Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 400 · 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 strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) scribbled (b) trudged (c) muttered
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) tossed (b) slammed (c) dashed
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) twisted (c) road
6. 6.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a dog (b) thunder (c) a duck
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Dev froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) telling (b) showing
8. 8.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) strolled (b) scribbled (c) glanced
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (b) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
11. 11.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tenzin rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) cold (b) happy (c) tired
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) okay (c) fine
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) stole (c) cheeky
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bees buzzed around the hive.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
15. 15.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) We heard the train whistle far away.
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (b) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Vihaan. (b) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Vihaan. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Vihaan.
19. 19.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
20. 20.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) The children played cricket after school.
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.
22. 22.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Sneha. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Sneha. (c) “Catch the ball” shouted Sneha.
25. 25.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) muttered (b) fluttered (c) blazed
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) went (c) scribbled
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap”, whispered Imran. (b) Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap, whispered Imran. (c) “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” whispered Imran.
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) good (c) fine
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) trudged (c) had
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) hearing
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Watch out for that car! shouted Farhan. (b) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Farhan. (c) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Farhan.
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is angry? (a) Imran’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet. (b) Imran was angry. (c) Imran folded his arms and glared at his brother.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) clang (c) drip
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is cold? (a) Rohan beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Rohan was cold. (c) Rohan’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (c) The lemon juice tasted very sour.
37. 37.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) white (b) noisy (c) black
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) neigh (c) hiss
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is scared? (a) Dev was scared. (b) Dev’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (c) Dev’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is scared? (a) Ishaan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Ishaan sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (c) Ishaan was scared.

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