Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 407 · 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 word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” ___ Dev. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
2. 2.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder.
3. 3.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Kabir’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.” (a) angry (b) sad (c) scared
4. 4.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a rock” (a) hard (b) soft (c) fluffy
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) tiptoed (c) gobbled
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) tossed (b) scribbled (c) peered
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) crunch (b) meow (c) beep
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) glanced (b) scribbled (c) muttered
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) plunged (b) sipped (c) tiptoed
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aryan felt very sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) okay (c) good
14. 14.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) crawled (b) staggered (c) sipped
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) muttered (b) soared (c) blazed
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Dev. (b) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Dev. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Dev.
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
18. 18.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an owl” (a) foolish (b) silly (c) wise
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crunch (c) honk
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) slammed (b) gobbled (c) scrubbed
21. 21.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) glassy
23. 23.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) glanced (c) stared
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (c) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is scared? (a) Simran’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (b) Simran was scared. (c) Simran licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.
26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) hearing
27. 27.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sneha folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) telling (b) showing
28. 28.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) telling (b) showing
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (b) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
30. 30.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) The road was as straight as a ruler.
31. 31.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (b) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
32. 32.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (c) Dad is a walking dictionary.
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Maria shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) hungry (b) cold (c) happy
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) okay (b) puffy (c) good
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) did (c) hurled
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) gigantic (c) tree
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) The old door creaked as it opened.
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) fine (b) good (c) foaming

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