Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 403 · 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 a metaphor? (a) The dog barked at the postman. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) The new shoes shone like stars.
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) okay (c) fine
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is angry? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Manav’s cheek. (b) Manav was angry. (c) Manav folded his arms and glared at his brother.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Arjun. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Arjun. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Arjun.
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) chirp
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) nice (c) good
9. 9.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (b) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) The warm sand tickled my toes.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
13. 13.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is bored? (a) Riya sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Riya’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Riya was bored.
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) smell
16. 16.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a doorbell (c) the wind
17. 17.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is hungry? (a) Imran was hungry. (b) Imran’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Imran’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) clouds (c) puffy
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) went (b) dashed (c) ran
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) okay (b) good (c) rusty
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) hearing
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Joseph was bored.” (a) telling (b) showing
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) got (c) soared
26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The old door creaked as it opened.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) nice (b) rickety (c) fine
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) slurp (b) hiss (c) beep
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera was really happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) reflected (c) glassy
32. 32.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) red (b) loud (c) green
33. 33.Which sentence is a simile? (a) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (b) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (c) The jalebi was as sweet as honey.
34. 34.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sparrow
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) fine (c) good
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) kitten (c) fluffy
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) wandered (c) raced
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is tired? (a) Rohan sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Rohan rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (c) Rohan was tired.
39. 39.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch

Free creative writing lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/creative-writing-for-kids