Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 244 · 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 “drank” in this sentence?
   “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) fluttered (b) gulped (c) tiptoed
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is scared? (a) Zoya’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (b) Zoya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (c) Zoya was scared.
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) good (c) fine
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
   “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) glanced (b) scrubbed (c) leapt
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) fluttered (b) stared (c) tiptoed
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Dev laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) showing (b) telling
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The sea tasted very salty. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.
11. 11.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Manav shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) showing (b) telling
13. 13.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) muddy (b) soft (c) clear
14. 14.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The fireworks burst like giant flowers. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) The stars were diamonds in the night sky.
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) The cat sat on the warm mat.
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Joseph. (b) “What time does the train leave”? asked Joseph. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Joseph.
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
20. 20.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Maria sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) sad (b) happy (c) bored
21. 21.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) soft (b) slow (c) brave
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (b) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is scared? (a) Neel was scared. (b) Neel shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (c) Neel’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) drip
25. 25.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) stared (b) dashed (c) whispered
26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
27. 27.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The shop sells pencils and erasers.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
28. 28.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
29. 29.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) gobbled (b) strolled (c) grabbed
30. 30.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The children chattered like a flock of parrots.
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) blazed (c) got
32. 32.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (b) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (c) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) bored (b) tired (c) happy
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
35. 35.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) dashed (b) peered (c) clutched
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) taste
37. 37.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Manav was really scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “The medicine had a bitter taste.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell
39. 39.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) sprinkled (b) scribbled (c) tossed
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny

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