Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 626 · 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 sentence is a metaphor? (a) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (b) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
4. 4.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The dog barked at the postman. (b) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (c) The busy market was a beehive.
5. 5.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “A tear rolled slowly down Vihaan’s cheek.” (a) happy (b) tired (c) sad
6. 6.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Joseph kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) cold (b) bored (c) sad
7. 7.What makes the sound “click”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a camera
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) went (c) tiptoed
9. 9.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Rohan’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) scared (b) cold (c) angry
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My best friend is moving away,” ___ Tenzin. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The road was as straight as a ruler. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) sour (c) fine
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) pop
17. 17.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Rohan’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) happy (b) hungry (c) sad
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) nice (b) sleek (c) okay
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) okay (c) nice
20. 20.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) taste
22. 22.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) okay (b) narrow (c) fine
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) pop (c) ding-dong
25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) gobbled (c) tossed
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is tired? (a) Neel beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Neel was tired. (c) Neel could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.
28. 28.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a balloon (b) a bee (c) a microwave
29. 29.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Vihaan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “May I borrow your eraser?” ___ Ananya. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The dazzling fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fireworks (b) dazzling (c) lit
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Rohan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) cold (b) bored (c) hungry
36. 36.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aryan stamped his foot and slammed the door.” (a) scared (b) angry (c) tired
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) made (b) dashed (c) ran
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “I tasted the soup and added more salt.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) pebbles (b) sparkled (c) shiny
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) cried (c) had

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