Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 141 · 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 strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) glanced (b) hurled (c) sobbed
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) nice (c) crowded
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) trudged (b) stared (c) crawled
4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
   “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) The medicine had a bitter taste. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) okay (c) nice
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) strolled (c) glanced
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is sad? (a) Manav grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (b) Manav was sad. (c) Manav sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) lit (c) dazzling
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) chilli (c) fiery
13. 13.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a cow (b) a microwave (c) a noisy drinker
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Yash’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) showing (b) telling
16. 16.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is bored? (a) Simran’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists. (b) Simran drummed her fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Simran was bored.
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) sleek
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (b) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
21. 21.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The new shoes shone like stars. (b) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) nice (c) fine
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Farhan. (b) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Farhan. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Farhan.
24. 24.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) loud (b) green (c) red
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The sea tasted very salty. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Sahil. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) chair (c) slowly
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) crept (c) scribbled
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The glue felt sticky between my fingers.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) hearing
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) touch
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) whispered (b) grabbed (c) nibbled
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Nobody came to my party”, sobbed Kabir. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Kabir. (c) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Kabir.
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) plunged (b) scribbled (c) clutched
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) stale
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Aryan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Aisha. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
39. 39.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is bored? (a) Zoya was bored. (b) Zoya drummed her fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Zoya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.

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