Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 120 · 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 a simile? (a) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (b) The baby slept in the afternoon. (c) Her bedroom is a pigsty.
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Kavya felt very bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
5. 5.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sheep
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Nisha was angry.” (a) telling (b) showing
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Rohan. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
8. 8.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The playground was an oven in May. (c) The new shoes shone like stars.
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) A whiff of incense floated from the temple.
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) okay (b) dazzling (c) fine
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Riya felt very bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Yash’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) scared (b) sad (c) happy
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Riya drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) tired (b) bored (c) happy
16. 16.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a crisp papad (b) raindrops (c) a balloon
17. 17.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tara froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) bored (b) hungry (c) scared
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (b) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs. (c) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Yash felt very hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Aisha. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Aisha. (c) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Aisha.
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Farhan. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
23. 23.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a sparrow (c) a sneeze
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
26. 26.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) crawled (b) gobbled (c) stared
27. 27.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) The wrestler was as strong as an ox.
28. 28.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The teacher wrote the date on the board.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
29. 29.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is happy? (a) Aarav beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Aarav gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut. (c) Aarav was happy.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Simran. (b) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Simran. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Simran.
31. 31.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The fog was a grey curtain over the town. (b) My father bought a new umbrella. (c) The jalebi was as sweet as honey.
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
33. 33.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Priya is sad? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Priya’s cheek. (b) Priya was sad. (c) Priya’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter.
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.
35. 35.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a feather” (a) heavy (b) dark (c) light
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Manav. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Manav. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Manav.
37. 37.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) loud (b) slow (c) fast
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) good (b) nice (c) rough
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.

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