Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 727 · 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 Farhan is hungry? (a) Farhan was hungry. (b) Farhan’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (c) Farhan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) good (c) naughty
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is sad? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Kabir’s cheek. (b) Kabir was sad. (c) Kabir kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) nibbled (c) came
5. 5.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as grass” (a) loud (b) red (c) green
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) came (b) glanced (c) looked
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Aryan. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Aryan. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Aryan.
8. 8.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The busy market was a beehive. (b) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) fine (c) good
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
11. 11.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav was really cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) honk (b) crackle (c) beep
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel felt very hungry.” (a) telling (b) showing
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) okay (c) good
15. 15.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (c) My little sister is as busy as a bee.
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
19. 19.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little brother is a chatterbox.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) pop (c) crackle
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) sleek (c) nice
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) made (b) burned (c) blazed
24. 24.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sparrow (b) a microwave (c) a duck
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) put (c) went
26. 26.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Rohan hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) tired (b) happy (c) cold
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Nisha. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
28. 28.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) scrubbed (b) grabbed (c) crept
29. 29.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan was happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) sipped (c) gulped
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) tiptoed (b) gobbled (c) blazed
33. 33.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) an owl (b) a sneeze (c) thunder
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) okay (c) good
36. 36.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Vihaan’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) telling (b) showing
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) did (b) shouted (c) spoke
38. 38.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) an owl (b) a noisy drinker (c) a heavy bag falling
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (c) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.

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