Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 851 · 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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Tenzin’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) angry (b) cold (c) hungry
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Simran grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) showing (b) telling
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Dad’s voice boomed like thunder.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is tired? (a) Simran could barely keep her eyes open at dinner. (b) Simran was tired. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Simran’s cheek.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is cold? (a) Saanvi was cold. (b) Saanvi rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (c) Saanvi’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.
7. 7.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) gulped (b) nibbled (c) staggered
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
9. 9.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) His heart was a drum during the race. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) The night was as dark as ink.
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) zoomed (c) car
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) sizzle (c) garden
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
15. 15.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) noisy (b) white (c) black
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan was sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is happy? (a) Aisha beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Aisha sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing. (c) Aisha was happy.
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) had (b) hurled (c) threw
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
22. 22.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (b) The lake was a mirror for the mountains. (c) Meera watered the plants in the morning.
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) narrow
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is bored? (a) Tara was bored. (b) Tara’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (c) Tara kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is hungry? (a) Simran was hungry. (b) Simran’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (c) Simran sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
26. 26.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) clutched (c) tossed
27. 27.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) raindrops (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sparrow
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) smell
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The medicine had a bitter taste.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) tiny
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (b) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (c) We heard the train whistle far away.
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) fiery (c) good
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Sahil. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Kavya. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Kavya. (c) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Kavya.
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aryan threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) angry (b) sad (c) bored
38. 38.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) scared (b) bored (c) sad
39. 39.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) green (b) loud (c) red
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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