Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 186 · 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 colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) kite (b) colourful (c) danced
2. 2.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The lake was a mirror for the mountains.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
3. 3.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) strolled (b) giggled (c) trudged
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) leapt (b) whispered (c) hurled
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (c) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Fatima. (b) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Fatima. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Fatima.
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is cold? (a) Meera was cold. (b) Meera’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter. (c) Meera drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) colourful (c) nice
9. 9.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) staggered (b) tossed (c) gobbled
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) made (b) went (c) crept
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) got (b) walked (c) staggered
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
13. 13.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) blazed (b) sobbed (c) grabbed
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) snip (b) baa (c) boom
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Saanvi. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) juicy
17. 17.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is scared? (a) Dev froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Dev rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers. (c) Dev was scared.
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whistle blew at the start of the race.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) touch
20. 20.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.” (a) tired (b) sad (c) scared
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) green (b) red (c) loud
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) got (c) ran
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is sad? (a) Aryan sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing. (b) Aryan was sad. (c) Aryan’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) loud (b) fast (c) slow
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) boom (c) splash
32. 32.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aisha drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) showing (b) telling
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) moo
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Zoya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) cold (b) happy (c) scared
36. 36.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya felt very sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Riya’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) tired (b) bored (c) happy
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) strolled (b) munched (c) muttered
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Manav’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) showing (b) telling
40. 40.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Dev hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) cold (b) happy (c) tired

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