Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 33 · 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 fits the gap best?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Sneha. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
2. 2.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tossed (b) tumbled (c) scribbled
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The tired dog snored like a tractor.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
4. 4.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The water was as clear as glass. (b) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) muddy (c) nice
6. 6.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (c) Meera watered the plants in the morning.
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
   “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) fluttered (c) stared
8. 8.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) scribbled (c) crept
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Why is the sky blue? asked Kabir. (b) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Kabir. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Kabir.
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) telling (b) showing
13. 13.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) crept (b) scribbled (c) tossed
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Tara’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.” (a) sad (b) angry (c) hungry
15. 15.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The baby slept like a log.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) shiny (c) okay
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Rohan. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Rohan. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Rohan.
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) grabbed (b) hurled (c) glanced
19. 19.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a peacock” (a) humble (b) proud (c) shy
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) stared (b) tumbled (c) blazed
21. 21.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Yash sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) telling (b) showing
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw a rainbow over the green fields.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) sleek
24. 24.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) bored (b) tired (c) happy
25. 25.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) brave (b) soft (c) slow
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) trudged (c) tossed
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is bored? (a) Sneha’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (b) Sneha was bored. (c) Sneha kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) giant (c) snored
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) striped (c) fine
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) smell
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) stared (c) hurled
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Fatima. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Aryan. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Aryan. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Aryan.
34. 34.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tara licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.” (a) scared (b) angry (c) hungry
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is angry? (a) Meera was angry. (b) Meera’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists. (c) Meera rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is sad? (a) Zoya was sad. (b) Zoya threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (c) A tear rolled slowly down Zoya’s cheek.
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) had (c) spoke
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) scribbled (b) whispered (c) wandered
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell

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