Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 705 · 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 line uses the sense of taste? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Catch the ball___” shouted Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) sipped (b) hurled (c) slammed
5. 5.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (c) The children chattered like a flock of parrots.
6. 6.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The sun was a golden ball of fire.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat”! shouted Nisha. (b) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Nisha. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Nisha.
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) grabbed (b) staggered (c) sobbed
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) happy (c) mango
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is angry? (a) Fatima’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists. (b) Fatima was angry. (c) Fatima could barely keep her eyes open at dinner.
11. 11.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Kabir finished his homework early.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) thud (b) beep (c) splash
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (c) The lemon juice tasted very sour.
14. 14.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as honey” (a) sour (b) bitter (c) sweet
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) got (c) walked
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Farhan. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Farhan. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Farhan.
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Imran sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) showing (b) telling
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) teacher (c) pencil
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) gentle (c) mango
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) went (c) walked
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) polished (b) fine (c) good
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Maria felt very angry.” (a) telling (b) showing
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is scared? (a) Yash’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet. (b) Yash was scared. (c) Yash sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) clutched (b) gobbled (c) scribbled
27. 27.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan felt very sad.” (a) showing (b) telling
28. 28.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Kabir finished his homework early. (b) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (c) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) road (c) twisted
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The puffy clouds floated across the sky.” (a) floated (b) puffy (c) clouds
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is bored? (a) Sneha was bored. (b) Sneha sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (c) Sneha’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter.
32. 32.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) gulped (b) shouted (c) strolled
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) got (c) wandered
34. 34.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day. (b) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (c) The feather was as light as air.
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ grass tickled my feet.” (a) feathery (b) nice (c) good
37. 37.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) the wind (c) pakoras in hot oil
38. 38.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (b) The playground was an oven in May. (c) My father bought a new umbrella.
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aisha was sad.” (a) telling (b) showing
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Kavya. (b) “That joke is so funny” giggled Kavya. (c) That joke is so funny, giggled Kavya.

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