Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 479 · 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 could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) glanced (b) slammed (c) sipped
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) smell
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) gulped (b) tiptoed (c) sprinkled
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tenzin is sad? (a) Tenzin beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) A tear rolled slowly down Tenzin’s cheek. (c) Tenzin was sad.
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) crackle (c) slurp
7. 7.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Her hands were as cold as ice cubes.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
8. 8.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Kabir felt very happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Vihaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
10. 10.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) brave (b) soft (c) slow
11. 11.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The baby slept like a log.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) munched (b) crawled (c) giggled
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) quickly (c) tall
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Tenzin. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
16. 16.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera was really angry.” (a) telling (b) showing
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) shook (c) booming
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
19. 19.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ananya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) happy (b) scared (c) cold
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) cuddly
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) nice (b) good (c) tiny
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) crawled (b) whispered (c) soared
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) good (c) enormous
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Diya folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) showing (b) telling
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Ananya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) patchwork
27. 27.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) black (b) white (c) noisy
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Rohan’s cheek.” (a) sad (b) hungry (c) cold
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
31. 31.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan was really bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Aisha. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pencil (c) teacher
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) window (c) tall
35. 35.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sheep (c) a clock
36. 36.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) The fireworks burst like giant flowers.
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) fine (b) blooming (c) good
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Imran. (b) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Imran. (c) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Imran.

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