Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 460 · 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 is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) knock
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as honey” (a) bitter (b) sour (c) sweet
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
   “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) glanced (c) crept
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The bees buzzed around the hive. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) tickled (c) feathery
7. 7.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) fluttered (b) soared (c) trudged
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The teacher wrote the date on the board.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is hungry? (a) Zoya was hungry. (b) Zoya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (c) Zoya’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.
10. 10.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) quack
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Maria counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) telling (b) showing
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) wandered (b) fluttered (c) crept
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chirp (c) green
16. 16.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) bored (b) hungry (c) angry
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Meera. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
18. 18.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aryan’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) cold (b) hungry (c) sad
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) taste
20. 20.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Meera’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter.” (a) hungry (b) cold (c) tired
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) cheeky (b) okay (c) fine
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) sleek (c) good
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Riya. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Riya. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Riya.
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) garden (c) pencil
25. 25.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) clutched (b) scrubbed (c) sipped
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Neel. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is hungry? (a) Aisha licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (b) Aisha was hungry. (c) Aisha froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (b) The thunder crashed and roared. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) clang
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) crept (c) scrubbed
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) ladder (b) wobbled (c) rickety
34. 34.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Aisha’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.” (a) scared (b) happy (c) sad
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) good (b) fluffy (c) okay
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) sun (c) rose
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) Dad is a walking dictionary. (c) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is bored? (a) Aarav was bored. (b) Aarav drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Aarav’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon juice tasted very sour.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) smell
40. 40.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (b) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.

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