Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 607 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) came (b) scrubbed (c) cleaned
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Diya. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is sad? (a) Meera’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home. (b) Meera rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (c) Meera was sad.
5. 5.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) The road was as straight as a ruler. (c) It rained all night in our town.
6. 6.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) sprinkled (c) giggled
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Joseph froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) telling (b) showing
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) good (c) nice
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
10. 10.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The road was as straight as a ruler. (b) The fog was a grey curtain over the town. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
11. 11.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The old bread was as hard as a rock.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
12. 12.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) angry (b) bored (c) scared
13. 13.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is happy? (a) Kabir beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Kabir’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Kabir was happy.
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) strolled (b) gulped (c) hurled
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) glassy (c) reflected
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (c) The fish market had a strong smell.
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) clang (b) pitter-patter (c) ding-dong
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
19. 19.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera stamped her foot and slammed the door.” (a) showing (b) telling
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
22. 22.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a cat
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) cold (b) tired (c) bored
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is angry? (a) Neel was angry. (b) Neel could barely keep his eyes open at dinner. (c) Neel threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Imran. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Imran. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Imran.
26. 26.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.” (a) showing (b) telling
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grab the rope! shouted Simran. (b) “Grab the rope”! shouted Simran. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Simran.
28. 28.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) The new shoes shone like stars.
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) good (c) nice
30. 30.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a motorbike (c) a leaking tap
31. 31.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slurp (c) chair
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) thunder (b) booming (c) shook
36. 36.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Dev drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) telling (b) showing
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) garden (c) table
39. 39.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The playground was an oven in May. (b) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow. (c) The children played cricket after school.
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tara gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut.” (a) showing (b) telling

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