Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 324 · 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 frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) croak
2. 2.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The busy market was a beehive. (c) The feather was as light as air.
3. 3.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) plunged (c) shouted
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Vihaan. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Vihaan. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Vihaan.
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is cold? (a) Imran’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap. (b) Imran froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (c) Imran was cold.
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Diya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
7. 7.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The baby slept in the afternoon.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
8. 8.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Farhan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) hungry (b) angry (c) cold
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I miss my grandma so much, sobbed Sneha. (b) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Sneha. (c) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Sneha.
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) roar (c) yellow
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) The sea tasted very salty. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) slammed (b) scribbled (c) whispered
15. 15.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) muddy (c) nice
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste
20. 20.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is sad? (a) Nisha’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (b) Nisha was sad. (c) Tears filled Nisha’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.
21. 21.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is tired? (a) Meera was tired. (b) Meera rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (c) Meera’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) dosa (c) crackled
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) okay (c) good
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) fine (c) okay
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is angry? (a) Riya was angry. (b) Riya stamped her foot and slammed the door. (c) Riya gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
26. 26.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.
27. 27.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The runner was as quick as lightning. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
28. 28.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a visitor at the door
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “We planted a mango tree in the garden.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) fine (b) striped (c) nice
32. 32.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kabir folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) tired (b) angry (c) cold
33. 33.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The playground was an oven in May.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Tenzin. (b) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Tenzin. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Tenzin.
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Rohan gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) hungry (b) sad (c) cold
36. 36.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The water was as clear as glass. (b) The playground was an oven in May. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) crept (b) strolled (c) grabbed
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
39. 39.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a giraffe” (a) short (b) tall (c) round
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste

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