Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 25 · 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.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “My father bought a new umbrella.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
2. 2.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a giraffe” (a) round (b) short (c) tall
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) nice (c) fine
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “That joke is so funny___” giggled Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) wandered (c) tumbled
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Yash. (b) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Yash. (c) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Yash.
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) strolled (b) scribbled (c) slammed
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) chair (c) green
9. 9.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “A tear rolled slowly down Arjun’s cheek.” (a) tired (b) sad (c) happy
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (c) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is hungry? (a) Joseph folded his arms and glared at his brother. (b) Joseph was hungry. (c) Joseph’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) grumpy
14. 14.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) an owl (b) thunder (c) a snake
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wet soap slipped from my hands.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight
16. 16.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Riya hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) telling (b) showing
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Priya was tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) made (c) cried
19. 19.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tara felt very angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) okay (c) good
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.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Ishaan’s cheek.” (a) telling (b) showing
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
24. 24.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill. (b) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
26. 26.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (b) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (c) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) bored (b) angry (c) cold
29. 29.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is angry? (a) Kavya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (b) Kavya stamped her foot and slammed the door. (c) Kavya was angry.
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) leapt (b) stared (c) dashed
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Vihaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (b) I tasted the soup and added more salt. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sleek
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Priya. (b) Come back here, Moti! shouted Priya. (c) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Priya.
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) mango (c) quickly
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) squishy (c) good
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Farhan is angry? (a) Farhan kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (b) Farhan stamped his foot and slammed the door. (c) Farhan was angry.
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) crept (b) munched (c) whispered
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is hungry? (a) Yash gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (b) Yash was hungry. (c) Yash sighed and flipped through the same comic again.

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