Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 336 · 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 is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The foaming river rushed over the rocks.” (a) river (b) foaming (c) rushed
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Sneha. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Sneha. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Sneha.
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) got (b) trudged (c) walked
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) fine (c) creaky
6. 6.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Sahil was really sad.” (a) telling (b) showing
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) croak (c) thud
9. 9.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a steel plate falling (c) a clock
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) slammed (c) came
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) munched (b) crawled (c) peered
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) tossed (b) nibbled (c) glanced
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aisha could barely keep her eyes open at dinner.” (a) showing (b) telling
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (b) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (c) I heard waves crashing on the rocks.
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
17. 17.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
18. 18.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Simran felt very bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Sahil. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Sahil. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Sahil.
22. 22.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Riya hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) showing (b) telling
23. 23.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The new shoes shone like stars. (b) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (c) The bus stopped at the school gate.
24. 24.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) happy (b) hungry (c) cold
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) kind (c) chair
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) feathery
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (c) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.
28. 28.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) The train left the station at nine.
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The fireworks burst like giant flowers.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
31. 31.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a horse (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a frog
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
33. 33.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) dashed (b) shouted (c) sprinkled
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) The bitter gourd tasted bitter.
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) whispered (c) fluttered
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) got
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) good (b) speckled (c) okay
39. 39.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Pooja. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Aarav. (b) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Aarav. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Aarav.

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