Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 486 · 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 word fits the gap best?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Manav. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Imran. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
3. 3.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Dad is a walking dictionary. (b) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (c) It rained all night in our town.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Nisha. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Nisha. (c) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Nisha.
5. 5.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Vihaan gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) telling (b) showing
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) squishy (c) fine
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) made (b) giggled (c) laughed
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is cold? (a) Kavya’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (b) Kavya was cold. (c) Kavya’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The old door creaked as it opened.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) The lemon juice tasted very sour.
12. 12.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a pig
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (b) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sleepy
16. 16.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) stared (b) slammed (c) crept
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) crackled (c) dosa
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The old door creaked as it opened.
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) croak (c) garden
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.
22. 22.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as honey” (a) sour (b) bitter (c) sweet
23. 23.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
24. 24.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a microwave (c) the wind
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) gentle (c) baa
26. 26.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is happy? (a) Manav froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Manav was happy. (c) Manav grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) narrow
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is sad? (a) Tears filled Ishaan’s eyes, and he stared at the floor. (b) Ishaan was sad. (c) Ishaan gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Arjun was angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) The wet soap slipped from my hands.
32. 32.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) showing (b) telling
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) creaky
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) boom (c) buzz
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is cold? (a) Dev was cold. (b) Dev sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (c) Dev shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.
38. 38.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) an owl (c) a leaking tap
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) gloomy (c) nice
40. 40.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (c) Kabir finished his homework early.

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