Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 195 · 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 “moved” in this sentence?
   “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) sipped (b) crawled (c) blazed
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) did (c) soared
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) okay (c) good
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Nisha stamped her foot and slammed the door.” (a) telling (b) showing
7. 7.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Arjun counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) sad (b) tired (c) bored
8. 8.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Sneha threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) happy (b) angry (c) hungry
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) beep (b) ding-dong (c) crunch
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) splash (c) mango
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) came (b) flew (c) fluttered
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) boom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
14. 14.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (b) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel was really tired.” (a) telling (b) showing
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) The snail felt slimy on my palm.
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) okay (b) rickety (c) good
18. 18.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tenzin’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.” (a) telling (b) showing
19. 19.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) moo
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crackled (b) crispy (c) dosa
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hiss (b) meow (c) boom
23. 23.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan felt very bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
24. 24.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (b) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (c) It rained all night in our town.
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chair (c) boom
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) buzz
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) good (c) striped
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) crept (c) did
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Watch out for that car! shouted Pooja. (b) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Pooja. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Pooja.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Her hands were as cold as ice cubes.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) The crowd cheered loudly for our team.
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
34. 34.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) cold (b) loud (c) hot
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Nisha’s cheek.” (a) sad (b) tired (c) cold
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (c) We heard the train whistle far away.
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hoot (c) green
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) muttered (c) slammed
40. 40.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a camera (b) a crisp papad (c) a balloon

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