Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 422 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) thud (b) quack (c) whoosh
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Sahil. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The bus stopped at the school gate.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) click (b) beep (c) tick-tock
5. 5.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Fatima’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) angry
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) sobbed (b) scribbled (c) tossed
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is angry? (a) Kavya was angry. (b) Kavya stamped her foot and slammed the door. (c) Kavya hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) tick-tock (b) achoo (c) buzz
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
10. 10.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The baby slept in the afternoon. (b) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (c) The kitten’s fur felt like silk.
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) had (c) spoke
12. 12.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) shouted (b) wandered (c) scrubbed
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw a rainbow over the green fields.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
14. 14.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The playground was an oven in May. (c) The feather was as light as air.
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) golden (c) fine
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The new bicycle shone bright red.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
22. 22.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is hungry? (a) Diya drummed her fingers and stared at the clock. (b) Diya licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (c) Diya was hungry.
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) baa (b) meow (c) slurp
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) hearing
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wet soap slipped from my hands.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.” (a) angry (b) cold (c) sad
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) achoo (c) kind
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) enormous (c) stomped
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Vihaan. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Ishaan. (b) What time does the train leave? asked Ishaan. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Ishaan.
38. 38.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) slow (b) fast (c) loud
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) dripped (b) jalebis (c) sticky
40. 40.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The feather was as light as air. (b) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (c) The cat sat on the warm mat.

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