Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 288 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) window (c) vroom
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as glass” (a) clear (b) muddy (c) soft
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tick-tock (c) snip
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) bus (b) rusty (c) rattled
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
7. 7.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The lake was a mirror for the mountains.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
8. 8.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) came (c) shouted
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) went (b) glanced (c) looked
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Diya kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) telling (b) showing
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) did (b) ran (c) dashed
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) okay
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) nibbled (c) crawled
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is happy? (a) Aarav was happy. (b) Aarav’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again. (c) Aarav laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why is the sky blue___” asked Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) fluttered (b) slammed (c) tiptoed
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) sobbed (b) sprinkled (c) gulped
23. 23.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan was happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Diya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.” (a) showing (b) telling
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) came (b) stared (c) looked
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) honk
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) lit (b) fireworks (c) dazzling
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) juicy (c) fine
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (c) I tasted the soup and added more salt.
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
32. 32.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The medicine had a bitter taste. (b) The snail felt slimy on my palm. (c) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) drip (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) kite (c) danced
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) striped (c) slid
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) trudged (b) nibbled (c) tumbled

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