Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 110 · 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 word fits the gap best?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Vihaan. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) okay (b) golden (c) nice
3. 3.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Fatima’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) cold (b) tired (c) angry
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Meera. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
5. 5.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Farhan’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) angry (b) scared (c) hungry
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is sad? (a) Ishaan’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet. (b) Tears filled Ishaan’s eyes, and he stared at the floor. (c) Ishaan was sad.
8. 8.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Sahil’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.” (a) scared (b) hungry (c) angry
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Neel. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
10. 10.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The new shoes shone like stars. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill.
11. 11.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The playground was an oven in May. (b) The cat sat on the warm mat. (c) Her smile was as bright as the sun.
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Diya. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Diya. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Diya.
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) enormous (c) good
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) grass (c) tickled
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
18. 18.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) angry
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
20. 20.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little brother is a chatterbox.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
21. 21.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tara’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) hungry (b) tired (c) scared
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) shouted (c) gobbled
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is tired? (a) Kavya’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (b) Kavya could barely keep her eyes open at dinner. (c) Kavya was tired.
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) blazed (c) giggled
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hiss (c) garden
28. 28.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (b) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (c) A whistle blew at the start of the race.
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (c) We heard the train whistle far away.
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) towered (c) tree
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) hearing
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “I tasted the soup and added more salt.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
33. 33.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is cold? (a) Neel was cold. (b) Neel rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers. (c) Neel laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Rohan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
35. 35.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The baby slept like a log. (b) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (c) The shop sells pencils and erasers.
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Dad is a walking dictionary. (b) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (c) The cat sat on the warm mat.
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) took (c) did
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) tick-tock (b) hoot (c) quack
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is angry? (a) Vihaan folded his arms and glared at his brother. (b) Vihaan was angry. (c) Vihaan’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.

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