Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 865 · 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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) fine (c) muddy
2. 2.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a rooster (b) raindrops (c) a camera
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) buzz
4. 4.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Dev’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.” (a) telling (b) showing
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is scared? (a) Riya was scared. (b) Riya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (c) Riya kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.
6. 6.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (b) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) gobbled (b) slammed (c) raced
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) drip
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav was really angry.” (a) telling (b) showing
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) jalebis (c) dripped
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) tick-tock (b) croak (c) boom
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
14. 14.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a microwave (b) a cat (c) a heavy bag falling
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Saanvi could barely keep her eyes open at dinner.” (a) hungry (b) tired (c) sad
16. 16.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Arjun’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.” (a) telling (b) showing
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) The snail felt slimy on my palm. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) wind (c) howled
20. 20.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (b) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (c) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) tumbled (b) blazed (c) clutched
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) wandered (b) crept (c) plunged
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) hurled (b) sprinkled (c) crept
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) good (b) okay (c) shaggy
25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “The snail felt slimy on my palm.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch
26. 26.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) an owl (c) a sheep
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) angry (b) happy (c) cold
28. 28.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) tumbled (b) crawled (c) hurled
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
30. 30.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) giggled (b) gobbled (c) glanced
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (b) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (c) The temple bells rang out loudly.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Manav. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Manav. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Manav.
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
34. 34.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.” (a) sad (b) scared (c) hungry
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Kavya. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Kavya. (c) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Kavya.
37. 37.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (c) The tired dog snored like a tractor.
38. 38.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My father bought a new umbrella.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is angry? (a) Saanvi sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Saanvi was angry. (c) Saanvi stamped her foot and slammed the door.
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The pressure cooker hissed three times.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) smell

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