Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 558 · 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 glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) giggled (b) grabbed (c) glanced
3. 3.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Diya was really sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) filled (c) soup
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sparrow (c) the wind
7. 7.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The water was as clear as glass. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) got (b) muttered (c) spoke
9. 9.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The teacher wrote the date on the board.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) came (c) ate
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
13. 13.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The fog was a grey curtain over the town.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is happy? (a) Yash was happy. (b) Yash laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Yash rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) went (c) walked
16. 16.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.” (a) tired (b) hungry (c) happy
17. 17.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (b) The feather was as light as air. (c) The library is a treasure chest of stories.
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The glue felt sticky between my fingers.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) touch
22. 22.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a duck (c) a microwave
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) did (b) cleaned (c) scrubbed
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Saanvi. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) nice (c) good
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Farhan. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Farhan. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Farhan.
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is bored? (a) Neel drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (b) Neel’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) Neel was bored.
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is bored? (a) Dev counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Dev rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers. (c) Dev was bored.
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
30. 30.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an owl” (a) foolish (b) silly (c) wise
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is scared? (a) Sneha was scared. (b) Tears filled Sneha’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (c) Sneha’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tenzin is bored? (a) Tenzin was bored. (b) Tenzin’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (c) Tenzin sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) quack (b) snip (c) crackle
34. 34.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aisha laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) tired (b) hungry (c) happy
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
36. 36.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) crept (b) giggled (c) plunged
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) giant (c) snored
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (c) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) cushion (b) squishy (c) sank
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight

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