Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 573 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) went (c) glanced
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) tiptoed (b) staggered (c) soared
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) happy (c) kind
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) carried (c) tiny
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Farhan. (b) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Farhan. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Farhan.
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Vihaan could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.” (a) showing (b) telling
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “The bees buzzed around the hive.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) scrubbed (b) gulped (c) staggered
10. 10.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a car horn (c) a sparrow
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) A whistle blew at the start of the race.
12. 12.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a pancake” (a) flat (b) round (c) tall
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Yash. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) giggled (b) hurled (c) blazed
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is happy? (a) Rohan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (b) Rohan counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (c) Rohan was happy.
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) juicy (b) fine (c) okay
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
18. 18.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Fatima was tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
20. 20.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Manav’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) scared (b) sad (c) happy
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Sneha. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Sneha. (c) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Sneha.
22. 22.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) plunged (b) dashed (c) shouted
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) elephant (c) enormous
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) good (c) fine
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fiery (b) fine (c) good
27. 27.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) crawled (c) dashed
28. 28.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
29. 29.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) hurled (b) staggered (c) fluttered
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The teacher wrote the date on the board.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Zoya. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Zoya. (c) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Zoya.
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (b) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) ding-dong (c) click
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) peered (c) stared
37. 37.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) moo (b) chirp (c) boom
39. 39.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as honey” (a) sour (b) sweet (c) bitter
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) sizzle (c) clang

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