Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 57 · 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 line uses the sense of touch? (a) The old door creaked as it opened. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.
2. 2.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) The pillow was as soft as a cloud.
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) woof (c) clang
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) woof
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) came (c) burned
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) fine (c) rickety
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) shouted (b) scrubbed (c) raced
8. 8.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Riya’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home.” (a) telling (b) showing
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) The cactus was prickly when I touched it.
10. 10.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The baby slept in the afternoon. (b) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (c) The road was as straight as a ruler.
11. 11.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) The bus stopped at the school gate.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Sneha. (b) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Sneha. (c) Why is the sky blue? asked Sneha.
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (b) I tasted the soup and added more salt. (c) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.
14. 14.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a camera (c) a heavy bag falling
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) went (c) glanced
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) achoo (c) snip
17. 17.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is tired? (a) Arjun was tired. (b) Arjun kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) Arjun’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) tumbled (c) did
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I miss my grandma so much,” ___ Joseph. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The cactus was prickly when I touched it.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Zoya. (b) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Zoya. (c) “How many stars are in the sky”? asked Zoya.
25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bees buzzed around the hive.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) towered (b) tree (c) gigantic
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aisha shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) bored (b) sad (c) cold
28. 28.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) red (b) loud (c) green
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) plunged (c) came
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) pond (c) muddy
33. 33.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) the wind (c) a snake
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
35. 35.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an owl” (a) silly (b) foolish (c) wise
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is happy? (a) Aryan was happy. (b) Aryan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Aryan’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.
38. 38.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) okay (c) nice
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Ananya. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted

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