Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 467 · 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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Vihaan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) angry (b) sad (c) happy
2. 2.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill.
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) blooming
4. 4.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The fog was a grey curtain over the town.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) ding-dong (c) kind
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Saanvi. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) woof (b) whoosh (c) achoo
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) teacher (c) green
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Farhan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” ___ Aryan. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
12. 12.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) slammed (c) whispered
13. 13.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) raced (b) sipped (c) sobbed
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.” (a) angry (b) hungry (c) scared
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) juicy
16. 16.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tenzin was really scared.” (a) telling (b) showing
17. 17.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (b) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (c) The baby slept in the afternoon.
18. 18.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) the wind (c) a car horn
19. 19.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) sad (b) scared (c) tired
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) blooming (c) garden
22. 22.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is scared? (a) Zoya beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Zoya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (c) Zoya was scared.
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) baa (c) kind
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) croak (b) click (c) honk
25. 25.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a cat (b) a sneeze (c) a bee
26. 26.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Pooja grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) sad (b) bored (c) happy
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is sad? (a) Sneha was sad. (b) Sneha kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Tears filled Sneha’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Rohan. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
30. 30.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) hungry
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (b) The sea tasted very salty. (c) The wet soap slipped from my hands.
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) grumpy (c) nice
34. 34.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (b) My father bought a new umbrella. (c) Her bedroom is a pigsty.
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) came (b) crawled (c) moved
37. 37.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a crisp papad (c) a cat
38. 38.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) sprinkled (b) nibbled (c) blazed
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) leapt (c) crept
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) munched (c) had

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