Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 925 · 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.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a steel plate falling (c) a horse
2. 2.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is angry? (a) Dev threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (b) Dev was angry. (c) Dev froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.
3. 3.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) The pillow was as soft as a cloud.
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) icy (c) howled
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is sad? (a) Arjun was sad. (b) Arjun drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Arjun sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.
6. 6.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is hungry? (a) Diya kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Diya was hungry. (c) Diya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Joseph. (b) Come back here, Moti! shouted Joseph. (c) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Joseph.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) trudged (b) blazed (c) clutched
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) crept (c) tumbled
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bees buzzed around the hive.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) okay (b) shimmering (c) nice
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Arjun. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Arjun. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Arjun.
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) meow (b) moo (c) slurp
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) trudged (c) went
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) floated (c) clouds
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) rickety (c) fine
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) thud (c) green
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is angry? (a) Riya laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (b) Riya was angry. (c) Riya folded her arms and glared at her brother.
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Neel. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Joseph. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) munched (b) raced (c) whispered
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) sleepy
29. 29.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a dog
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha felt very cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (b) The medicine had a bitter taste. (c) The crowd cheered loudly for our team.
32. 32.Which sentence is a simile? (a) His heart was a drum during the race. (b) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (c) The feather was as light as air.
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) honk (b) roar (c) whoosh
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) nice (c) okay
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) leapt (b) trudged (c) munched
36. 36.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sneha shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) telling (b) showing
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Diya could barely keep her eyes open at dinner.” (a) hungry (b) tired (c) sad
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Aarav. (b) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Aarav. (c) “Watch out for that car” shouted Aarav.
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) peered (b) blazed (c) sobbed

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