Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 680 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) woof (b) baa (c) hiss
2. 2.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The traffic jam was a long metal snake.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
3. 3.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (c) The fireworks burst like giant flowers.
4. 4.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) The feather was as light as air.
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
6. 6.Which sense does this line use?
   “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) taste
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ quilt covered the bed.” (a) okay (b) patchwork (c) good
9. 9.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a bee” (a) silent (b) lazy (c) busy
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “His heart was a drum during the race.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is tired? (a) Riya gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (b) Riya was tired. (c) Riya could barely keep her eyes open at dinner.
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
14. 14.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) tossed (b) raced (c) clutched
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) chirp (c) honk
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) touch
18. 18.Which sentence is a simile? (a) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (b) The jalebi was as sweet as honey. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Saanvi. (b) Look out, the shelf is falling! shouted Saanvi. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Saanvi.
20. 20.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Yash was hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Kabir. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Kabir. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Kabir.
22. 22.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The baby slept like a log. (b) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
23. 23.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (c) The children played cricket after school.
24. 24.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) shouted (b) raced (c) crept
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) cuddly (b) nice (c) fine
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) scrubbed (c) blazed
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) smell
29. 29.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aisha kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) showing (b) telling
30. 30.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kavya folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) tired (b) angry (c) sad
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) good (c) booming
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) made (b) scrubbed (c) cleaned
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) croak (c) achoo
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
35. 35.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The traffic jam was a long metal snake. (b) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill. (c) It rained all night in our town.
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
37. 37.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sheep (c) a duck
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) nice (c) good
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) parcel (b) mysterious (c) arrived
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is tired? (a) Manav was tired. (b) Manav licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in. (c) Manav dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.

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