Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 152 · 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 line uses the sense of sight? (a) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) gobbled (b) tossed (c) raced
3. 3.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (b) My father bought a new umbrella. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) fluttered (b) muttered (c) slammed
6. 6.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a duck (c) a microwave
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) sizzle
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) crowded
9. 9.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) blazed (b) crawled (c) giggled
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) sizzle
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) creaky (c) fine
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is cold? (a) Riya rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (b) Riya gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (c) Riya was cold.
13. 13.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) puffy (c) okay
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (b) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
19. 19.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill. (c) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.
20. 20.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a microwave (c) a sparrow
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) neigh (c) green
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) nibbled (b) stared (c) scribbled
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
24. 24.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Diya’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.” (a) sad (b) bored (c) happy
25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “The new bicycle shone bright red.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) leapt (c) sprinkled
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) enormous (c) okay
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Ananya. (b) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Ananya. (c) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Ananya.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Sahil. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Meera. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Meera. (c) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Meera.
33. 33.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Farhan is tired? (a) Farhan drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (b) Farhan was tired. (c) Farhan rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa.
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) whoosh (b) hoot (c) slurp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) achoo (b) ding-dong (c) moo
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is angry? (a) Zoya threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (b) Zoya rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (c) Zoya was angry.
37. 37.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Manav felt very sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) okay (b) fiery (c) fine
39. 39.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The playground was an oven in May. (b) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) had (c) pond

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