Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 585 · 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) sad (b) happy (c) angry
2. 2.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) munched (b) tossed (c) scribbled
3. 3.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (c) The library is a treasure chest of stories.
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) came (c) walked
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is bored? (a) Rohan was bored. (b) Rohan’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Rohan drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.
6. 6.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is cold? (a) Kavya was cold. (b) Kavya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (c) Kavya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) roar (c) whoosh
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) cuddly
9. 9.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The children chattered like a flock of parrots.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Simran. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) okay (c) nice
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) oink (c) splash
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) buzzed (b) market (c) crowded
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The pressure cooker hissed three times.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) narrow (c) okay
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) fiery (c) okay
17. 17.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (c) Her smile was as bright as the sun.
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) thud (c) tick-tock
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (b) The thunder crashed and roared. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
22. 22.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) good (b) fine (c) booming
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) lemon (c) sour
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) fine (b) good (c) stale
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Farhan is happy? (a) Farhan was happy. (b) Farhan hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (c) Farhan folded his arms and glared at his brother.
26. 26.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is sad? (a) Neel’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (b) Neel drummed his fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Neel was sad.
27. 27.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The children played cricket after school.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) fine (c) nice
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) dripped (c) sticky
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) munched (c) had
32. 32.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) tossed (b) wandered (c) giggled
33. 33.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) nibbled (b) stared (c) sobbed
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Nisha. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Nisha. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Nisha.
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “The medicine had a bitter taste.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Joseph. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) giggled (b) wandered (c) peered

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