Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 334 · 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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Vihaan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) scared (b) bored (c) sad
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) stairs (c) creaky
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) did (c) trudged
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) okay (c) creaky
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The bees buzzed around the hive. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) sobbed (b) plunged (c) strolled
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) stared (b) nibbled (c) wandered
11. 11.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is sad? (a) Aisha’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (b) Tears filled Aisha’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (c) Aisha was sad.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Vihaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) chirp (b) knock (c) click
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
15. 15.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) The feather was as light as air. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) fine (c) okay
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Simran. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) The sea tasted very salty.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an owl” (a) wise (b) foolish (c) silly
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (b) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) shouted (c) plunged
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
25. 25.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Manav was sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) hearing
27. 27.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) good (b) chubby (c) nice
29. 29.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a clock (b) a car horn (c) a campfire
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight
32. 32.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The snow was a white blanket on the hills.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) muttered (c) glanced
34. 34.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.” (a) sad (b) angry (c) scared
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) good
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is happy? (a) Yash dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Yash beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (c) Yash was happy.
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) nice (c) good
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) did (b) flew (c) soared
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is hungry? (a) Joseph was hungry. (b) Joseph could barely keep his eyes open at dinner. (c) Joseph gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) whispered (b) dashed (c) plunged

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