Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 491 · 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 simile? (a) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (b) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (c) The teacher wrote the date on the board.
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Tenzin. (b) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Tenzin. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Tenzin.
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a rock” (a) hard (b) soft (c) fluffy
4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
   “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “I tasted the soup and added more salt.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) good (c) nice
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is sad? (a) Kabir’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (b) Kabir was sad. (c) Tears filled Kabir’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
9. 9.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Arjun beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) sad (b) bored (c) happy
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) dashed (c) fluttered
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) puffy (c) clouds
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) baa (c) thud
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (c) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) did (c) leapt
15. 15.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) scrubbed (b) glanced (c) wandered
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
18. 18.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Simran felt very bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
19. 19.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (b) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (c) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Priya. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Imran gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) happy (b) hungry (c) bored
23. 23.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (b) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (c) The train left the station at nine.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Joseph. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Joseph. (c) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Joseph.
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is happy? (a) Nisha was happy. (b) Nisha laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Nisha gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut.
26. 26.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is happy? (a) Dev laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (b) Dev kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (c) Dev was happy.
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) clang (b) quack (c) snip
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) good (b) okay (c) gloomy
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) good (c) mysterious
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) stale (c) good
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is angry? (a) Kabir kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Kabir was angry. (c) Kabir threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) gobbled (b) tossed (c) staggered
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
35. 35.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow. (b) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (c) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.
36. 36.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) scribbled (b) plunged (c) gulped
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) okay (b) creaky (c) good
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Farhan. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Farhan. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Farhan.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Simran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aryan was happy.” (a) telling (b) showing

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