Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 974 · 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 strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) scrubbed (c) tiptoed
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Ishaan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) showing (b) telling
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) did (c) peered
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Diya. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
8. 8.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Vihaan was scared.” (a) telling (b) showing
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
10. 10.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (c) The jalebi was as sweet as honey.
11. 11.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) crept (c) sobbed
12. 12.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) sad (b) happy (c) angry
13. 13.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) loud (b) fast (c) slow
14. 14.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sparrow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a clock
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (b) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) sobbed (b) peered (c) munched
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is sad? (a) Riya was sad. (b) Riya stamped her foot and slammed the door. (c) Riya sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) fine (c) good
20. 20.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is happy? (a) Neel was happy. (b) Neel beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (c) Neel rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The bees buzzed around the hive. (c) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.
23. 23.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
24. 24.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Riya’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) hungry (b) tired (c) sad
25. 25.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Rohan’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) scared (b) angry (c) bored
26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) shouted (b) crawled (c) grabbed
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Rohan threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) angry (b) scared (c) bored
29. 29.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) plunged (c) raced
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) okay (b) speckled (c) nice
31. 31.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) telling (b) showing
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) vroom (c) pencil
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (c) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The runner was as quick as lightning. (b) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (c) The train left the station at nine.
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) golden
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Arjun. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Arjun. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Arjun.
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Diya sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) bored (b) happy (c) angry
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aisha was happy.” (a) showing (b) telling

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