Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 93 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Pooja. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Pooja. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Pooja.
2. 2.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The water was as clear as glass. (b) The dog barked at the postman. (c) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is bored? (a) Saanvi dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Saanvi was bored. (c) Saanvi drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) good (b) muddy (c) fine
6. 6.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is sad? (a) Kabir’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet. (b) Kabir was sad. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Kabir’s cheek.
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Kavya was really tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
8. 8.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) trudged (b) strolled (c) munched
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) hoot (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) crunch
10. 10.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) scared (b) hungry (c) bored
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is sad? (a) Arjun was sad. (b) Arjun beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (c) Tears filled Arjun’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) giggled (c) baby
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (c) The kitten’s fur felt like silk.
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) danced (c) colourful
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tenzin is bored? (a) Tenzin beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Tenzin was bored. (c) Tenzin kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Priya is happy? (a) Priya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (b) Priya was happy. (c) Priya’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whistle blew at the start of the race.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kavya laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) cold (b) scared (c) happy
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (c) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Tenzin. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Tenzin. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Tenzin.
25. 25.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (c) My little sister is as busy as a bee.
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) ding-dong
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Sneha. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Meera. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Meera. (c) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Meera.
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Neel folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) angry (b) bored (c) happy
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Zoya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Yash. (b) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Yash. (c) Come back here, Moti! shouted Yash.
35. 35.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quack (c) teacher
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Rohan. (b) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Rohan. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Rohan.
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) sipped (b) scribbled (c) staggered

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