Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 894 · 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?
   “Arjun shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) showing (b) telling
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a mouse” (a) loud (b) huge (c) quiet
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Ishaan’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.” (a) cold (b) sad (c) tired
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Kabir. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Kabir. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Kabir.
7. 7.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) The cactus was prickly when I touched it.
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (b) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is hungry? (a) Aryan was hungry. (b) Aryan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Aryan’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence is a simile? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill. (c) The fog was a grey curtain over the town.
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Kabir. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) snip (b) pop (c) neigh
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roar (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Ananya. (b) Shh, the film is starting, whispered Ananya. (c) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Ananya.
21. 21.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is tired? (a) Sahil froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Sahil rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (c) Sahil was tired.
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) meow (c) table
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) roar (b) honk (c) clang
24. 24.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) fast (b) loud (c) slow
25. 25.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (b) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (c) The snow was a white blanket on the hills.
26. 26.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) telling (b) showing
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is happy? (a) Arjun counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Arjun grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Arjun was happy.
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is cold? (a) Aarav laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (b) Aarav was cold. (c) Aarav shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Sahil. (b) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Sahil. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Sahil.
31. 31.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a bee” (a) busy (b) lazy (c) silent
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Aryan. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Aryan. (c) “What time does the train leave”? asked Aryan.
33. 33.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a campfire (b) a horse (c) a car horn
34. 34.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) blazed (b) dashed (c) munched
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The old door creaked as it opened. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The lake was a mirror for the mountains.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon juice tasted very sour.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) came (b) looked (c) glanced
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Kabir. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked

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