Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 866 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Neel. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) clang
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) knock (c) gentle
4. 4.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Ishaan felt very cold.” (a) showing (b) telling
5. 5.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Diya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) showing (b) telling
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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Yash beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) bored (b) happy (c) scared
8. 8.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Dev was really happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
9. 9.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) whispered (b) gulped (c) leapt
10. 10.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an owl” (a) foolish (b) wise (c) silly
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
12. 12.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sheep (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
13. 13.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Joseph drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) cold (b) bored (c) scared
14. 14.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The shop sells pencils and erasers.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) slurp
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) dog (c) barked
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
21. 21.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Yash laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) bored (b) sad (c) happy
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) kind (c) garden
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) blooming (c) nice
24. 24.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Zoya kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) tired (b) hungry (c) angry
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
26. 26.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Priya beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) hungry (b) angry (c) happy
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) click (c) quickly
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) okay (c) nice
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) made (c) nibbled
32. 32.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) cold (b) hot (c) loud
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tenzin gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) angry (b) hungry (c) bored
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.
35. 35.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) blazed (b) tossed (c) giggled
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is sad? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Zoya’s cheek. (b) Zoya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (c) Zoya was sad.
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tara gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut.” (a) angry (b) scared (c) bored
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sahil felt very bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) meow

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