Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 660 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Vihaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a mouse” (a) huge (b) loud (c) quiet
3. 3.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Meera laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) telling (b) showing
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The pressure cooker hissed three times.
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) crawled (c) came
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) grumpy (c) good
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Rohan. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Rohan. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Rohan.
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) crackle
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bitter gourd tasted bitter.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) golden (c) rose
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Diya was happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Yash beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) sad (b) angry (c) happy
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (b) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (c) The cat sat on the warm mat.
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “I tasted the soup and added more salt.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
18. 18.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The dog barked at the postman. (b) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (c) The runner was as quick as lightning.
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is cold? (a) Tara rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (b) Tara licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (c) Tara was cold.
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Yash’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) scared (b) tired (c) hungry
23. 23.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The library is a treasure chest of stories.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
24. 24.Which sense does this line use?
    “The snail felt slimy on my palm.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) touch
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) peered (b) shouted (c) soared
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) moo
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) sobbed (c) peered
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
30. 30.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill.
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) had (c) tiptoed
32. 32.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a snake
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
34. 34.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The busy market was a beehive. (b) The cat sat on the warm mat. (c) My little sister is as busy as a bee.
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sour
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) crunch
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ananya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) scared (b) tired (c) hungry
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Priya folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) showing (b) telling
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Tara. (b) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Tara. (c) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Tara.

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