Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 643 · 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 strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) plunged (b) sipped (c) tossed
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Manav could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.” (a) showing (b) telling
3. 3.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) crept (c) strolled
4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
   “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Saanvi felt very scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
7. 7.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as an ox” (a) weak (b) tiny (c) strong
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) looked (c) made
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Aarav. (b) “Catch the ball”! shouted Aarav. (c) Catch the ball! shouted Aarav.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) yellow (c) table
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) sobbed (b) blazed (c) staggered
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) mangoes (b) juicy (c) filled
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) made (b) crawled (c) moved
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Ishaan. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) muddy (c) had
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) May I borrow your eraser? asked Tara. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Tara. (c) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Tara.
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
19. 19.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a noisy drinker (c) a jump into a pool
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) honk
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Simran. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
22. 22.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Imran was really scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is hungry? (a) Ishaan was hungry. (b) Ishaan beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (c) Ishaan gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tears filled Neel’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) telling (b) showing
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) hiss
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Aryan. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
27. 27.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan was really angry.” (a) telling (b) showing
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Maria is hungry? (a) Maria dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Maria licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (c) Maria was hungry.
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rough (c) rope
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) striped (c) snake
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Priya. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Priya. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Priya.
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) came (b) grabbed (c) took
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (b) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Kabir finished his homework early.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) fine (c) good
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) foaming (b) good (c) okay
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon juice tasted very sour.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli

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