Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 651 · 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 strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) gulped (b) wandered (c) sobbed
2. 2.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Meera watered the plants in the morning.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “A whistle blew at the start of the race.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is hungry? (a) Aisha’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (b) Aisha sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing. (c) Aisha was hungry.
5. 5.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes.
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) scribbled (c) did
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Grab the rope___” shouted Simran. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Meera. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Meera. (c) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Meera.
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) crispy (b) crackled (c) dosa
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
11. 11.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) smell
13. 13.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) plunged (b) peered (c) leapt
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is cold? (a) Joseph was cold. (b) Joseph’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Joseph’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The night was as dark as ink. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
17. 17.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is happy? (a) Sneha was happy. (b) Sneha threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (c) Sneha beamed and hugged everyone in sight.
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is cold? (a) Aisha was cold. (b) Aisha rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (c) Aisha’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.
20. 20.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Ishaan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
22. 22.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (c) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) croak (c) slurp
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel felt very hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) knock (c) yellow
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) had
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) blazed (c) crawled
28. 28.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The baby slept in the afternoon.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) had (c) spoke
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) hurled (c) got
31. 31.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow.
32. 32.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Dev felt very happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
34. 34.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The children played cricket after school.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
35. 35.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Priya was really angry.” (a) telling (b) showing
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
38. 38.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) tumbled (c) scrubbed
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) went
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping” whispered Kavya. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Kavya. (c) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Kavya.

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