Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 529 · 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 lemon juice tasted very sour.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) roar (b) whoosh (c) hoot
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) shimmering (c) spread
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Meera. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Neel. (b) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Neel. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Neel.
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) made (c) tumbled
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) crawled (c) did
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
   “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) fluttered (c) raced
9. 9.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (b) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (c) The old bread was as hard as a rock.
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
11. 11.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) tossed (b) gulped (c) trudged
12. 12.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The road was as straight as a ruler. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) The snow was a white blanket on the hills.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Joseph. (b) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Joseph. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Joseph.
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Manav froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) showing (b) telling
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) teacher (c) mango
16. 16.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya was really sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
18. 18.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav stamped his foot and slammed the door.” (a) cold (b) angry (c) happy
19. 19.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.” (a) telling (b) showing
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) cheeky
21. 21.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a sheep (c) a heavy bag falling
22. 22.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) tiptoed (c) sprinkled
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) grass (b) feathery (c) tickled
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (c) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Farhan is tired? (a) Farhan was tired. (b) Farhan rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers. (c) Farhan rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa.
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) stale (c) bread
27. 27.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (c) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) looked (c) came
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) smell
30. 30.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a bee (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (c) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) nibbled (b) grabbed (c) soared
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tiptoed (b) sipped (c) tossed
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) The lemon juice tasted very sour.
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) good (b) feathery (c) okay
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) pencil (c) table

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