Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 208 · 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 sense does this line use?
   “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) croak
3. 3.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow. (c) The library is a treasure chest of stories.
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) went (c) scribbled
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a lion
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) sipped (c) came
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Aisha sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) telling (b) showing
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) munched (b) hurled (c) sipped
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) trudged (b) glanced (c) crept
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
13. 13.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aarav kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) sad
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) hungry (b) tired (c) cold
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Riya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) scared (b) angry (c) tired
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) soared (c) tumbled
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Vihaan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crackle (c) garden
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) chair (c) river
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
23. 23.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
24. 24.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ananya kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) bored (b) sad (c) cold
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) gobbled (b) dashed (c) plunged
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) okay (c) fine
27. 27.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Priya was happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon juice tasted very sour.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) taste
29. 29.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Pooja laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) showing (b) telling
30. 30.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) tired (b) happy (c) sad
31. 31.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) sipped (b) clutched (c) tumbled
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) booming
33. 33.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) The road was as straight as a ruler.
34. 34.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (b) The baby slept in the afternoon. (c) The snow was a white blanket on the hills.
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) cried (c) had
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) The snail felt slimy on my palm. (c) The temple bells rang out loudly.
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is angry? (a) Saanvi’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists. (b) Saanvi was angry. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Saanvi’s cheek.
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Aisha. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) tired (b) cold (c) scared
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) I tasted the soup and added more salt.

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