Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 145 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) went (c) clutched
2. 2.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Ananya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) tired (b) angry (c) scared
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The kitten’s fur felt like silk.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) gobbled (b) trudged (c) fluttered
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) garden (c) smelled
7. 7.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (b) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) good (b) nice (c) rusty
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The medicine had a bitter taste.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste
10. 10.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aisha’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.” (a) scared (b) sad (c) angry
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) muddy (c) had
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Aisha. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Kavya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) good (c) blooming
17. 17.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) munched (c) scrubbed
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) nibbled (b) crept (c) scribbled
19. 19.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The runner was as quick as lightning. (c) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Kabir. (b) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Kabir. (c) Come back here, Moti! shouted Kabir.
21. 21.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) white (b) noisy (c) black
22. 22.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) loud (b) hot (c) cold
23. 23.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Yash felt very bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Ishaan. (b) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Ishaan. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Ishaan.
25. 25.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya was tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
26. 26.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is cold? (a) Meera’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (b) Meera was cold. (c) Meera rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.” (a) cold (b) bored (c) sad
29. 29.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sheep (b) a frog (c) a microwave
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving”! shouted Sneha. (b) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Sneha. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Sneha.
31. 31.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Joseph hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) happy (b) hungry (c) scared
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) cactus (c) spiky
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) happy (c) chirp
35. 35.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) slammed (b) gulped (c) clutched
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is angry? (a) Kabir was angry. (b) Kabir beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (c) Kabir’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Ishaan. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Ishaan. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Ishaan.
38. 38.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Imran drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) bored
39. 39.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Kabir finished his homework early. (b) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill. (c) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Nisha. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Nisha. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Nisha.

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