Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 572 · 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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fluffy (b) kitten (c) curled
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) oink (c) green
3. 3.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) I tasted the soup and added more salt.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Catch the ball___” shouted Kabir. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Catch the ball! shouted Sneha. (b) “Catch the ball!” shouted Sneha. (c) “Catch the ball”! shouted Sneha.
6. 6.Which sense does this line use?
   “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) smell
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Diya sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) telling (b) showing
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
9. 9.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The moon was a silver plate in the sky.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
10. 10.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) blazed (b) whispered (c) crept
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) baa (b) clang (c) knock
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) cheeky (c) monkey
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sahil sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) bored
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
16. 16.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sahil’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) hungry (b) scared (c) sad
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) went (b) threw (c) tossed
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
20. 20.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) nibbled (b) tumbled (c) dashed
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aryan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) angry (b) happy (c) sad
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) sad (b) bored (c) angry
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) pencil (c) river
25. 25.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aryan sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) cold (b) sad (c) happy
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tall (c) thud
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cuddly teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) bear (b) sat (c) cuddly
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) soared (b) sobbed (c) grabbed
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) okay (c) fine
31. 31.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a rock” (a) soft (b) hard (c) fluffy
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) slammed (b) fluttered (c) crept
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (b) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
34. 34.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The new shoes shone like stars. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) My father bought a new umbrella.
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) fine (b) rickety (c) okay
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is hungry? (a) Neel kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Neel was hungry. (c) Neel’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
38. 38.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Aisha’s cheek.” (a) cold (b) sad (c) scared
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Rohan. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Rohan. (c) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Rohan.

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