Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 96 · 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 “moo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) the wind (c) a cow
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Zoya sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) telling (b) showing
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as snow” (a) black (b) white (c) noisy
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) nibbled (b) whispered (c) staggered
5. 5.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My father bought a new umbrella. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.
6. 6.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (b) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (c) Her smile was as bright as the sun.
7. 7.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The runner was as quick as lightning.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a crisp papad (b) raindrops (c) the wind
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is happy? (a) Ishaan was happy. (b) Ishaan’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) Ishaan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) thud
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) smell
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) came (c) tumbled
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Arjun was really tired.” (a) telling (b) showing
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) hungry (b) bored (c) angry
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
18. 18.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The fireworks burst like giant flowers.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) good (b) cuddly (c) fine
20. 20.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) glanced (c) soared
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) quickly (c) teacher
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crunch (b) chirp (c) vroom
23. 23.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) loud (b) fast (c) slow
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) fell (c) had
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) good (c) nice
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Nisha. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Nisha. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Nisha.
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) river (c) teacher
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is hungry? (a) Ishaan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Ishaan was hungry. (c) Ishaan rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa.
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) got (c) ate
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Fatima. (b) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Fatima. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Fatima.
32. 32.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cat (b) a balloon (c) a duck
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) raced (b) slammed (c) clutched
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Vihaan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
37. 37.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) showing (b) telling
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) drip (b) splash (c) pop
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) smell
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.” (a) telling (b) showing

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