Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 546 · 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.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Her bedroom is a pigsty.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) drip
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) ding-dong (b) woof (c) honk
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) oink (c) hiss
6. 6.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The fireworks burst like giant flowers.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
7. 7.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The train left the station at nine.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) clang
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) scraped (b) rough (c) rope
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) touch
11. 11.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a microwave (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a car horn
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) glassy
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) fine (c) okay
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) tick-tock
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) dashed (c) came
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pig (c) a microwave
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Aryan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a camera
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) cave (b) echoed (c) gloomy
21. 21.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) good (b) nice (c) sleepy
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “The snail felt slimy on my palm.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
23. 23.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kavya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) showing (b) telling
24. 24.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a car horn (c) a cat
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) peered (c) sobbed
26. 26.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The bus stopped at the school gate.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
27. 27.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) soft (b) muddy (c) clear
28. 28.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (b) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (c) The children played cricket after school.
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) went (c) put
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.” (a) showing (b) telling
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Manav. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Manav. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Manav.
32. 32.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kabir sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) scared (b) bored (c) sad
33. 33.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little sister is as busy as a bee.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is cold? (a) Aryan’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap. (b) Aryan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (c) Aryan was cold.
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (c) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.
36. 36.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) shouted (c) strolled
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The night was as dark as ink. (b) His heart was a drum during the race. (c) Meera watered the plants in the morning.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Ananya. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Ananya. (c) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Ananya.
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is cold? (a) Yash counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Yash was cold. (c) Yash shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.
40. 40.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The runner was as quick as lightning. (b) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (c) The cat sat on the warm mat.

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