Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 797 · 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.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Riya felt very bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
2. 2.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) a jump into a pool
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is sad? (a) Meera gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (b) Meera was sad. (c) Meera sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) tossed (b) muttered (c) tiptoed
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) icy (c) okay
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) moved (c) did
7. 7.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (c) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Saanvi. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is bored? (a) Meera sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Meera rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (c) Meera was bored.
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Vihaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kavya rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.” (a) telling (b) showing
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Fatima folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) telling (b) showing
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) scrubbed (b) soared (c) gobbled
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) sipped (b) raced (c) sobbed
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) steaming
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) meow (b) roar (c) ding-dong
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) colourful (c) okay
22. 22.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a microwave
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (b) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (c) Meera watered the plants in the morning.
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) rickety
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is happy? (a) Arjun’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (b) Arjun laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Arjun was happy.
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) vroom (b) pitter-patter (c) quack
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Meera watered the plants in the morning.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) mysterious (c) fine
32. 32.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) strolled (b) gulped (c) dashed
33. 33.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The baby slept in the afternoon. (b) The new shoes shone like stars. (c) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.
34. 34.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kavya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) showing (b) telling
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) oink (c) hoot
36. 36.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Arjun was really cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) good (b) grumpy (c) okay
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) hearing
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) telling (b) showing
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tick-tock (c) river

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