Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 70 · 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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) nice (c) good
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Imran counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) showing (b) telling
3. 3.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The busy market was a beehive. (b) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (c) The night was as dark as ink.
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The warm sand tickled my toes. (b) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (c) The lemon juice tasted very sour.
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) floor (c) polished
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) had (c) laughed
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) boom (b) vroom (c) hiss
8. 8.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The fireworks burst like giant flowers. (b) The dog barked at the postman. (c) The snow was a white blanket on the hills.
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “A whistle blew at the start of the race.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) hearing
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) came (c) ate
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is happy? (a) Kabir was happy. (b) Kabir’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again. (c) Kabir beamed and hugged everyone in sight.
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) foaming (c) rushed
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is bored? (a) Sahil counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Sahil was bored. (c) Sahil grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
16. 16.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) bored (b) tired (c) scared
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Sahil. (b) “That joke is so funny” giggled Sahil. (c) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Sahil.
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is cold? (a) Neel was cold. (b) Neel’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet. (c) Neel rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) okay (b) crowded (c) nice
21. 21.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Priya’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) tired (b) happy (c) angry
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) raced (b) fluttered (c) grabbed
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) steaming
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) tumbled (b) fluttered (c) strolled
27. 27.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) glanced (b) blazed (c) munched
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) got (c) drank
29. 29.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a microwave (c) a noisy drinker
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) baa (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) came (b) fell (c) plunged
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) walked (b) went (c) strolled
34. 34.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) noisy (b) black (c) white
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is bored? (a) Tears filled Diya’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (b) Diya was bored. (c) Diya counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.
36. 36.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) sad (b) hungry (c) bored
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) feathery (c) tickled
39. 39.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The wrestler was as strong as an ox.
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs

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