Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 545 · 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 ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) booming (c) good
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Ishaan was bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) okay (c) nice
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Rohan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
6. 6.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a leaking tap (b) an owl (c) a duck
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Tara. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Tara. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Tara.
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crackled (c) crispy
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) had (b) moved (c) crawled
10. 10.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a campfire (b) a horse (c) a frog
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) good (c) chubby
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera was really sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tenzin is cold? (a) Tenzin’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter. (b) Tenzin was cold. (c) Tears filled Tenzin’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.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.
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is sad? (a) Rohan was sad. (b) Rohan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (c) Rohan’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.
19. 19.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) wandered (c) tiptoed
20. 20.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is happy? (a) Zoya was happy. (b) Zoya rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (c) Zoya laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.
21. 21.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an ox” (a) strong (b) tiny (c) weak
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell
24. 24.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “His heart was a drum during the race.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sour
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) flew (c) got
27. 27.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) tumbled (b) gobbled (c) crept
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) quack
29. 29.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) thunder (c) a leaking tap
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) fine (c) good
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) nice (c) fine
34. 34.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) munched (b) blazed (c) gulped
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) cactus (c) spiky
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Aisha. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
37. 37.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The night was as dark as ink. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) His heart was a drum during the race.
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Arjun. (b) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Arjun. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Arjun.
40. 40.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Riya’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home.” (a) tired (b) sad (c) cold

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