Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 160 · 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.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as grass” (a) green (b) red (c) loud
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
3. 3.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Sahil. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
4. 4.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Rohan was really bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “A whistle blew at the start of the race.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
6. 6.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) The fireworks burst like giant flowers.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Diya. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Diya. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Diya.
8. 8.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as honey” (a) bitter (b) sweet (c) sour
9. 9.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Kavya threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) angry (b) happy (c) tired
10. 10.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) bored (b) scared (c) tired
11. 11.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aarav gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.” (a) hungry (b) scared (c) sad
12. 12.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Yash gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.” (a) hungry (b) sad (c) scared
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) went (b) glanced (c) looked
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Rohan stamped his foot and slammed the door.” (a) angry (b) tired (c) hungry
15. 15.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The warm sand tickled my toes. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The lake sparkled under the full moon.
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) leapt (b) sipped (c) clutched
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) crackle
18. 18.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (b) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice. (c) The teacher wrote the date on the board.
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) fine (c) okay
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is tired? (a) Kabir was tired. (b) Kabir dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (c) Kabir rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (b) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy. (c) We heard the train whistle far away.
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) happy (c) mango
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) howled (c) icy
28. 28.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) mango (c) window
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is scared? (a) Riya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (b) Riya was scared. (c) Riya rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.
32. 32.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) stared (b) munched (c) slammed
33. 33.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) scribbled (b) stared (c) plunged
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Riya. (b) My best friend is moving away, sobbed Riya. (c) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Riya.
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Maria sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) angry (b) happy (c) sad
38. 38.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Ananya’s cheek.” (a) telling (b) showing
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) raced (b) blazed (c) whispered
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is hungry? (a) Arjun drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (b) Arjun kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (c) Arjun was hungry.

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