Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 731 · 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 sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) hearing
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the goat ate your hat, giggled Ishaan. (b) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” giggled Ishaan. (c) “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat”, giggled Ishaan.
4. 4.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The new shoes shone like stars.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
5. 5.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Zoya gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) sad (b) bored (c) hungry
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) reflected (c) lake
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Diya. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Diya. (c) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Diya.
8. 8.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (b) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (c) Meera watered the plants in the morning.
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Who painted this lovely picture?” ___ Nisha. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is cold? (a) Rohan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Rohan was cold. (c) Rohan shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) slurp (b) beep (c) achoo
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Dev could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.” (a) telling (b) showing
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The temple bells rang out loudly.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) plunged (b) gulped (c) tiptoed
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) tiptoed (b) munched (c) whispered
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) threw (c) did
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) hoot (c) clang
21. 21.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) His heart was a drum during the race. (b) The dog barked at the postman. (c) My little sister is as busy as a bee.
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) icy
24. 24.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a mouse” (a) huge (b) quiet (c) loud
25. 25.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) good (b) sleepy (c) fine
26. 26.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The road was as straight as a ruler.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The patchwork quilt covered the bed.” (a) covered (b) quilt (c) patchwork
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
30. 30.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) staggered (b) sipped (c) tumbled
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The bees buzzed around the hive. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The medicine had a bitter taste. (b) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (c) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.
33. 33.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “We ate rice and dal for dinner.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
34. 34.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) scribbled (b) hurled (c) crawled
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is tired? (a) Fatima was tired. (b) Fatima laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Fatima’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
37. 37.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) soared (b) scribbled (c) scrubbed
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is sad? (a) Imran was sad. (b) Imran sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing. (c) Imran’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) telling (b) showing
40. 40.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) slammed (b) scrubbed (c) trudged

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