Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 256 · 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?
   “The busy market was a beehive.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Watch out for that car!” ___ Fatima. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Her bedroom is a pigsty.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is angry? (a) Simran kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Simran stamped her foot and slammed the door. (c) Simran was angry.
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) staggered (b) grabbed (c) strolled
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) blooming (c) okay
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Diya. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) crunch (c) pop
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Zoya. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Zoya. (c) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Zoya.
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
12. 12.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) The jalebi was as sweet as honey. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) A whiff of incense floated from the temple.
15. 15.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (b) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day. (c) The kitten’s fur felt like silk.
16. 16.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is hungry? (a) Joseph’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (b) Joseph was hungry. (c) Joseph’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.
17. 17.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) bored (b) tired (c) scared
18. 18.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) white (b) noisy (c) black
19. 19.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) tumbled (b) munched (c) shouted
20. 20.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) hungry (b) sad (c) happy
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) meow
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) fine (c) shiny
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
24. 24.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a rooster (b) the wind (c) a frog
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) good (c) fine
26. 26.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sahil was angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) made (b) munched (c) ate
28. 28.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The teacher wrote the date on the board.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
30. 30.Which sentence is a simile? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (c) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.
31. 31.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (c) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.
32. 32.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Ananya’s cheek.” (a) sad (b) cold (c) hungry
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) spoke (c) went
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) His heart was a drum during the race. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) naughty (c) good
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.

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