Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 967 · 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) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Zoya. (b) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Zoya. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Zoya.
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Simran. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
   “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) giggled (b) fluttered (c) crawled
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) made (c) gulped
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) good (c) fluffy
6. 6.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is bored? (a) Yash counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Yash froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (c) Yash was bored.
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tenzin is angry? (a) Tenzin was angry. (b) Tenzin’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again. (c) Tenzin folded his arms and glared at his brother.
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) rickety (c) wobbled
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) got (c) cried
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) blazed (b) sipped (c) clutched
13. 13.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Rohan’s cheek.” (a) tired (b) sad (c) cold
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya was really sad.” (a) telling (b) showing
16. 16.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) trudged (b) strolled (c) glanced
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) telling (b) showing
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) stared (b) fluttered (c) scrubbed
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) did (b) strolled (c) walked
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) dashed (b) stared (c) grabbed
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The sea tasted very salty. (b) The thunder crashed and roared. (c) The lake sparkled under the full moon.
23. 23.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a snake (b) a cat (c) thunder
24. 24.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The busy market was a beehive. (b) The fireworks burst like giant flowers. (c) The children played cricket after school.
25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
26. 26.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) staggered (c) hurled
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) slurp (c) green
28. 28.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) tumbled (b) slammed (c) plunged
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
30. 30.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is sad? (a) Fatima gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (b) Tears filled Fatima’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (c) Fatima was sad.
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Rohan. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) telling (b) showing
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) plunged (b) gulped (c) shouted
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Saanvi. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Saanvi gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) scared (b) hungry (c) sad
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) went (c) ate
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) slammed (c) nibbled
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is hungry? (a) Imran was hungry. (b) Imran’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (c) Imran beamed and hugged everyone in sight.

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