Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 595 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) fell (c) had
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) moo (b) crunch (c) meow
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) naughty (c) fine
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Watch out for that car___” shouted Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope”! shouted Kavya. (b) “Grab the rope” shouted Kavya. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Kavya.
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) chirp
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is hungry? (a) Aryan’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (b) Aryan’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (c) Aryan was hungry.
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is bored? (a) Ananya was bored. (b) Ananya gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (c) Ananya sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Joseph kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) hungry (b) happy (c) scared
13. 13.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is angry? (a) Fatima was angry. (b) Fatima counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (c) Fatima threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Tara. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Tara. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Tara.
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) ding-dong (b) tick-tock (c) whoosh
18. 18.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) muddy (b) soft (c) clear
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) narrow (c) nice
21. 21.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Imran was cold.” (a) showing (b) telling
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Ishaan. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Ishaan. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Ishaan.
23. 23.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) His heart was a drum during the race. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun.
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) chirp (c) snip
25. 25.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) plunged (b) muttered (c) staggered
26. 26.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “His heart was a drum during the race.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The medicine had a bitter taste.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
29. 29.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is happy? (a) Ananya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (b) Ananya gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (c) Ananya was happy.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Yash. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Yash. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Yash.
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) splash (b) roar (c) quack
32. 32.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cow (b) a dog (c) a heavy bag falling
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Saanvi. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is bored? (a) Manav counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Manav licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (c) Manav was bored.
35. 35.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) showing (b) telling
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) shimmering (c) okay
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) nibbled (b) shouted (c) wandered
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The glue felt sticky between my fingers.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight

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