Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 496 · 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 strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) leapt (c) sprinkled
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) snip (c) neigh
3. 3.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (c) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) good (c) mysterious
5. 5.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) sparkled (b) pebbles (c) shiny
6. 6.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (b) The bees buzzed around the hive. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Neel. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is scared? (a) Rohan’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (b) Rohan was scared. (c) Rohan beamed and hugged everyone in sight.
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) nibbled (b) leapt (c) plunged
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Aryan. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Aryan. (c) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Aryan.
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The booming thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) shook (c) thunder
13. 13.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) sad (b) hungry (c) angry
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
15. 15.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Vihaan. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Vihaan. (c) May I borrow your eraser? asked Vihaan.
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) hearing
18. 18.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (c) The stars were diamonds in the night sky.
19. 19.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Zoya sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) bored (b) happy (c) hungry
20. 20.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is scared? (a) Zoya was scared. (b) Zoya folded her arms and glared at her brother. (c) Zoya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Aryan. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) giggled (b) leapt (c) stared
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) cheeky (c) fine
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
25. 25.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (c) Dad is a walking dictionary.
26. 26.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Joseph dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) angry (b) tired (c) bored
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is cold? (a) Aisha’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again. (b) Aisha was cold. (c) Aisha’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter.
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) scribbled (c) blazed
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) buzz (c) woof
30. 30.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Priya hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) cold (b) happy (c) sad
31. 31.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) thunder (c) a doorbell
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pop (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) beep
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Nisha. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) chirp (b) hiss (c) tick-tock
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) elephant (c) stomped
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) blazed (b) crept (c) shouted
40. 40.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) angry (b) scared (c) sad

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