Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 8 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The night was as dark as ink.
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) spiky
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is scared? (a) Aryan was scared. (b) Aryan’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) Aryan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) The snail felt slimy on my palm. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
6. 6.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cat (b) a crisp papad (c) a sneeze
7. 7.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tumbled (b) tossed (c) scrubbed
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The old bread was as hard as a rock.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Riya sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) showing (b) telling
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) bread (c) crumbled
11. 11.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Priya threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) bored (b) happy (c) angry
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) slowly (c) tall
15. 15.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an ox” (a) strong (b) weak (c) tiny
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) floated (c) clouds
17. 17.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Her hands were as cold as ice cubes.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
18. 18.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aryan was really cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
19. 19.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) stared (b) peered (c) grabbed
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (c) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) grabbed (b) leapt (c) sprinkled
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) window (c) pencil
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Maria. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Yash. (b) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Yash. (c) How many stars are in the sky? asked Yash.
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The river water felt icy on my feet.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
30. 30.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (b) The busy market was a beehive. (c) The children played cricket after school.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Pooja gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) angry (b) hungry (c) sad
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) peered (b) scrubbed (c) tossed
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is happy? (a) Manav was happy. (b) Manav stamped his foot and slammed the door. (c) Manav hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.
36. 36.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) laughed (c) came
38. 38.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Joseph was angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sneha sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) cold (b) sad (c) scared
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave”? asked Saanvi. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Saanvi. (c) What time does the train leave? asked Saanvi.

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