Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 46 · 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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) okay (c) fine
2. 2.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (c) The children chattered like a flock of parrots.
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) quack (c) splash
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) good (c) okay
5. 5.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Sahil kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) tired
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Neel. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
7. 7.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (b) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
8. 8.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Aarav gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.” (a) telling (b) showing
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is happy? (a) Sahil’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter. (b) Sahil was happy. (c) Sahil grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) good (c) enormous
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
13. 13.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) slammed (b) fluttered (c) grabbed
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) tumbled (b) scrubbed (c) grabbed
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste
16. 16.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a pancake” (a) tall (b) flat (c) round
17. 17.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) touch
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) sizzle (c) green
20. 20.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a jump into a pool (c) a heavy bag falling
21. 21.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Simran was really hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
22. 22.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a doorbell (c) a duck
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) angry (b) tired (c) happy
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) sprinkled (b) crawled (c) peered
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Rohan. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Rohan. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Rohan.
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) strolled (c) muttered
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) hearing
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) nice (c) okay
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) gulped (c) nibbled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) went (b) cleaned (c) scrubbed
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) chirp (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Meera is happy? (a) Meera beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Meera sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing. (c) Meera was happy.
33. 33.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a doorbell
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (b) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) pencil (c) garden
36. 36.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a peacock” (a) proud (b) shy (c) humble
37. 37.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “We ate rice and dal for dinner.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Sneha. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) river (c) garden
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight

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