Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 246 · 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?
   “I felt the cool breeze on my face.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) good (b) naughty (c) nice
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The lake shone like a mirror in the sun.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) had (b) staggered (c) walked
5. 5.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The busy market was a beehive.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) woof (c) crunch
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “The river water felt icy on my feet.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) polished (c) okay
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) munched (b) sprinkled (c) raced
10. 10.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a mouse” (a) quiet (b) huge (c) loud
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) cheeky
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (b) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (c) The warm sand tickled my toes.
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) dashed (c) went
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” ___ Yash. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) click (c) yellow
17. 17.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (b) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (c) We planted a mango tree in the garden.
18. 18.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) crawled (b) dashed (c) nibbled
19. 19.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
21. 21.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) croak
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Maria is bored? (a) Maria’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (b) Maria was bored. (c) Maria sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope”! shouted Kavya. (b) Grab the rope! shouted Kavya. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Kavya.
25. 25.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) soared (b) sipped (c) wandered
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) fine (b) glassy (c) okay
27. 27.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) telling (b) showing
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) okay (b) cuddly (c) fine
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) drank (c) had
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) kind (c) snip
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bees buzzed around the hive.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Neel. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) got (b) walked (c) strolled
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
37. 37.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a rock” (a) fluffy (b) hard (c) soft
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (b) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pitter-patter (b) moo (c) click

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