Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 506 · 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?
   “Aisha hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) scared
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
3. 3.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) the wind (c) a dog
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is hungry? (a) Aryan’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (b) Aryan licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (c) Aryan was hungry.
6. 6.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is angry? (a) Ananya was angry. (b) Ananya stamped her foot and slammed the door. (c) Ananya’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.
7. 7.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (c) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
   “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) glanced (c) slammed
9. 9.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a campfire (b) a noisy drinker (c) thunder
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret” whispered Ishaan. (b) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Ishaan. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Ishaan.
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) did (c) cried
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) good (c) fine
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) How many stars are in the sky? asked Rohan. (b) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Rohan. (c) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Rohan.
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) did (c) ran
18. 18.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The fish market had a strong smell.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
20. 20.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sheep (c) a car horn
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) The snail felt slimy on my palm. (c) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is happy? (a) Dev shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (b) Dev hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (c) Dev was happy.
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Maria. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) puffy (c) floated
28. 28.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir was hungry.” (a) telling (b) showing
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) came
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
31. 31.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) blazed (b) clutched (c) munched
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
33. 33.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a frog
34. 34.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a pair of scissors (c) a horse
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) scrubbed (b) fluttered (c) gulped
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) market (c) buzzed
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy___” sobbed Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) table (c) green
40. 40.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) blazed (b) muttered (c) peered

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