Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 813 · 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?
   “Ananya licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.” (a) showing (b) telling
2. 2.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) the wind (c) a heavy bag falling
3. 3.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
4. 4.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (b) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is happy? (a) Imran’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again. (b) Imran hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (c) Imran was happy.
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) fine (c) okay
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is hungry? (a) Diya beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Diya was hungry. (c) Diya gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The bus stopped at the school gate.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) fine (b) good (c) shiny
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
11. 11.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Ishaan’s cheek.” (a) sad (b) tired (c) hungry
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Arjun’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) telling (b) showing
13. 13.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
14. 14.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill. (b) The cat sat on the warm mat. (c) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder.
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) tossed (b) leapt (c) gobbled
18. 18.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) noisy (b) black (c) white
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is bored? (a) Kabir counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Kabir was bored. (c) Kabir could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) The temple bells rang out loudly.
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) okay (b) good (c) crowded
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) meow
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
28. 28.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) made (b) cried (c) sobbed
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Pooja is bored? (a) Pooja was bored. (b) Pooja kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Pooja’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The river water felt icy on my feet.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
34. 34.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The playground was an oven in May. (b) The road was as straight as a ruler. (c) My father bought a new umbrella.
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) bus (c) rusty
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) beep
38. 38.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) Dad is a walking dictionary.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) tossed (b) giggled (c) fluttered

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