Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 599 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) snip (c) quickly
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) hearing
4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
   “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) nice (b) good (c) shaggy
6. 6.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (b) The feather was as light as air. (c) It rained all night in our town.
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) hearing
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) crumbled (c) bread
9. 9.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) leapt (b) sipped (c) sobbed
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) nice (c) rickety
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) soared (b) gulped (c) scrubbed
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) May I borrow your eraser? asked Tara. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Tara. (c) “May I borrow your eraser”? asked Tara.
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the film is starting,” ___ Dev. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
16. 16.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) cold (b) angry (c) bored
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Neel. (b) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Neel. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Neel.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Arjun. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Arjun. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet”? asked Arjun.
20. 20.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) sleek (c) okay
21. 21.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) The old bread was as hard as a rock.
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) clang (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) click
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The river water felt icy on my feet.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Tara. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Tara. (c) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Tara.
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) shimmering (b) good (c) fine
26. 26.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Meera. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fiery chilli made my eyes water.” (a) made (b) fiery (c) chilli
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) scrubbed (b) glanced (c) clutched
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) The snail felt slimy on my palm. (c) A whistle blew at the start of the race.
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (b) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Neel sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) sad
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is angry? (a) Joseph was angry. (b) Joseph beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (c) Joseph folded his arms and glared at his brother.
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is bored? (a) Zoya was bored. (b) Zoya drummed her fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Zoya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) nice (c) fine
37. 37.Which sentence is a simile? (a) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (b) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (c) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) I looked at the white peak of the mountain.
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aarav gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) scared (b) cold (c) hungry
40. 40.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) grabbed (b) tossed (c) dashed

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