Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 360 · 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 line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
2. 2.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is hungry? (a) Fatima’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home. (b) Fatima was hungry. (c) Fatima gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) spoke (c) made
4. 4.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) sprinkled (b) scrubbed (c) dashed
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) shiny (c) pebbles
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) whoosh (b) roar (c) quack
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Saanvi. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Maria. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Maria. (c) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Maria.
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) meow (b) buzz (c) crackle
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) came (b) shouted (c) spoke
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) touch
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) pricked (c) cactus
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) blooming (c) fine
15. 15.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (c) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Simran. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) snip (b) ding-dong (c) sizzle
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Arjun. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Sahil. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) ate (c) got
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (b) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) achoo (b) pitter-patter (c) moo
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) tired (b) happy (c) sad
24. 24.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) gobbled (b) tumbled (c) trudged
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
26. 26.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) noisy (b) white (c) black
27. 27.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Vihaan. (b) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Vihaan. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Vihaan.
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The pillow was as soft as a cloud.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) window (c) table
32. 32.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) scared (b) happy (c) sad
33. 33.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is angry? (a) Meera’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter. (b) Meera’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists. (c) Meera was angry.
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) made (c) sprinkled
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) touch
37. 37.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Priya was really sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
38. 38.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) sobbed (c) tumbled
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) hearing
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) soup (c) filled

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