Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 369 · 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 sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose”, giggled Saanvi. (b) Ha ha, you have milk on your nose, giggled Saanvi. (c) “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” giggled Saanvi.
2. 2.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Kabir rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.” (a) cold (b) tired (c) scared
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) made (c) munched
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) stale
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) woof (b) knock (c) crunch
7. 7.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow.
8. 8.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Kabir gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.” (a) tired (b) happy (c) scared
9. 9.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (b) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (c) Meera watered the plants in the morning.
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The bus stopped at the school gate.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
11. 11.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a heavy bag falling
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) colourful
13. 13.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The baby slept in the afternoon. (b) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (c) The tired dog snored like a tractor.
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hoot (c) teacher
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) dozed (b) sleepy (c) lion
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Arjun. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope”! shouted Meera. (b) Grab the rope! shouted Meera. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Meera.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Vihaan drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) showing (b) telling
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) good (b) mysterious (c) fine
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) fine (c) rickety
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Neel froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) scared (b) tired (c) hungry
23. 23.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) clutched (b) slammed (c) fluttered
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is cold? (a) Sneha was cold. (b) Sneha rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (c) Sneha grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The medicine had a bitter taste. (b) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (c) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
27. 27.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) the wind (c) a noisy drinker
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) clutched (b) tumbled (c) crawled
30. 30.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) stared (b) nibbled (c) blazed
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) The medicine had a bitter taste. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My best friend is moving away___” sobbed Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) went (c) laughed
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Zoya. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Zoya. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Zoya.
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) touch
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bees buzzed around the hive.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
38. 38.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) chubby (c) nice
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) pop (c) achoo

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