Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 666 · 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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Joseph shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.” (a) tired (b) cold (c) hungry
2. 2.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is sad? (a) Tears filled Aryan’s eyes, and he stared at the floor. (b) Aryan was sad. (c) Aryan dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a bee” (a) busy (b) lazy (c) silent
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) buzz
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Aryan drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) telling (b) showing
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is scared? (a) Sahil’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (b) Sahil was scared. (c) Sahil froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
11. 11.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a rooster (c) a horse
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The dog barked at the postman.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) staggered (b) stared (c) muttered
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bitter gourd tasted bitter.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
17. 17.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The new shoes shone like stars. (b) The cat sat on the warm mat. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Aryan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
19. 19.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Aarav’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) tired (b) angry (c) sad
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) dog (c) shaggy
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) went (b) walked (c) tiptoed
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Rohan counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) scared (b) bored (c) happy
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) fine (b) grumpy (c) good
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) colourful (c) nice
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Ishaan. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Ishaan. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Ishaan.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where did you put my blue pencil” asked Arjun. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Arjun. (c) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Arjun.
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) tick-tock (b) whoosh (c) baa
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) honk (c) buzz
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) boom (c) garden
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) garden (c) tall
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) quickly (c) slowly
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) The pressure cooker hissed three times.

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