Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 682 · 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 sentence is a simile? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) The new shoes shone like stars. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) munched (c) plunged
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) fluttered (c) hurled
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) snip (b) drip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Sahil hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) telling (b) showing
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Riya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) telling (b) showing
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) went (b) sipped (c) drank
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Manav was really cold.” (a) showing (b) telling
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) nice (b) good (c) booming
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) pricked (b) cactus (c) spiky
13. 13.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) soared (c) muttered
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a duck (b) the wind (c) a cow
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) river (c) teacher
16. 16.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) leapt (c) crawled
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) did (b) walked (c) strolled
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
19. 19.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill. (b) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (c) We planted a mango tree in the garden.
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) click
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) did (b) stared (c) looked
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) slid (c) snake
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Simran. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) grumpy
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “I tasted the soup and added more salt.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon juice tasted very sour.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight
28. 28.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera was really bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) vroom (b) sizzle (c) thud
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ soup filled our bowls.” (a) okay (b) steaming (c) fine
31. 31.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) an owl (c) a car horn
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) stared (b) scrubbed (c) fluttered
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sticky
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) plunged (c) got
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The shop sells pencils and erasers.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
37. 37.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) leapt (b) sipped (c) glanced
38. 38.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Meera sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) bored (b) happy (c) cold
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) quack (c) thud
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) boom (c) teacher

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