Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 532 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is happy? (a) Aryan’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again. (b) Aryan hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (c) Aryan was happy.
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The snail felt slimy on my palm.
5. 5.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sprinkled (b) glanced (c) clutched
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) lemon (b) sour (c) pull
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) had (b) tiptoed (c) walked
11. 11.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The moon was a silver plate in the sky.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Dev. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Dev. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Dev.
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (c) I tasted the soup and added more salt.
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (b) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (c) A whistle blew at the start of the race.
17. 17.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Imran hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) tired
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) fluffy
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) fine (b) steaming (c) okay
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel was cold.” (a) showing (b) telling
21. 21.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
22. 22.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The busy market was a beehive. (b) The runner was as quick as lightning. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) snip
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Nobody came to my party, sobbed Pooja. (b) “Nobody came to my party,” sobbed Pooja. (c) “Nobody came to my party” sobbed Pooja.
25. 25.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
26. 26.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is bored? (a) Saanvi was bored. (b) Saanvi drummed her fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Saanvi’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) boom
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Joseph’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.” (a) tired (b) scared (c) sad
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) neigh (b) crackle (c) click
32. 32.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) nice (c) booming
33. 33.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (c) The feather was as light as air.
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is sad? (a) Nisha hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (b) Tears filled Nisha’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (c) Nisha was sad.
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) The bees buzzed around the hive. (c) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.
36. 36.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) strolled (c) tiptoed
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) touch
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Maria grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) scared (b) happy (c) hungry
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) flew (c) got

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