Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 122 · 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 metaphor? (a) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (b) My father bought a new umbrella. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
2. 2.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The train left the station at nine.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The water was as clear as glass.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (c) A whistle blew at the start of the race.
5. 5.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Priya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) telling (b) showing
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (b) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (c) The train left the station at nine.
8. 8.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) soared (b) blazed (c) crept
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is cold? (a) Vihaan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (b) Vihaan’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (c) Vihaan was cold.
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
11. 11.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a leaking tap
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The library is a treasure chest of stories.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) cheeky
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tara’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.” (a) scared (b) sad (c) tired
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill. (c) The night was as dark as ink.
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) I looked at the white peak of the mountain.
18. 18.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a bee (b) a cow (c) a dog
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) dashed (c) made
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The snail felt slimy on my palm.
22. 22.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a duck (c) a motorbike
23. 23.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The fireworks burst like giant flowers.
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) clouds (c) floated
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) had
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Farhan is cold? (a) Farhan was cold. (b) Farhan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (c) Farhan kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) achoo (c) happy
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rope (c) rough
30. 30.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (b) The fog was a grey curtain over the town. (c) The baby slept in the afternoon.
31. 31.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “We planted a mango tree in the garden.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
33. 33.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tara felt very hungry.” (a) telling (b) showing
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) roar (c) quack
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) nice (c) okay
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) snip (c) hoot
39. 39.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Dad is a walking dictionary.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
40. 40.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) sprinkled (b) wandered (c) gobbled

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