Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 571 · 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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Ananya’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home.” (a) sad (b) tired (c) bored
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) fine (c) good
3. 3.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Ishaan felt very hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is scared? (a) Ishaan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Ishaan was scared. (c) Ishaan gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
6. 6.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Aisha. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Aisha. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Aisha.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Kavya. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Kavya. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Kavya.
9. 9.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) The stars were diamonds in the night sky.
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (c) The pressure cooker hissed three times.
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) okay (c) tiny
12. 12.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) wandered (b) muttered (c) glanced
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) vroom (c) ding-dong
14. 14.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) crawled (b) blazed (c) grabbed
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) nibbled (b) stared (c) slammed
16. 16.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an ox” (a) tiny (b) strong (c) weak
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Yash felt very hungry.” (a) telling (b) showing
18. 18.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a giraffe” (a) round (b) tall (c) short
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) made (b) staggered (c) walked
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) got (c) ran
22. 22.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The pillow was as soft as a cloud.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tenzin is cold? (a) Tenzin was cold. (b) Tenzin’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) Tenzin rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
26. 26.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) happy (b) scared (c) sad
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Tara. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
29. 29.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Pooja is sad? (a) Tears filled Pooja’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (b) Pooja was sad. (c) Pooja drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) fine (c) fiery
31. 31.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ananya folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) tired (b) sad (c) angry
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (b) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (b) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (c) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.
34. 34.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) The new shoes shone like stars. (c) The train left the station at nine.
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
37. 37.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Diya gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut.” (a) telling (b) showing
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) sleepy (c) dozed
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) crowded
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) did (b) raced (c) ran

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