Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 756 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) came (b) scrubbed (c) cleaned
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
3. 3.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Simran’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) telling (b) showing
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Maria sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) tired (b) hungry (c) bored
5. 5.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as honey” (a) bitter (b) sweet (c) sour
6. 6.Which sense does this line use?
   “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) golden
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) vroom (c) meow
9. 9.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) narrow (c) good
11. 11.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
12. 12.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The fog was a grey curtain over the town. (b) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day. (c) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) glanced (b) whispered (c) tumbled
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Rohan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The new bicycle shone bright red.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) yellow (c) hiss
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
21. 21.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) The old bread was as hard as a rock.
22. 22.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is hungry? (a) Meera was hungry. (b) Tears filled Meera’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (c) Meera’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is happy? (a) Vihaan was happy. (b) Vihaan rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (c) Vihaan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.
24. 24.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is scared? (a) Aisha froze and held her breath as the floor creaked. (b) Aisha shivered and stamped her feet in the snow. (c) Aisha was scared.
26. 26.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is scared? (a) Neel was scared. (b) Neel’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) Neel’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.
28. 28.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aisha’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) telling (b) showing
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) oink (c) yellow
32. 32.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) slammed (b) giggled (c) scrubbed
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) honk (b) hoot (c) quack
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (b) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
37. 37.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Arjun was scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) fine (c) speckled
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) kite (c) colourful
40. 40.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) grabbed (b) muttered (c) tiptoed

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