) gobbled (c) gulped
34. 34.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (b) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice. (c) The train left the station at nine.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Diya. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Diya. (c) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Diya.
36. 36.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sneha was sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
37. 37.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The pillow was as soft as a cloud.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) woof (c) chirp
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Joseph. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Joseph. (c) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Joseph.

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