Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 423 · 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 sense does this line use?
   “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch
2. 2.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) grabbed (c) dashed
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) good (c) rickety
4. 4.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The bus stopped at the school gate.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Neel. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Neel. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Neel.
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) scraped (c) rope
7. 7.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) danced (c) kite
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is scared? (a) Fatima gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (b) Fatima sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (c) Fatima was scared.
9. 9.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) The lake was a mirror for the mountains.
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) speckled (b) nice (c) fine
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Meera. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
13. 13.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sparrow (b) a motorbike (c) a snake
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is bored? (a) Manav was bored. (b) Manav sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing. (c) Manav sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is sad? (a) Aryan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Aryan was sad. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Aryan’s cheek.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Ananya. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Ananya. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Ananya.
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Sneha. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Aryan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) cold (b) scared (c) bored
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Fatima. (b) “Why is the sky blue” asked Fatima. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Fatima.
21. 21.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little brother is a chatterbox.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
22. 22.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The old bread was as hard as a rock.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (b) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tara was really happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
25. 25.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Yash was tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
26. 26.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) We planted a mango tree in the garden.
27. 27.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “We ate rice and dal for dinner.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ananya folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) happy (b) angry (c) bored
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) nice (b) rough (c) fine
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) crackle (b) ding-dong (c) hoot
31. 31.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir finished his homework early. (b) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (c) The baby slept like a log.
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The river water felt icy on my feet.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) got (c) walked
34. 34.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The traffic jam was a long metal snake.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
35. 35.Which sentence is a simile? (a) His heart was a drum during the race. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) The tired dog snored like a tractor.
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
37. 37.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) muddy (b) clear (c) soft
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is hungry? (a) Meera rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (b) Meera gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (c) Meera was hungry.
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell

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