Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 190 · 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 gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
2. 2.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Tenzin drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) angry (b) hungry (c) bored
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a bee” (a) busy (b) lazy (c) silent
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) woof (c) splash
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) good (c) fine
6. 6.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The runner was as quick as lightning.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) scraped (c) rope
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
11. 11.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel was happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) gobbled (b) dashed (c) munched
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
14. 14.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as honey” (a) bitter (b) sour (c) sweet
15. 15.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) The bees buzzed around the hive. (c) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.
16. 16.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Meera counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) bored (b) happy (c) hungry
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Pooja. (b) May I borrow your eraser? asked Pooja. (c) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Pooja.
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Ananya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Dev was really angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) okay (b) good (c) tiny
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (c) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Aarav. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Aarav. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Aarav.
24. 24.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a feather” (a) dark (b) heavy (c) light
25. 25.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Manav rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.” (a) showing (b) telling
26. 26.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Saanvi was angry.” (a) telling (b) showing
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
29. 29.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (b) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The shop sells pencils and erasers.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
31. 31.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The night was as dark as ink.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is scared? (a) Nisha was scared. (b) Nisha kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Nisha gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut.
33. 33.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) dashed (b) soared (c) hurled
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Simran licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.” (a) telling (b) showing
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) achoo (c) pencil
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) sat (b) bear (c) cuddly
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (c) We heard the train whistle far away.
39. 39.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) slammed (b) glanced (c) sobbed
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) The temple bells rang out loudly.

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