Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 979 · 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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Rohan folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) scared (b) hungry (c) angry
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) fine (b) creaky (c) nice
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) fine (c) good
5. 5.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Vihaan’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) telling (b) showing
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) puffy
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) plunged (c) got
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is hungry? (a) Aarav gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (b) Aarav was hungry. (c) Aarav sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) chubby (c) okay
10. 10.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an ox” (a) weak (b) tiny (c) strong
11. 11.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) soared (b) gulped (c) staggered
12. 12.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) red (b) green (c) loud
13. 13.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) leapt (c) fluttered
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) cried (c) went
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Maria. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Priya. (b) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Priya. (c) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Priya.
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) hoot
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) beep
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) roar
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
21. 21.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) nibbled (b) fluttered (c) tumbled
22. 22.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The fog was a grey curtain over the town.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is cold? (a) Simran’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (b) Simran laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Simran was cold.
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tumbled (b) nibbled (c) tiptoed
26. 26.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) peered (c) trudged
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Rohan dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) tired (b) scared (c) sad
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) plunged (b) trudged (c) sipped
29. 29.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) Kabir finished his homework early.
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) went (c) walked
32. 32.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) scribbled (b) giggled (c) strolled
33. 33.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The water was as clear as glass. (b) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
34. 34.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) white (b) black (c) noisy
35. 35.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Maria felt very angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) looked (c) got
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
38. 38.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) dashed (c) giggled
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) achoo (b) hoot (c) quack
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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