Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 364 · 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 sense does this line use?
   “I saw a rainbow over the green fields.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) nice (b) good (c) muddy
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) leapt (b) wandered (c) slammed
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) crowded (c) nice
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) nice (b) shiny (c) okay
9. 9.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) icy
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) The temple bells rang out loudly.
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Meera. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
14. 14.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The fog was a grey curtain over the town.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) plunged (b) whispered (c) sprinkled
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Meera. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) polished
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) That joke is so funny, giggled Joseph. (b) “That joke is so funny” giggled Joseph. (c) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Joseph.
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Ishaan’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) hungry (b) sad (c) scared
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
25. 25.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Vihaan was happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
26. 26.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (c) The cactus was prickly when I touched it.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) fine (b) mysterious (c) okay
30. 30.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Priya is scared? (a) Priya gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (b) Priya’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Priya was scared.
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) good (c) nice
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
33. 33.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) nibbled (b) scrubbed (c) staggered
34. 34.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a giraffe” (a) tall (b) short (c) round
35. 35.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a microwave (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sparrow
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Yash shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) hungry (b) happy (c) cold
38. 38.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) glanced (b) soared (c) crawled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) came (b) sprinkled (c) put
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Zoya. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Zoya. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Zoya.

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