Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 285 · 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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) nice (c) okay
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Ishaan. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) gentle
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny” giggled Joseph. (b) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Joseph. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Joseph.
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) hiss
6. 6.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (b) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.
7. 7.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a sheep (c) a camera
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (c) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) glanced (b) strolled (c) peered
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) fine (c) nice
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) hearing
13. 13.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The moon was a silver plate in the sky.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is sad? (a) Tara was sad. (b) Tara sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing. (c) Tara shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is sad? (a) Ananya was sad. (b) Ananya sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing. (c) Ananya rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.
16. 16.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) staggered (b) trudged (c) giggled
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (c) The sea tasted very salty.
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) golden
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) enormous (c) nice
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (b) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (c) A whistle blew at the start of the race.
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) splash
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) sipped (b) strolled (c) slammed
26. 26.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is cold? (a) Aryan could barely keep his eyes open at dinner. (b) Aryan was cold. (c) Aryan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Why is the sky blue? asked Aryan. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Aryan. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Aryan.
28. 28.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Dad is a walking dictionary.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) whispered (c) did
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya was really bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
31. 31.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) red (b) green (c) loud
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) honk
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) had
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) clutched (c) crept
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Priya is angry? (a) Priya was angry. (b) Priya folded her arms and glared at her brother. (c) Priya counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw a rainbow over the green fields.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
37. 37.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) showing (b) telling
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Dev. (b) “Come back here, Moti” shouted Dev. (c) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Dev.
39. 39.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The shop sells pencils and erasers.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera was really tired.” (a) telling (b) showing

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