Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 605 · 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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) good (c) striped
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
3. 3.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) soared (b) scribbled (c) gobbled
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Watch out for that car___” shouted Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “A tear rolled slowly down Imran’s cheek.” (a) showing (b) telling
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Sahil’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.” (a) telling (b) showing
7. 7.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a frog (c) a heavy bag falling
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Kavya rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) hungry (b) cold (c) tired
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) baby (b) chubby (c) giggled
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) nice (c) good
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Diya kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) angry (b) bored (c) cold
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
16. 16.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is sad? (a) Neel was sad. (b) Neel’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Neel’s cheek.
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ baby giggled in the cot.” (a) nice (b) chubby (c) okay
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) hiss
19. 19.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
20. 20.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a dog (b) a cow (c) a motorbike
21. 21.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My father bought a new umbrella.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
22. 22.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Why is the sky blue?” ___ Aisha. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) came (b) shut (c) slammed
24. 24.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The juicy mangoes filled the basket.” (a) filled (b) juicy (c) mangoes
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
26. 26.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a feather” (a) light (b) heavy (c) dark
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Her bedroom is a pigsty.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tenzin folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) bored (b) tired (c) angry
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bitter gourd tasted bitter.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) knock
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Aryan. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Aryan. (c) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud”, sobbed Aryan.
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Diya. (b) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Diya. (c) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Diya.
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) giggled (c) got
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hoot (c) gentle

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