Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 958 · 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 an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) croak (c) yellow
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Imran. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The new shoes shone like stars.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
5. 5.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Dad’s voice boomed like thunder.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) good (b) cuddly (c) nice
7. 7.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “My little sister is as busy as a bee.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The dog barked at the postman.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The old door creaked as it opened. (b) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (c) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) made
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Simran sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) telling (b) showing
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (b) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (c) The temple bells rang out loudly.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Come back here, Moti! shouted Neel. (b) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Neel. (c) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Neel.
16. 16.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is angry? (a) Joseph was angry. (b) Joseph laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Joseph threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Pooja shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) telling (b) showing
18. 18.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (b) The lake was a mirror for the mountains. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) dashed (b) raced (c) blazed
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) meow (b) thud (c) woof
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (b) The playground was an oven in May. (c) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is scared? (a) Zoya was scared. (b) Zoya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (c) Zoya’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home.
24. 24.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Her bedroom is a pigsty.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) nice
26. 26.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aisha was happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) okay (c) fine
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (c) The wet soap slipped from my hands.
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) moo (c) hoot
33. 33.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) raced (b) leapt (c) gobbled
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The river water felt icy on my feet.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tara’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) angry (b) sad (c) hungry
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Ananya. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Ananya. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Ananya.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Farhan. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Farhan’s cheek.” (a) tired (b) sad (c) angry
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is hungry? (a) Dev froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Dev was hungry. (c) Dev gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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