Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 85 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) crawled (c) came
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) got
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Zoya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is scared? (a) Dev was scared. (b) Dev hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (c) Dev gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Ishaan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) telling (b) showing
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) gulped (c) tiptoed
8. 8.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) peered (b) blazed (c) tumbled
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The snail felt slimy on my palm.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) shouted (b) blazed (c) staggered
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) groaned (c) creaky
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) okay
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) gloomy (c) cave
15. 15.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
16. 16.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) gulped (b) scrubbed (c) crawled
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) slurp (c) drip
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) crawled (c) leapt
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is bored? (a) Simran folded her arms and glared at her brother. (b) Simran counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (c) Simran was bored.
24. 24.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day. (b) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill. (c) The sun was a golden ball of fire.
25. 25.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill. (b) His heart was a drum during the race. (c) The baby slept in the afternoon.
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Saanvi. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
27. 27.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a rooster (c) a campfire
28. 28.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) raindrops (c) a pair of scissors
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) fine (c) chubby
30. 30.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Aarav’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) cold (b) happy (c) sad
31. 31.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) tired (b) happy (c) sad
32. 32.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow.
33. 33.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The old car was a tired donkey on the hill.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Ishaan. (b) Come back here, Moti! shouted Ishaan. (c) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Ishaan.
35. 35.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Vihaan was happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The feather was as light as air.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
39. 39.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The pillow was as soft as a cloud.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hiss (b) hoot (c) knock

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