Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 226 · 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?
   “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight
2. 2.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) The pressure cooker hissed three times.
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Rohan rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.” (a) cold (b) sad (c) hungry
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) tossed (b) trudged (c) soared
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) pond (c) had
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) came (b) spoke (c) muttered
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) nice (c) crowded
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “A tear rolled slowly down Meera’s cheek.” (a) telling (b) showing
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) good (c) gloomy
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) pricked (c) cactus
14. 14.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) soared (c) scrubbed
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is happy? (a) Aryan’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again. (b) Aryan was happy. (c) Aryan hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (b) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (c) The teacher wrote the date on the board.
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) crawled (c) had
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) booming (c) nice
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bitter gourd tasted bitter.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) lit (c) dazzling
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) leapt (c) made
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) gloomy (c) echoed
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “His heart was a drum during the race.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
30. 30.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) raindrops (b) a pair of scissors (c) a frog
31. 31.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Vihaan sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) showing (b) telling
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
35. 35.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) whispered (b) sobbed (c) trudged
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Priya is cold? (a) Priya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow. (b) Tears filled Priya’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (c) Priya was cold.
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) did (b) tossed (c) threw
38. 38.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) noisy (b) black (c) white
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sahil gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) bored (b) hungry (c) happy
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) kite (c) danced

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