Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 227 · 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 an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) buzz (c) green
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the film is starting” whispered Rohan. (b) “Shh, the film is starting,” whispered Rohan. (c) “Shh, the film is starting”, whispered Rohan.
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The new bicycle shone bright red.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell
4. 4.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The road was as straight as a ruler. (b) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
5. 5.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir finished his homework early. (b) Dad is a walking dictionary. (c) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes.
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
7. 7.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a pancake” (a) round (b) flat (c) tall
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is hungry? (a) Yash was hungry. (b) Yash drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Yash’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) That joke is so funny, giggled Meera. (b) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Meera. (c) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Meera.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) hearing
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is tired? (a) Vihaan’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (b) Vihaan was tired. (c) Vihaan’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.
16. 16.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.” (a) telling (b) showing
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) sticky
18. 18.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The night was as dark as ink. (c) The lake was a mirror for the mountains.
19. 19.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) dashed (b) leapt (c) tumbled
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) whispered (b) hurled (c) peered
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) good (c) fine
22. 22.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Pooja felt very scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
23. 23.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a mouse” (a) quiet (b) loud (c) huge
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
25. 25.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) dashed (b) tumbled (c) nibbled
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Riya. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Fatima. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Fatima. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Fatima.
28. 28.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Diya licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.” (a) telling (b) showing
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (b) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (c) We heard the train whistle far away.
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) smell
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) okay (c) shimmering
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (b) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (c) I tasted the soup and added more salt.
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) came (b) stared (c) looked
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
38. 38.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The fireworks burst like giant flowers.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slurp (c) tall
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) got (b) scrubbed (c) cleaned

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