Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 648 · 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.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
2. 2.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) sun (b) rose (c) golden
4. 4.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (b) The fish market had a strong smell. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Aryan. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Aryan. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Aryan.
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Help, the boat is sinking!” ___ Yash. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is cold? (a) Vihaan was cold. (b) Vihaan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Vihaan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Zoya. (b) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Zoya. (c) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Zoya.
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Meera watered the plants in the morning.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) towered (c) tree
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) nice (c) fine
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) nice (b) puffy (c) good
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) shut (c) made
20. 20.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is angry? (a) Yash stamped his foot and slammed the door. (b) Yash was angry. (c) Yash sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Dev. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
22. 22.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) Kabir finished his homework early.
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) angry (b) happy (c) cold
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) steaming (b) okay (c) nice
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) sleek (b) okay (c) nice
27. 27.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a bee” (a) busy (b) silent (c) lazy
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) table (c) quickly
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (c) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) shiny
32. 32.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Arjun’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.” (a) telling (b) showing
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) hearing
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Pooja’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) tired (b) hungry (c) happy
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) came (b) walked (c) tiptoed
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is cold? (a) Ishaan rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers. (b) Ishaan was cold. (c) Ishaan sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
38. 38.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Imran’s cheek.” (a) scared (b) sad (c) bored
39. 39.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) Dad is a walking dictionary.
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) squeaked (b) polished (c) floor

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