Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 183 · 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.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Kabir finished his homework early.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as snow” (a) black (b) white (c) noisy
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) good (c) nice
6. 6.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Aryan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) angry (b) tired (c) happy
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is happy? (a) Vihaan’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (b) Vihaan was happy. (c) Vihaan beamed and hugged everyone in sight.
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) ladder (c) wobbled
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Fatima beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) telling (b) showing
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sleepy
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
12. 12.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a cat
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) I heard waves crashing on the rocks.
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) whoosh
15. 15.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an owl” (a) wise (b) silly (c) foolish
16. 16.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a sparrow (c) a pig
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) knock
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) fine (c) okay
19. 19.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel was bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) got (c) grabbed
22. 22.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) dashed (b) trudged (c) sprinkled
23. 23.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The shop sells pencils and erasers.
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) slurp (b) meow (c) woof
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
27. 27.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) munched (b) nibbled (c) tossed
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
29. 29.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a pig (b) a snake (c) a motorbike
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) fluffy (c) okay
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.
33. 33.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is bored? (a) Aarav was bored. (b) Aarav’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (c) Aarav sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is bored? (a) Tears filled Ishaan’s eyes, and he stared at the floor. (b) Ishaan kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Ishaan was bored.
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) scribbled (b) staggered (c) shouted
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) had
37. 37.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) soft (b) brave (c) slow
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) crunch (b) drip (c) tick-tock
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) good (c) nice

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