Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 442 · 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) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) The baby slept like a log.
2. 2.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (b) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Tenzin. (b) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Tenzin. (c) How many stars are in the sky? asked Tenzin.
4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
   “The medicine had a bitter taste.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Aarav. (b) Do not tell anyone about the party, whispered Aarav. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Aarav.
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Dev threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) showing (b) telling
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is scared? (a) Saanvi’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (b) Saanvi was scared. (c) Saanvi sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
9. 9.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “We ate rice and dal for dinner.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
10. 10.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The jalebi was as sweet as honey. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.
11. 11.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a lion (b) raindrops (c) a horse
12. 12.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ananya’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) angry (b) sad (c) cold
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (c) A whiff of incense floated from the temple.
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) honk (c) tall
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The library is a treasure chest of stories.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scrubbed (b) soared (c) scribbled
18. 18.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Neel. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is sad? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Ananya’s cheek. (b) Ananya hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (c) Ananya was sad.
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) okay (b) rough (c) nice
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) stared (b) tumbled (c) giggled
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sticky
24. 24.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) shouted (b) blazed (c) wandered
25. 25.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) slow (b) brave (c) soft
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Tenzin. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
27. 27.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The jalebi was as sweet as honey.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) shouted (c) made
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) tossed (b) nibbled (c) sprinkled
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
32. 32.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) strolled (c) fluttered
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (b) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) boom (b) oink (c) pop
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) gobbled (b) blazed (c) giggled
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pitter-patter (c) green

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