Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 630 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) did (b) fell (c) tumbled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) got (c) glanced
3. 3.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a lion (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) okay (b) good (c) shiny
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs. (b) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) good (b) fine (c) creaky
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) soared (b) tiptoed (c) hurled
8. 8.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scribbled (b) scrubbed (c) muttered
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is tired? (a) Sneha rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (b) Sneha’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (c) Sneha was tired.
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) got (c) soared
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) okay (b) colourful (c) fine
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Imran beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) telling (b) showing
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the film is starting___” whispered Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) munched (c) nibbled
18. 18.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) happy (b) scared (c) hungry
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel felt very happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) gigantic (c) towered
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) happy (c) table
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aryan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) scared (b) happy (c) hungry
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (b) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (c) The water was as clear as glass.
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Pooja. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quickly (c) oink
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Ananya. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Ananya. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Ananya.
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) made (c) drank
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) green (c) river
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Farhan is scared? (a) Farhan sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Farhan was scared. (c) Farhan gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed his eyes shut.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) smell
35. 35.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a frog (b) a jump into a pool (c) the wind
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My father bought a new umbrella.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) My little sister is as busy as a bee.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Aarav. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Aarav. (c) Hee hee, that clown has a red nose, giggled Aarav.
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (b) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (c) The fish market had a strong smell.
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Neel. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted

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