Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 774 · 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 is a simile? (a) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (b) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
3. 3.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Kavya’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) telling (b) showing
4. 4.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tossed (b) tiptoed (c) glanced
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) sipped (b) scribbled (c) trudged
6. 6.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Kavya sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) cold
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is hungry? (a) Yash’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (b) Yash was hungry. (c) Yash folded his arms and glared at his brother.
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is hungry? (a) Kavya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Kavya was hungry. (c) Kavya licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The snail felt slimy on my palm.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) taste
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) crept (b) stared (c) muttered
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) naughty
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) telling (b) showing
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is cold? (a) Nisha rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (b) Nisha hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (c) Nisha was cold.
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
16. 16.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The busy market was a beehive. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) The wrestler was as strong as an ox.
17. 17.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Imran’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) cold (b) happy (c) angry
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Aarav. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Aarav. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Aarav.
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) staggered (c) munched
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) sizzle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) slurp (c) vroom
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) hearing
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) narrow
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) did (c) crawled
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) clutched (b) sobbed (c) staggered
27. 27.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Her smile was as bright as the sun.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) good (c) fine
30. 30.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) raced (b) fluttered (c) glanced
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is angry? (a) Nisha threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (b) Nisha was angry. (c) Nisha counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) snip (c) chirp
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) good (c) nice
35. 35.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) stared (c) hurled
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is scared? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Dev’s cheek. (b) Dev froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (c) Dev was scared.
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is bored? (a) Aarav was bored. (b) Aarav drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Aarav hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) A whistle blew at the start of the race.
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) raced (c) trudged
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Arjun. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed

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