Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 581 · 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 strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) leapt (b) stared (c) wandered
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) fine (c) nice
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is angry? (a) Tears filled Aarav’s eyes, and he stared at the floor. (b) Aarav threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (c) Aarav was angry.
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) leapt (c) got
5. 5.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The feather was as light as air.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
6. 6.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a frog (b) raindrops (c) a campfire
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) tumbled (b) sipped (c) soared
8. 8.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a snake (b) a duck (c) a motorbike
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball”! shouted Zoya. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Zoya. (c) “Catch the ball!” shouted Zoya.
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The pressure cooker hissed three times.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The library is a treasure chest of stories.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
13. 13.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The bus stopped at the school gate.
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) click
15. 15.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The baby slept in the afternoon. (b) The jalebi was as sweet as honey. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) nice (b) gloomy (c) fine
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) came (b) held (c) clutched
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (b) The temple bells rang out loudly. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) meow (c) pencil
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
23. 23.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as honey” (a) bitter (b) sweet (c) sour
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) crawled (b) stared (c) shouted
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Neel. (b) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Neel. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Neel.
26. 26.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (c) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.
27. 27.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cat (b) a pair of scissors (c) a visitor at the door
28. 28.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Priya rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) scared (b) cold (c) tired
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Sahil. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Sahil. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Sahil.
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) mango (c) yellow
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is hungry? (a) Ishaan counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Ishaan was hungry. (c) Ishaan’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) hearing
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is sad? (a) Tears filled Ananya’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (b) Ananya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Ananya was sad.
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.
38. 38.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tears filled Tara’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.” (a) showing (b) telling
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is sad? (a) Neel was sad. (b) Neel rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers. (c) Neel’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip

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