Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 600 · 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.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) a sparrow
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) achoo (c) oink
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Dev. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Dev. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Dev.
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is hungry? (a) Vihaan was hungry. (b) Vihaan’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (c) Vihaan threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
6. 6.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is sad? (a) Joseph gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut. (b) Joseph sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing. (c) Joseph was sad.
7. 7.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as an ox” (a) weak (b) tiny (c) strong
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) made (b) leapt (c) jumped
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) sprinkled (b) gulped (c) peered
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Neel. (b) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Neel. (c) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Neel.
11. 11.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Priya could barely keep her eyes open at dinner.” (a) telling (b) showing
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) beep
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) I heard waves crashing on the rocks.
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) smell
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Pooja is angry? (a) Pooja’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (b) Pooja stamped her foot and slammed the door. (c) Pooja was angry.
16. 16.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Kabir finished his homework early.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
18. 18.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day. (b) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (c) The stars were diamonds in the night sky.
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is angry? (a) Ishaan was angry. (b) Ishaan folded his arms and glared at his brother. (c) Ishaan kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Simran was sad.” (a) telling (b) showing
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Ishaan. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) came (c) glanced
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
24. 24.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) peered (b) fluttered (c) munched
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) fell (c) made
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Zoya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.” (a) hungry (b) happy (c) scared
29. 29.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is sad? (a) Tears filled Simran’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (b) Simran was sad. (c) Simran gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut.
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The crowd cheered loudly for our team.
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) nice (c) good
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) river (c) rushed
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is cold? (a) Yash was cold. (b) Yash kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Yash shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) good (c) chubby
36. 36.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The road was as straight as a ruler. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) cheeky
38. 38.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a microwave (b) a pair of scissors (c) a crisp papad
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) made (c) soared

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