Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 901 · 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 a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
3. 3.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Ishaan was really hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) buzz (c) quickly
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is cold? (a) Ishaan’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap. (b) Ishaan was cold. (c) Ishaan could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) sank (c) cushion
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is hungry? (a) Manav was hungry. (b) Manav licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (c) Manav could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quickly (c) hiss
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) glanced (b) scribbled (c) muttered
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) nice (b) grumpy (c) good
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) went (c) ate
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) roar (c) neigh
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tears filled Sahil’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) showing (b) telling
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Kabir. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
17. 17.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Dev froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) sad (b) happy (c) scared
18. 18.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (b) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (c) The fog was a grey curtain over the town.
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The sea tasted very salty. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
20. 20.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) hot (b) cold (c) loud
21. 21.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) stared (c) tumbled
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) okay (b) crispy (c) nice
23. 23.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Dad is a walking dictionary.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) did
25. 25.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a noisy drinker (c) a dog
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) got (b) wrote (c) scribbled
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) A whiff of incense floated from the temple.
28. 28.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Joseph was really sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Vihaan. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Vihaan. (c) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Vihaan.
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is tired? (a) Rohan could barely keep his eyes open at dinner. (b) Rohan kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Rohan was tired.
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) had (c) drank
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) good (c) rickety
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
36. 36.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (b) The baby slept in the afternoon. (c) The fog was a grey curtain over the town.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Simran. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Simran. (c) What time does the train leave? asked Simran.
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) scrubbed (b) tiptoed (c) nibbled
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sahil felt very sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) fine (b) good (c) sleepy

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