Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 726 · 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 Ananya is scared? (a) Ananya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Ananya was scared. (c) Ananya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.
2. 2.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) had (b) sobbed (c) cried
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is tired? (a) Zoya’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists. (b) Zoya’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again. (c) Zoya was tired.
6. 6.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Tenzin dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) hungry (b) happy (c) tired
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) scribbled (c) got
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is cold? (a) Sahil shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (b) Sahil rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (c) Sahil was cold.
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) table (c) gentle
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) filled (c) steaming
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Arjun. (b) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Arjun. (c) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Arjun.
13. 13.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tenzin is hungry? (a) Tenzin gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (b) Tenzin was hungry. (c) Tenzin sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) grabbed (b) plunged (c) dashed
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan was tired.” (a) telling (b) showing
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The bees buzzed around the hive. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) A whiff of incense floated from the temple.
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) made (b) spoke (c) whispered
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) spiky
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is cold? (a) Aarav shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (b) Aarav was cold. (c) Aarav gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.
22. 22.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Joseph’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) telling (b) showing
23. 23.Which sentence is a simile? (a) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (b) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (c) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun.
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) nice (c) crispy
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) sobbed (c) stared
26. 26.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a campfire (c) a doorbell
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (b) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) crumbled (c) stale
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) touch
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Priya is bored? (a) Priya counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Priya was bored. (c) Priya gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Aarav. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) chirp (c) crunch
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) okay (c) nice
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) fell (c) had
38. 38.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a rooster (b) a cow (c) a doorbell
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Saanvi gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) telling (b) showing
40. 40.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a pancake” (a) tall (b) round (c) flat

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