Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 300 · 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 puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) vroom
2. 2.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (b) The medicine had a bitter taste. (c) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.
3. 3.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Saanvi sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) showing (b) telling
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) did (b) sipped (c) drank
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) good (c) nice
6. 6.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is sad? (a) Diya drummed her fingers and stared at the clock. (b) Diya was sad. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Diya’s cheek.
7. 7.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) hurled (b) leapt (c) fluttered
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) showing (b) telling
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Pooja. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) juicy
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Vihaan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) telling (b) showing
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Meera shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) angry (b) tired (c) cold
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) touch
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) walked (c) got
18. 18.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) The playground was an oven in May. (c) The children chattered like a flock of parrots.
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (b) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (c) The lake sparkled under the full moon.
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (b) The bees buzzed around the hive. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) I heard waves crashing on the rocks.
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell
23. 23.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) wandered (b) tumbled (c) gulped
24. 24.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a snake (c) a car horn
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Zoya. (b) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Zoya. (c) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Zoya.
26. 26.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a snake (b) a pig (c) a bee
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
28. 28.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) glanced (b) gobbled (c) crept
29. 29.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) muddy (b) clear (c) soft
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) hungry (b) scared (c) angry
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) happy (b) angry (c) sad
36. 36.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The night was as dark as ink. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) The teacher wrote the date on the board.
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) good (c) nice
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) slammed (c) tiptoed
39. 39.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) hurled (b) scrubbed (c) leapt
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo

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