Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 624 · 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.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as an owl” (a) wise (b) foolish (c) silly
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The old door creaked as it opened.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) hearing
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) crackle (b) woof (c) knock
4. 4.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Kabir kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) showing (b) telling
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is sad? (a) Dev was sad. (b) Dev sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing. (c) Dev folded his arms and glared at his brother.
6. 6.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) scrubbed (b) hurled (c) soared
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is happy? (a) Ishaan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (b) Ishaan was happy. (c) Ishaan sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
8. 8.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Tara. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I have one more laddoo, please” asked Arjun. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Arjun. (c) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Arjun.
10. 10.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) soared (c) crawled
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Farhan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake___” whispered Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha licked her lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.” (a) bored (b) hungry (c) scared
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) colourful (c) nice
16. 16.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
20. 20.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The children chattered like a flock of parrots.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) made (b) ran (c) dashed
22. 22.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is happy? (a) Fatima’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter. (b) Fatima grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Fatima was happy.
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) pop (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) got (c) raced
25. 25.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a car horn (c) a crisp papad
26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) nice (c) okay
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) bread (c) crumbled
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) click
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
31. 31.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) munched (c) scribbled
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is hungry? (a) Neel licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (b) Neel’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) Neel was hungry.
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) honk (b) neigh (c) oink
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
35. 35.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) loud (b) hot (c) cold
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) The cactus was prickly when I touched it.
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) loud (b) fast (c) slow
40. 40.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Rohan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) tired (b) sad (c) happy

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