Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 723 · 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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) tiny (b) ant (c) carried
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
3. 3.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) sipped (b) wandered (c) blazed
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) river (c) teacher
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) dashed (b) tumbled (c) slammed
6. 6.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (b) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
   “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) sipped (b) blazed (c) peered
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
11. 11.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) staggered (b) peered (c) munched
12. 12.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is happy? (a) Sneha laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (b) Sneha was happy. (c) Sneha’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
16. 16.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) white (b) noisy (c) black
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) got (c) gobbled
18. 18.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Dad is a walking dictionary. (b) The baby slept like a log. (c) The dog barked at the postman.
19. 19.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Zoya gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut.” (a) happy (b) angry (c) scared
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Neel. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat” giggled Neel. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Neel.
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The temple bells rang out loudly.
24. 24.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) glanced (b) fluttered (c) trudged
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) tick-tock
26. 26.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a lion (c) a sparrow
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) strolled (b) sprinkled (c) munched
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is tired? (a) Zoya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (b) Zoya was tired. (c) Zoya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) quilt (b) covered (c) patchwork
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) went (b) jumped (c) leapt
31. 31.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Dev threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) happy (b) angry (c) cold
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Neel. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “What time does the train leave?” ___ Aarav. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
35. 35.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) peered (b) wandered (c) whispered
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cave echoed with our voices.” (a) fine (b) gloomy (c) okay
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The new shoes shone like stars. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) moo (b) splash (c) snip
40. 40.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (c) The new shoes shone like stars.

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