Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 603 · 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 “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a clock (c) a bee
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) dosa (c) crispy
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tenzin is cold? (a) Tenzin was cold. (b) Tenzin gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut. (c) Tenzin rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) roar (b) neigh (c) achoo
6. 6.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is cold? (a) Zoya’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (b) Zoya was cold. (c) Zoya’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) stale (c) crumbled
8. 8.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Maria was bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
10. 10.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (b) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) The lemon juice tasted very sour.
12. 12.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a bee (c) a horse
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Manav. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) oink (b) crackle (c) slurp
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
16. 16.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) showing (b) telling
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) spiky (c) cactus
19. 19.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.” (a) showing (b) telling
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Diya’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) telling (b) showing
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
22. 22.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The playground was an oven in May. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) The children chattered like a flock of parrots.
23. 23.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a balloon (c) a horse
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The snail felt slimy on my palm. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
25. 25.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The road was as straight as a ruler. (c) The library is a treasure chest of stories.
26. 26.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is happy? (a) Joseph was happy. (b) Joseph grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Joseph gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is angry? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Aarav’s cheek. (b) Aarav stamped his foot and slammed the door. (c) Aarav was angry.
28. 28.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Yash. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Yash. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Yash.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) click (c) garden
32. 32.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) telling (b) showing
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) scribbled (b) gobbled (c) trudged
34. 34.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan stamped his foot and slammed the door.” (a) angry (b) happy (c) hungry
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) slammed (b) scribbled (c) strolled
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is tired? (a) Tara rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (b) Tara’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home. (c) Tara was tired.
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) hurled (c) scribbled
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) croak (b) clang (c) meow

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