Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 597 · 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 shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) The temple bells rang out loudly. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Neel’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) happy (b) hungry (c) tired
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Arjun stamped his foot and slammed the door.” (a) telling (b) showing
7. 7.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The traffic jam was a long metal snake.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) smell
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) did (b) peered (c) looked
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) blazed (c) did
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aisha felt very tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
14. 14.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) nibbled (b) whispered (c) tiptoed
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
16. 16.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The night was as dark as ink.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of touch? (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.
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is tired? (a) Nisha kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (b) Nisha’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again. (c) Nisha was tired.
19. 19.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya was really happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) stairs (c) creaky
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) slurp (c) moo
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Kabir. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Kabir. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Kabir.
23. 23.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a pancake” (a) round (b) tall (c) flat
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is happy? (a) Yash was happy. (b) Yash laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Yash folded his arms and glared at his brother.
25. 25.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Vihaan was bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Sneha. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Sneha. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Sneha.
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is tired? (a) Neel was tired. (b) Neel dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (c) Neel sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Manav. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Manav. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Manav.
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cat (b) a cow (c) a snake
31. 31.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) sad (b) bored (c) cold
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Simran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) cactus (b) pricked (c) spiky
35. 35.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) Her smile was as bright as the sun.
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) smelled (c) garden
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is cold? (a) Tara’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (b) Tara was cold. (c) Tara sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) knock (c) slowly
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Fatima felt very cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) hurled (b) gulped (c) strolled

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