Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 686 · 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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Joseph’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.” (a) sad (b) scared (c) tired
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Tenzin sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) happy (b) cold (c) sad
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Aisha was tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Simran. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Simran. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Simran.
9. 9.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) munched (b) blazed (c) trudged
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Arjun beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) telling (b) showing
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is tired? (a) Diya could barely keep her eyes open at dinner. (b) Diya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (c) Diya was tired.
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.” (a) showing (b) telling
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) honk (b) roar (c) pop
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) staggered (b) fluttered (c) glanced
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “I tasted the soup and added more salt.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) hearing
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Kavya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) went
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Tara. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
25. 25.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The baby slept in the afternoon. (b) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (c) The pillow was as soft as a cloud.
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) clutched (c) shouted
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) sad (b) happy (c) bored
28. 28.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) grabbed (b) nibbled (c) trudged
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Sahil. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) good (c) muddy
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is sad? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Aarav’s cheek. (b) Aarav’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter. (c) Aarav was sad.
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) had
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is bored? (a) Saanvi’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (b) Saanvi was bored. (c) Saanvi kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (c) The medicine had a bitter taste.
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) peered (b) slammed (c) strolled
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) patchwork (b) nice (c) fine
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is scared? (a) Saanvi’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again. (b) Saanvi gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (c) Saanvi was scared.
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is bored? (a) Saanvi was bored. (b) Saanvi counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (c) Saanvi’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.

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