Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 180 · 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 could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) sobbed (b) glanced (c) tiptoed
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Sahil rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.” (a) showing (b) telling
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) pencil (c) slowly
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (b) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) oink
7. 7.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) nibbled (b) soared (c) tiptoed
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) made (c) tossed
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) okay (c) fine
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) giggled (b) munched (c) staggered
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) had (c) crawled
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The river water felt icy on my feet.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight
13. 13.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) hungry (b) tired (c) sad
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) slowly (c) garden
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (b) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) patchwork (c) quilt
18. 18.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a balloon (b) a crisp papad (c) a campfire
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
20. 20.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) gobbled (c) leapt
21. 21.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir was really hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
25. 25.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) an owl (c) a snake
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) crowded (c) nice
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) That joke is so funny, giggled Diya. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Diya. (c) “That joke is so funny” giggled Diya.
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sobbed (b) glanced (c) sipped
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) shaggy (c) good
31. 31.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) gulped (b) scrubbed (c) crept
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Arjun. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
34. 34.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The sun was a golden ball of fire.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is cold? (a) Kabir sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Kabir was cold. (c) Kabir rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) did (b) flew (c) soared
37. 37.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 tired dog snored like a tractor.
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) gobbled (b) grabbed (c) leapt
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is bored? (a) Nisha dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Nisha was bored. (c) Nisha kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) went (c) jumped

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