Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 293 · 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 heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) stole (c) monkey
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Fatima. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Fatima. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Fatima.
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “I saw a rainbow over the green fields.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) trudged
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
8. 8.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) thunder (b) a cow (c) the wind
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) crawled (b) tumbled (c) raced
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) ladder (c) rickety
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) splash (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) okay (b) blooming (c) nice
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya was really scared.” (a) telling (b) showing
15. 15.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) The water was as clear as glass.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Simran. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Simran. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Simran.
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) fiery (c) fine
18. 18.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The wrestler was as strong as an ox.
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) wrote (c) had
20. 20.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) trudged (b) staggered (c) scrubbed
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) nibbled (b) sprinkled (c) shouted
22. 22.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) an owl (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a crisp papad
23. 23.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a dog (b) a duck (c) a car horn
24. 24.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (b) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (c) It rained all night in our town.
25. 25.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The busy market was a beehive.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
26. 26.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is tired? (a) Nisha was tired. (b) Nisha rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (c) Nisha froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) hiss
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My sandcastle got washed away,” ___ Kavya. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) snip (b) vroom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The sea tasted very salty. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pitter-patter (c) table
34. 34.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) crept (b) crawled (c) munched
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) blooming (c) smelled
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) drank (c) came
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
38. 38.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The fog was a grey curtain over the town. (b) The runner was as quick as lightning. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
39. 39.Which sentence is a simile? (a) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (b) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is sad? (a) Nisha beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Nisha was sad. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Nisha’s cheek.

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