Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 514 · 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.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Tara’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) telling (b) showing
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Tenzin was really scared.” (a) telling (b) showing
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) crunch (c) splash
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) got (b) walked (c) trudged
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) had (c) sobbed
6. 6.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The old door creaked as it opened. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) clutched (c) gobbled
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) striped (c) okay
9. 9.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “My little sister is as busy as a bee.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is happy? (a) Sahil hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (b) Sahil was happy. (c) Sahil dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.
11. 11.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a feather” (a) heavy (b) light (c) dark
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) click
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Ananya. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) scrubbed (c) soared
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) fine (b) good (c) mysterious
16. 16.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is tired? (a) Sneha dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Sneha was tired. (c) Sneha’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.
17. 17.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a bee” (a) silent (b) lazy (c) busy
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Kabir. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
20. 20.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.
21. 21.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The snow was a white blanket on the hills.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
22. 22.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Maria was angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) crunch (b) meow (c) hoot
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) quickly (c) croak
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) made
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) good (c) golden
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The dog barked at the postman.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (b) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (c) The fish market had a strong smell.
31. 31.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (c) The cat sat on the warm mat.
32. 32.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (c) The children chattered like a flock of parrots.
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) knock (c) quack
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) neigh
35. 35.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) blazed (b) fluttered (c) wandered
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) got (b) burned (c) blazed
37. 37.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Yash was sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
38. 38.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) slammed (b) scrubbed (c) glanced
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Yash was angry.” (a) showing (b) telling

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