Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 189 · 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 narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) beep (b) quack (c) knock
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Her hands were as cold as ice cubes.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Tenzin. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Tenzin. (b) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Tenzin. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Tenzin.
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) made (c) cried
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Sahil. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (b) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya was bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
13. 13.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Priya is tired? (a) Priya’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists. (b) Priya was tired. (c) Priya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The new bicycle shone bright red.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
15. 15.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whistle blew at the start of the race.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
18. 18.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) soft (b) slow (c) brave
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) trudged (b) gulped (c) hurled
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) good (c) okay
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) plunged (c) did
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) clutched (b) tiptoed (c) soared
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) beep (b) moo (c) hiss
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) happy (c) green
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is scared? (a) Tara drummed her fingers and stared at the clock. (b) Tara froze and held her breath as the floor creaked. (c) Tara was scared.
26. 26.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) tiptoed (b) munched (c) grabbed
27. 27.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) stared (b) scribbled (c) sprinkled
28. 28.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (b) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (c) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The bus stopped at the school gate.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
30. 30.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a pig (c) a frog
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) lion (c) sleepy
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
34. 34.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) showing (b) telling
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) trudged (b) plunged (c) blazed
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) touch
37. 37.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) muddy
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) sipped (b) crept (c) clutched
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tenzin felt very hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling

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