Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 291 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) moo (b) snip (c) thud
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is scared? (a) Yash was scared. (b) Yash’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) Yash drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.
4. 4.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) fluttered (c) nibbled
5. 5.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Ananya was angry.” (a) showing (b) telling
6. 6.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (b) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (c) Kabir finished his homework early.
7. 7.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a rock” (a) hard (b) fluffy (c) soft
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) got (c) ate
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) hiss (c) hoot
10. 10.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a duck (b) a camera (c) a rooster
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The old door creaked as it opened.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) fiery
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Priya was really happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) lion (b) dozed (c) sleepy
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Meera. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) dashed (b) fluttered (c) sobbed
17. 17.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tenzin stamped his foot and slammed the door.” (a) scared (b) cold (c) angry
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
19. 19.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The new shoes shone like stars. (b) The baby slept in the afternoon. (c) The fog was a grey curtain over the town.
20. 20.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) grabbed (c) crawled
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) woof (b) neigh (c) snip
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) roar (b) drip (c) moo
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake”, whispered Dev. (b) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Dev. (c) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Dev.
24. 24.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Joseph laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) cold
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) wandered (c) had
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The river water felt icy on my feet.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) hearing
28. 28.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a sparrow (c) a cow
29. 29.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (b) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (c) The baby slept like a log.
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) okay (c) nice
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Your silly face makes me laugh, giggled Saanvi. (b) “Your silly face makes me laugh,” giggled Saanvi. (c) “Your silly face makes me laugh”, giggled Saanvi.
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) fine (c) okay
33. 33.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “We planted a mango tree in the garden.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) fine (b) sleepy (c) okay
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) twisted (c) road
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) monkey (c) cheeky
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) I heard waves crashing on the rocks.
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.” (a) scared (b) tired (c) sad
40. 40.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Saanvi’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home.” (a) sad (b) cold (c) tired

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