Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 890 · 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.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Imran felt very happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
2. 2.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The lemon juice tasted very sour.
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) had (c) held
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Aryan. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Aryan. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Aryan.
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “I saw a rainbow over the green fields.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
6. 6.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Tears filled Zoya’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.” (a) bored (b) angry (c) sad
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Ananya’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) telling (b) showing
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) fine (c) nice
9. 9.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) munched (b) clutched (c) trudged
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
11. 11.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (b) The baby slept in the afternoon. (c) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.
12. 12.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) a motorbike
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Yash. (b) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Yash. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Yash.
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is sad? (a) Arjun was sad. (b) Arjun stamped his foot and slammed the door. (c) Tears filled Arjun’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
16. 16.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Zoya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) bored
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) whoosh
18. 18.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) His heart was a drum during the race. (c) The water was as clear as glass.
19. 19.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
20. 20.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The fireworks burst like giant flowers.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
21. 21.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The jalebi was as sweet as honey.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) woof (c) hiss
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) good (c) enormous
24. 24.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a duck (b) raindrops (c) a frog
25. 25.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Pooja. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Pooja. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Pooja.
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) croak (c) chirp
28. 28.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (c) The warm sand tickled my toes.
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) The warm sand tickled my toes.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Rohan. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Rohan. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Rohan.
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) jalebis (c) dripped
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Zoya. (b) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Zoya. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Zoya.
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) snored (b) giant (c) grumpy
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) sipped (b) tiptoed (c) whispered
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) okay (c) crispy
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) floor (c) squeaked
38. 38.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The night was as dark as ink. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) Dad is a walking dictionary.
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is bored? (a) Vihaan’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter. (b) Vihaan counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (c) Vihaan was bored.
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon

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