Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 692 · 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 sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is cold? (a) Diya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow. (b) Diya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (c) Diya was cold.
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) sipped (c) made
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Farhan. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Farhan. (c) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Farhan.
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) moo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) chirp
5. 5.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Dev’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) bored (b) scared (c) tired
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) oink (c) crackle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) teacher (c) tall
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) fiery
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Rohan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) came (c) plunged
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) good (c) shiny
12. 12.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sparrow (c) thunder
13. 13.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a balloon (b) a snake (c) a sneeze
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aryan felt very scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) croak (c) mango
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sleepy
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Kabir. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Grab the rope!” ___ Vihaan. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) I looked at the white peak of the mountain.
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) squishy
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) dazzling (c) nice
26. 26.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) black (b) noisy (c) white
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Sahil. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) steaming (c) good
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) sour (c) good
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The jalebi was as sweet as honey.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
32. 32.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The baby slept like a log.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
33. 33.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) scribbled (b) sipped (c) staggered
34. 34.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Neel gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.” (a) tired (b) angry (c) scared
35. 35.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The bus stopped at the school gate.
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Aryan. (b) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Aryan. (c) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Aryan.
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Joseph. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
39. 39.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a cow (c) a noisy drinker
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is cold? (a) Aryan rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers. (b) Aryan licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (c) Aryan was cold.

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