Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 740 · 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 enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) stomped (c) elephant
2. 2.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (b) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (c) The baby slept in the afternoon.
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) taste
4. 4.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a sheep (c) a frog
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) enormous
6. 6.Which sense does this line use?
   “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Where did you put my blue pencil? asked Riya. (b) “Where did you put my blue pencil?” asked Riya. (c) “Where did you put my blue pencil”? asked Riya.
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The spiky cactus pricked my finger.” (a) spiky (b) pricked (c) cactus
10. 10.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a peacock” (a) humble (b) proud (c) shy
11. 11.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) fast (b) slow (c) loud
12. 12.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aarav drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) cold (b) bored (c) scared
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) moo (c) kind
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aarav gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) hungry (b) angry (c) tired
15. 15.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) crept (b) wandered (c) nibbled
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (b) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (c) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) went (c) whispered
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is tired? (a) Rohan beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Rohan was tired. (c) Rohan could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) The pressure cooker hissed three times.
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Neel. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) grass (c) feathery
26. 26.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Meera stamped her foot and slammed the door.” (a) cold (b) bored (c) angry
27. 27.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) thunder (b) a campfire (c) a jump into a pool
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) pop
29. 29.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is hungry? (a) Ananya gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (b) Ananya gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (c) Ananya was hungry.
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Watch out for that car___” shouted Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) croak (c) slowly
33. 33.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) grabbed (b) strolled (c) gobbled
34. 34.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tenzin dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) cold (b) tired (c) angry
35. 35.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (c) His heart was a drum during the race.
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (b) The playground was an oven in May. (c) Kabir finished his homework early.
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) made (b) soared (c) flew
39. 39.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (b) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (c) The puppy’s nose was as cold as ice.
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) telling (b) showing

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