Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 270 · 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?
   “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) thud (b) roar (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
3. 3.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a car horn (c) a sheep
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Nisha’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) hungry (b) tired (c) bored
5. 5.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) stale (c) good
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is happy? (a) Ishaan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (b) Ishaan’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter. (c) Ishaan was happy.
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) foaming (c) rushed
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
10. 10.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a pig (c) a motorbike
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) puffy (b) floated (c) clouds
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) pricked (c) cactus
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) buzz (c) garden
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The old door creaked as it opened.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
15. 15.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Meera watered the plants in the morning.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) fine (c) good
17. 17.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The fireworks burst like giant flowers. (b) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (c) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.
18. 18.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) good (c) okay
20. 20.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The fog was a grey curtain over the town.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Zoya. (a) shouted (b) giggled (c) whispered
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which sense does this line use?
    “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
26. 26.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aryan threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) angry (b) happy (c) scared
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Pooja is cold? (a) Pooja shivered and stamped her feet in the snow. (b) Pooja was cold. (c) Pooja beamed and hugged everyone in sight.
28. 28.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The baby slept in the afternoon. (b) The new shoes shone like stars. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) okay (b) good (c) polished
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) good (b) shimmering (c) okay
31. 31.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Diya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) showing (b) telling
32. 32.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) fluttered (b) leapt (c) sobbed
33. 33.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a bee” (a) silent (b) lazy (c) busy
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The river water felt icy on my feet.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Kabir. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) rickety
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) leapt (b) wandered (c) munched
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Arjun. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) soared (c) whispered

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