Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 839 · 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 SHOWS (without telling) that Tenzin is happy? (a) Tenzin was happy. (b) Tenzin threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (c) Tenzin hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) spiky (c) okay
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) croak
5. 5.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The children chattered like a flock of parrots.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) cheeky (c) monkey
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
8. 8.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The old bread was as hard as a rock.
9. 9.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a horse (b) the wind (c) a microwave
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) showing (b) telling
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) dazzling
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) crawled (c) wandered
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The new bicycle shone bright red.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (b) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (c) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) crowded (c) okay
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Joseph. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Joseph. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Joseph.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (b) The new shoes shone like stars. (c) The train left the station at nine.
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) parcel (c) arrived
21. 21.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Maria is angry? (a) Maria was angry. (b) Maria gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (c) Maria stamped her foot and slammed the door.
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) giggled (b) sipped (c) leapt
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is hungry? (a) Aarav froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Aarav kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (c) Aarav was hungry.
25. 25.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The lake was a mirror for the mountains.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
27. 27.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a lion (c) a bee
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
29. 29.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) clutched (c) gobbled
30. 30.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tenzin hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) bored (b) tired (c) happy
31. 31.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha stamped her foot and slammed the door.” (a) happy (b) angry (c) sad
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) slowly (c) garden
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) river
35. 35.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) The sun was a golden ball of fire.
36. 36.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sneeze (b) a motorbike (c) a duck
37. 37.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) hurled (b) crawled (c) scribbled
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (b) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is scared? (a) Neel’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (b) Neel rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers. (c) Neel was scared.

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