Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 591 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
2. 2.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a mouse” (a) quiet (b) huge (c) loud
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) had (c) walked
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.
5. 5.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) shouted (b) scrubbed (c) raced
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) clouds (b) floated (c) puffy
7. 7.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) raindrops (b) a clock (c) a duck
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) hearing
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) fine (b) good (c) tiny
10. 10.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pair of scissors (c) a duck
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) okay (c) nice
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) grumpy (c) nice
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) pull (b) sour (c) lemon
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pop (b) crackle (c) beep
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) oink
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
18. 18.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.” (a) showing (b) telling
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) muttered (c) hurled
20. 20.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) My father bought a new umbrella.
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (c) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.
22. 22.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is bored? (a) Sahil froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Sahil was bored. (c) Sahil sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) crumbled (b) stale (c) bread
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is angry? (a) Rohan’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet. (b) Rohan threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (c) Rohan was angry.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Aisha. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Aisha. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Aisha.
26. 26.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is happy? (a) Simran laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (b) Simran was happy. (c) Simran sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Sneha. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Sneha. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Sneha.
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) stared (c) strolled
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) good (b) okay (c) enormous
31. 31.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “We planted a mango tree in the garden.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) kitten (b) curled (c) fluffy
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Nisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) wandered (c) tiptoed
37. 37.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a horse (b) a bee (c) a pig
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) chirp (b) boom (c) sizzle
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Ishaan. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Ishaan. (c) “What time does the train leave”? asked Ishaan.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)

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