Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 632 · 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 ox” (a) weak (b) strong (c) tiny
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Sneha. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) nice (b) blooming (c) fine
4. 4.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) leapt (b) sobbed (c) staggered
5. 5.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) the wind (c) a dog
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) naughty (b) nice (c) fine
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “I tasted the soup and added more salt.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) hearing
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The runner was as quick as lightning.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
9. 9.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Imran kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) hungry (b) happy (c) scared
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) hearing
11. 11.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (c) The busy market was a beehive.
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is cold? (a) Riya was cold. (b) Riya counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (c) Riya’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.
13. 13.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is scared? (a) Ishaan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Ishaan was scared. (c) Ishaan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.
14. 14.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) leapt (b) blazed (c) hurled
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) sleek (c) good
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) muddy
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Meera’s cheek.” (a) scared (b) cold (c) sad
19. 19.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
20. 20.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (b) The baby slept like a log. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kavya rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) tired
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is cold? (a) Aryan’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (b) Aryan was cold. (c) Aryan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) good (b) fiery (c) fine
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) wandered (c) grabbed
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Dev. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Dev. (c) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Dev.
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) thud (c) moo
28. 28.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) The feather was as light as air.
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little brother is a chatterbox.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) arrived (c) parcel
31. 31.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Rohan. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) whispered (c) did
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Meera dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) tired (b) happy (c) sad
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) The snail felt slimy on my palm.
35. 35.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) nice (b) narrow (c) fine
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) nice (c) good
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) okay (b) mysterious (c) fine
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My best friend is moving away” sobbed Kabir. (b) “My best friend is moving away”, sobbed Kabir. (c) “My best friend is moving away,” sobbed Kabir.
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) whoosh (c) snip
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) nice (b) striped (c) okay

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