Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 277 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
2. 2.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as an ox” (a) tiny (b) strong (c) weak
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) bus (c) rattled
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
5. 5.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Aryan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) angry (b) happy (c) scared
6. 6.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Yash’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) bored (b) scared (c) cold
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is bored? (a) Yash beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Yash was bored. (c) Yash counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is angry? (a) Aryan licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (b) Aryan was angry. (c) Aryan stamped his foot and slammed the door.
10. 10.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (b) His heart was a drum during the race. (c) We planted a mango tree in the garden.
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) boom (b) splash (c) quack
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) hearing
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Grab the rope___” shouted Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) cuddly (c) good
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Riya felt very angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (b) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill. (c) The kitten’s fur felt like silk.
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The temple bells rang out loudly.
20. 20.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) shaggy
22. 22.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) clutched (b) staggered (c) whispered
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Imran. (b) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Imran. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose” giggled Imran.
24. 24.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) plunged (c) sprinkled
25. 25.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The water was as clear as glass.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) scrubbed (b) blazed (c) stared
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Neel rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.” (a) sad (b) cold (c) scared
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) woof (c) slowly
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) did (b) giggled (c) laughed
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) ding-dong
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Neel. (b) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Neel. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Neel.
32. 32.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) The jalebi was as sweet as honey. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) bored
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is happy? (a) Nisha’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (b) Nisha was happy. (c) Nisha beamed and hugged everyone in sight.
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) soared (b) staggered (c) scribbled
36. 36.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) The new shoes shone like stars.
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Fatima. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
38. 38.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha felt very sad.” (a) telling (b) showing
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) drip (b) clang (c) meow
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)

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