Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 495 · 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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sour
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
3. 3.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (b) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is cold? (a) Aryan rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers. (b) Aryan dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (c) Aryan was cold.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Catch the ball___” shouted Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The busy market was a beehive.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Zoya was tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) trudged (c) did
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is happy? (a) Vihaan’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet. (b) Vihaan was happy. (c) Vihaan beamed and hugged everyone in sight.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Sahil. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) raced (c) peered
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Joseph. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Joseph. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Joseph.
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (c) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Priya was really bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) shaggy
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Saanvi was hungry.” (a) telling (b) showing
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) did (b) shouted (c) spoke
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) gloomy (c) cave
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) touch
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) honk (b) whoosh (c) moo
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Simran felt very scared.” (a) telling (b) showing
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Kabir. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Kabir. (c) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Kabir.
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) muddy (c) nice
28. 28.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
29. 29.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (b) The feather was as light as air. (c) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) showing (b) telling
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is cold? (a) Saanvi’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (b) Saanvi rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (c) Saanvi was cold.
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) stared (b) peered (c) wandered
35. 35.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) slow (b) brave (c) soft
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Aisha. (b) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Aisha. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Aisha.
37. 37.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) slammed (b) gobbled (c) trudged
38. 38.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The old bread was as hard as a rock.
39. 39.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a peacock” (a) humble (b) shy (c) proud
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) staggered (b) tumbled (c) clutched

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