Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 543 · 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 is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Saanvi’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists.” (a) showing (b) telling
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) scrubbed (c) gulped
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) filled (c) mangoes
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) fluttered (b) tumbled (c) tiptoed
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Dev. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Dev. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Dev.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) did (c) sprinkled
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
10. 10.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a rock” (a) fluffy (b) soft (c) hard
11. 11.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Dev was really sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Simran. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Simran. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Simran.
13. 13.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is happy? (a) Meera counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Meera was happy. (c) Meera grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sneha froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) telling (b) showing
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) strolled (c) tumbled
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (b) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (c) The bitter gourd tasted bitter.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) made (c) walked
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Diya. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Diya. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Diya.
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
24. 24.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill. (b) The busy market was a beehive. (c) My father bought a new umbrella.
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) dashed (b) tumbled (c) scribbled
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is angry? (a) Ananya’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (b) Ananya stamped her foot and slammed the door. (c) Ananya was angry.
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Joseph drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) cold (b) happy (c) bored
29. 29.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) the wind (b) a duck (c) a motorbike
30. 30.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The night was as dark as ink.
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) had (b) sobbed (c) cried
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) had (c) soared
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) taste
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) crawled (c) crept
35. 35.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an owl” (a) foolish (b) silly (c) wise
36. 36.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The busy market was a beehive.
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.
38. 38.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (b) The cat sat on the warm mat. (c) The busy market was a beehive.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) polished

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