Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 463 · 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 the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The old door creaked as it opened.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a mouse” (a) quiet (b) loud (c) huge
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Yash. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Yash. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Yash.
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (b) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (c) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) baa (b) roar (c) pop
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Diya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) showing (b) telling
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The squishy cushion sank under me.” (a) squishy (b) cushion (c) sank
9. 9.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sprinkled (b) sipped (c) wandered
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) went (c) wrote
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon juice tasted very sour.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) hearing
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) soared (b) grabbed (c) whispered
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Diya. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) pull (c) sour
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Ishaan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) came (b) stared (c) looked
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Farhan. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Farhan. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Farhan.
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) good (c) creaky
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) nice (c) puffy
24. 24.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Maria is happy? (a) Maria hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (b) Maria was happy. (c) Maria drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) moo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) thud
29. 29.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes.
30. 30.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a dog (c) a heavy bag falling
31. 31.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a rock” (a) fluffy (b) soft (c) hard
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is cold? (a) Joseph kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (b) Joseph was cold. (c) Joseph’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
35. 35.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) The playground was an oven in May. (c) The baby slept like a log.
36. 36.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) staggered (c) peered
37. 37.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) plunged (b) slammed (c) tiptoed
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ananya threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) telling (b) showing
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Zoya. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered

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