Using Vivid Language

Identify the vivid verb in the sentence below.

Jimmy sprinted to the park to get on the swings first.

• sprinted

• to

• park

• swings

Identify the vivid verb in the sentence.

Kim and Sam whispered to each other about the surprise.

• and

• whispered

• each

• surprise

Identify the vivid verb in the sentence.

When we got to the parade, there were people shouting for candy.

• got

• were

• shouting

• for

Identify the vivid verb in the sentence.

The girls giggled at the silly movie.

• giggled

• movie

• silly

• girls

Which of the following sentences uses vivid language to describe a cold winter day?

• It was very cold.

• The day was cold.

• Frost painted the world in a shimmering silver, as a biting chill danced through the air.

• The winter day was chilly.

How can you write this sentence MOST VIVIDLY?

The waves came into the shore.

• All day long, the blue waves crashed into the sand.

• The waves came into the shore with a great whooshing sound.

• The waves crashed and danced along the shore, moving up and down in a graceful and gentle rhythm like they were dancing.

Which of the following adds interest, detail, and voice to writing? Select TWO correct answers.

• setting

• vivid verbs

• sensory language

• characters

• conflict

Identify the sentence that uses the most vivid language to describe a feeling of fear.

• I was really scared.

• My heart pounded like a drum in my chest.

• I felt fear.

• I was not brave.

What type of verbs and adjectives should be used in descriptive writing?

• Vivid verbs and precise adjectives

• Simple and common verbs and adjectives

• Emotional and expressive verbs and adjectives

• Long and descriptive verbs and adjectives

Identify the vivid verb in the sentence.

The ballerina leaps across the stage in her routine.

• across

• stage

• leaps

• routine