Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 248 · 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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Arjun’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) cold (b) hungry (c) angry
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) lit (c) fireworks
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) made (c) jumped
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Pooja. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) fell (c) got
6. 6.Which sense does this line use?
   “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Joseph. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Joseph. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Joseph.
8. 8.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Saanvi drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) angry (b) hungry (c) bored
9. 9.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Pooja could barely keep her eyes open at dinner.” (a) scared (b) tired (c) angry
10. 10.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a bee” (a) lazy (b) busy (c) silent
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) sipped (c) giggled
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (b) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) hearing
16. 16.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) leapt (b) sprinkled (c) dashed
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
18. 18.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) scrubbed (b) soared (c) shouted
19. 19.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) scrubbed (b) trudged (c) glanced
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya was really scared.” (a) telling (b) showing
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) cactus (c) pricked
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
24. 24.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) touch
25. 25.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an owl” (a) wise (b) silly (c) foolish
26. 26.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The baby slept in the afternoon.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
27. 27.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) gigantic
30. 30.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Sahil. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Neel. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Tara. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) click (c) tall
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) had (b) grabbed (c) took
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) okay (c) puffy
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is happy? (a) Kavya kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (b) Kavya laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Kavya was happy.
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) good (c) okay
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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