Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 172 · 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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) carried (b) ant (c) tiny
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) shaggy
3. 3.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) A whistle blew at the start of the race.
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (b) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (c) The warm sand tickled my toes.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave?” asked Simran. (b) “What time does the train leave”? asked Simran. (c) What time does the train leave? asked Simran.
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) got (b) strolled (c) walked
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) tick-tock
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) splash (c) river
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) got (c) walked
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Manav was really scared.” (a) telling (b) showing
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The new bicycle shone bright red.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
12. 12.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ananya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) angry (b) scared (c) happy
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Aryan. (b) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Aryan. (c) “Watch out for that car” shouted Aryan.
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) peacock (c) spread
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) okay (c) enormous
16. 16.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is hungry? (a) Imran gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (b) Imran was hungry. (c) Imran’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.
17. 17.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) blazed (b) fluttered (c) dashed
18. 18.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Kabir finished his homework early. (b) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (c) The water was as clear as glass.
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is scared? (a) Riya kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (b) Riya was scared. (c) Riya gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut.
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
22. 22.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pig (b) a rooster (c) a sparrow
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) tossed (b) wandered (c) munched
24. 24.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) rough (c) fine
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) okay (c) good
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) blazed (c) leapt
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) buzzed (c) crowded
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Her hands were as cold as ice cubes.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) okay (c) icy
32. 32.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The dog barked at the postman.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
33. 33.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) slow (b) brave (c) soft
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) boom (c) gentle
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Yash. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
37. 37.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir was really sad.” (a) telling (b) showing
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) fluttered (b) grabbed (c) leapt
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) groaned (c) stairs

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