Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 487 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) took (c) went
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Arjun. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Arjun. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Arjun.
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) click
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Aarav. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Aarav. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Aarav.
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Saanvi gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) telling (b) showing
7. 7.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) I tasted the soup and added more salt.
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Sneha. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (b) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (c) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.
11. 11.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a dog (b) a horse (c) raindrops
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) okay (c) enormous
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) baa (b) drip (c) beep
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) The fog was a grey curtain over the town.
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.” (a) hungry (b) sad (c) happy
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is sad? (a) Yash froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Yash’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (c) Yash was sad.
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) splash (b) vroom (c) woof
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Pooja. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Pooja. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Pooja.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) rough
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (b) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (c) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) snip (b) hiss (c) splash
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (c) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Maria. (b) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Maria. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Maria.
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Yash’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) tired (b) hungry (c) cold
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Zoya. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is bored? (a) Aryan hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (b) Aryan drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Aryan was bored.
33. 33.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Farhan felt very happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Arjun. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) The bitter gourd tasted bitter.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car” shouted Kavya. (b) Watch out for that car! shouted Kavya. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Kavya.
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) golden (c) nice
38. 38.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The old car was a tired donkey on the hill.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
39. 39.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “It rained all night in our town.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) came (b) leapt (c) jumped

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