Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 940 · 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 SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is hungry? (a) Manav was hungry. (b) Manav’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (c) Manav licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.
2. 2.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (c) The new shoes shone like stars.
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) achoo
4. 4.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Diya threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) telling (b) showing
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) crackle
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) fine (c) okay
7. 7.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a leaking tap
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) giggled (c) muttered
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) quickly
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Dev sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) tired
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) walked (c) made
19. 19.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Pooja was really angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) mysterious (c) parcel
21. 21.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Joseph was really bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
23. 23.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) made (c) glanced
25. 25.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Farhan folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) telling (b) showing
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Zoya. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Zoya. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Zoya.
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) neigh
28. 28.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Dev was really tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Simran dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) telling (b) showing
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) fine (c) rickety
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) fine
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hoot (c) table
34. 34.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sheep (b) a bee (c) a horse
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) ding-dong (c) mango
37. 37.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) slow (b) soft (c) brave
38. 38.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) The baby slept like a log.
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) okay (c) spiky
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) strolled (b) tumbled (c) muttered

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