Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 457 · 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 “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) muttered (b) trudged (c) nibbled
2. 2.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a dog (b) a cat (c) a car horn
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is cold? (a) Kabir was cold. (b) Kabir beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (c) Kabir shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) rickety (c) fine
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) had (b) munched (c) ate
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) icy (c) okay
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Nisha. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Nisha. (c) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Nisha.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Tara. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Tara. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Tara.
16. 16.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) scrubbed (b) dashed (c) sipped
17. 17.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Farhan is happy? (a) Farhan licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (b) Farhan was happy. (c) Farhan beamed and hugged everyone in sight.
18. 18.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sneha rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.” (a) scared (b) hungry (c) cold
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) steaming (c) fine
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Ishaan. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Ishaan. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Ishaan.
21. 21.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) the wind (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sparrow
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
23. 23.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Dad is a walking dictionary.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) I tasted the soup and added more salt. (b) The thunder crashed and roared. (c) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) went
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) sank (b) squishy (c) cushion
27. 27.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya was hungry.” (a) telling (b) showing
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) cheeky (c) monkey
32. 32.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) angry (b) happy (c) hungry
33. 33.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan felt very bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
34. 34.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Imran’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) telling (b) showing
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Aryan. (b) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Aryan. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Aryan.
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (b) The busy market was a beehive. (c) It rained all night in our town.
38. 38.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) giggled (c) grabbed
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Saanvi dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) tired (b) angry (c) scared
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) crept (c) came

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