Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 911 · 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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
2. 2.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as honey” (a) bitter (b) sour (c) sweet
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is bored? (a) Tears filled Tara’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (b) Tara kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Tara was bored.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a peacock” (a) proud (b) humble (c) shy
6. 6.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) gobbled
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is scared? (a) Kabir laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (b) Kabir was scared. (c) Kabir froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.
8. 8.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (b) My father bought a new umbrella. (c) The sun was a golden ball of fire.
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) staggered (c) strolled
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav felt very scared.” (a) telling (b) showing
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) walked (c) went
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (b) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (c) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) meow (c) pitter-patter
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) hurled (b) sipped (c) leapt
16. 16.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Joseph’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.” (a) telling (b) showing
17. 17.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a cow (c) a bee
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is bored? (a) Aisha was bored. (b) Aisha could barely keep her eyes open at dinner. (c) Aisha drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.
19. 19.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The road was as straight as a ruler. (b) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (c) The stars were diamonds in the night sky.
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
21. 21.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) The feather was as light as air. (c) Her bedroom is a pigsty.
22. 22.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) fluttered (b) sipped (c) sprinkled
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) went (b) laughed (c) giggled
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is hungry? (a) Vihaan dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Vihaan’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (c) Vihaan was hungry.
25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Vihaan. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Vihaan. (c) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Vihaan.
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) made (c) jumped
29. 29.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The night was as dark as ink. (c) The lake was a mirror for the mountains.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Tenzin. (b) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Tenzin. (c) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Tenzin.
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The old door creaked as it opened. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) blooming
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) quack (b) crackle (c) click
35. 35.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Yash felt very bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Meera. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Meera. (c) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Meera.
39. 39.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a bee” (a) lazy (b) silent (c) busy
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky

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