Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 576 · 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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Sneha folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) bored (b) angry (c) scared
2. 2.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Diya sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) hungry (b) bored (c) tired
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a mouse” (a) huge (b) loud (c) quiet
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) steaming (c) fine
5. 5.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) The water was as clear as glass.
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) splash (c) moo
7. 7.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir finished his homework early. (b) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (c) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) chubby
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Kabir. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Kabir. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Kabir.
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) good (b) okay (c) crowded
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) soared (b) crept (c) sprinkled
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) tossed (b) slammed (c) clutched
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) crackle (c) teacher
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Arjun was really tired.” (a) showing (b) telling
18. 18.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) loud (b) cold (c) hot
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) clutched (c) muttered
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) good (c) nice
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.
25. 25.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (b) The night was as dark as ink. (c) The library is a treasure chest of stories.
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) neigh
27. 27.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a pancake” (a) tall (b) flat (c) round
28. 28.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) slow (b) loud (c) fast
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The night was as dark as ink.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Dev. (b) That joke is so funny, giggled Dev. (c) “That joke is so funny” giggled Dev.
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) tiny
32. 32.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling!” ___ Arjun. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) shiny (c) sparkled
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) peacock (b) spread (c) shimmering
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) good (c) grumpy
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) good (c) nice
38. 38.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rough rope scraped my hands.” (a) rope (b) scraped (c) rough
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Saanvi. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Saanvi. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing”, sobbed Saanvi.
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) leapt (c) had

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