Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 402 · 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 sight? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
3. 3.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) The sun was a golden ball of fire.
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) whoosh (c) honk
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) dog (b) barked (c) shaggy
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Saanvi was angry.” (a) telling (b) showing
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is sad? (a) Ishaan was sad. (b) Ishaan stamped his foot and slammed the door. (c) Ishaan’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is tired? (a) Saanvi’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again. (b) Saanvi was tired. (c) Saanvi grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is scared? (a) Tara’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (b) Tara was scared. (c) Tara threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who painted this lovely picture___” asked Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is hungry? (a) Yash’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (b) Yash was hungry. (c) Yash gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) fine (b) sour (c) good
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) gulped (c) clutched
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) fine (c) enormous
15. 15.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The tired dog snored like a tractor.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
16. 16.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (b) The playground was an oven in May. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) fiery (c) good
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) smell
19. 19.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (c) The runner was as quick as lightning.
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) cried (c) made
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) knock (c) woof
23. 23.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The dog barked at the postman. (b) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (c) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.
24. 24.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) strolled (b) gobbled (c) giggled
25. 25.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a snake (b) a sneeze (c) thunder
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) glanced (b) sprinkled (c) tiptoed
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) had (b) scribbled (c) wrote
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) tired (b) happy (c) cold
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) walked (c) made
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is sad? (a) Rohan was sad. (b) Rohan’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (c) Tears filled Rohan’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is angry? (a) Simran was angry. (b) Simran’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists. (c) Simran rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.
33. 33.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) red (b) loud (c) green
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) scribbled (b) gobbled (c) hurled
35. 35.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a car horn (c) a clock
36. 36.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) slammed (b) glanced (c) blazed
37. 37.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) slow (b) fast (c) loud
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) mangoes (c) filled
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (c) The lake sparkled under the full moon.
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) rusty

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