Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 14 · 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 sense does this line use?
   “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) icy
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) shaggy
5. 5.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Priya’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) showing (b) telling
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Your silly face makes me laugh” giggled Aisha. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Aisha. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Aisha.
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) beep (c) garden
8. 8.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Dev’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) showing (b) telling
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Meera watered the plants in the morning.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) crunch
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) narrow
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Imran’s cheek.” (a) sad (b) tired (c) scared
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Zoya. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Zoya. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Zoya.
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Pooja is sad? (a) Pooja sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing. (b) Pooja was sad. (c) Pooja dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.
19. 19.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (b) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
20. 20.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) slow (b) soft (c) brave
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Fatima. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
23. 23.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) gobbled (b) leapt (c) blazed
24. 24.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) crawled (b) munched (c) giggled
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Dev. (b) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap” whispered Dev. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Dev.
26. 26.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
27. 27.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) thunder (b) a pig (c) a doorbell
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quack (c) river
29. 29.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a frog (c) a car horn
30. 30.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is tired? (a) Meera was tired. (b) Meera rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (c) Meera dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.
31. 31.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) crawled (b) grabbed (c) leapt
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pop (b) buzz (c) moo
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (b) The medicine had a bitter taste. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is angry? (a) Kabir was angry. (b) Kabir rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (c) Kabir threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
38. 38.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel was bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
39. 39.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) good (b) dazzling (c) fine

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