Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 525 · 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 sense does this line use?
   “The fish market had a strong smell.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) market (b) buzzed (c) crowded
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as honey” (a) sweet (b) bitter (c) sour
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (c) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is cold? (a) Zoya rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (b) Zoya was cold. (c) Zoya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
6. 6.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) The baby slept in the afternoon.
7. 7.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (b) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (c) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Farhan is cold? (a) Farhan gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (b) Farhan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (c) Farhan was cold.
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) made (c) chilli
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is scared? (a) Neel was scared. (b) Neel sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (c) Neel’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Simran. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Tenzin’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) tired (b) sad (c) happy
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) loud (b) green (c) red
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) got (c) stared
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Yash. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan stamped his foot and slammed the door.” (a) telling (b) showing
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) danced (b) colourful (c) kite
22. 22.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
23. 23.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) telling (b) showing
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Arjun. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Arjun. (c) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Arjun.
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tick-tock (c) kind
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) neigh (b) meow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) came (c) jumped
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) did (c) ran
32. 32.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a dog
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) crept (c) scrubbed
34. 34.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) soared (b) shouted (c) grabbed
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is tired? (a) Yash was tired. (b) Yash sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing. (c) Yash’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Kabir. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
39. 39.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) grabbed (c) nibbled
40. 40.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a dog (c) a rooster

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