Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 353 · 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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) muddy
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) giggled (c) chubby
3. 3.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) The lake was a mirror for the mountains. (c) The baby slept like a log.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball”! shouted Neel. (b) “Catch the ball” shouted Neel. (c) “Catch the ball!” shouted Neel.
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) pull (c) lemon
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) good (c) okay
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) came (c) threw
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is angry? (a) Joseph’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (b) Joseph grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Joseph was angry.
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste
10. 10.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sahil hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) tired (b) scared (c) happy
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) made (b) sipped (c) drank
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The sea tasted very salty. (b) The temple bells rang out loudly. (c) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.
13. 13.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a lion
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is angry? (a) Ananya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow. (b) Ananya folded her arms and glared at her brother. (c) Ananya was angry.
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) okay (b) good (c) shaggy
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sour
17. 17.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is bored? (a) Joseph sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Joseph was bored. (c) Joseph laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Neel. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Neel. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Neel.
19. 19.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a noisy drinker (c) a heavy bag falling
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Neel. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hoot (c) meow
23. 23.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is scared? (a) Neel was scared. (b) Neel gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut. (c) Neel’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) honk
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) had (c) ate
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (c) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Catch the ball!” ___ Pooja. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Nisha. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Nisha. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Nisha.
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) honk (b) boom (c) buzz
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) neigh (c) green
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (b) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (b) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
37. 37.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) grabbed (b) fluttered (c) crawled
38. 38.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) sipped (b) fluttered (c) strolled
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Joseph folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) sad (b) hungry (c) angry
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) dosa (c) crackled

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