Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 746 · 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 fits the gap best?
   “Watch out for that car!” ___ Yash. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Riya. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
3. 3.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
   “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
5. 5.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Kavya’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home.” (a) tired (b) happy (c) sad
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) went (c) gobbled
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The bus stopped at the school gate.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) towered (c) tree
11. 11.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (b) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Pooja gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) telling (b) showing
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
16. 16.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (c) The bus stopped at the school gate.
17. 17.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) jalebis (c) dripped
18. 18.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) strolled (b) scrubbed (c) peered
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope!” shouted Diya. (b) “Grab the rope” shouted Diya. (c) “Grab the rope”! shouted Diya.
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) cave (c) gloomy
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) bus (c) rattled
22. 22.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aisha grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) telling (b) showing
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) chair (c) tall
24. 24.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) staggered (c) hurled
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) raced
26. 26.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.
27. 27.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
28. 28.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) The feather was as light as air.
29. 29.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) leapt (b) plunged (c) glanced
30. 30.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Diya is cold? (a) Diya was cold. (b) Diya’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home. (c) Diya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is sad? (a) Sahil was sad. (b) Sahil sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing. (c) Sahil kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.
32. 32.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) My little sister is as busy as a bee.
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The medicine had a bitter taste.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) hearing
34. 34.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a peacock” (a) shy (b) humble (c) proud
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Saanvi. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Saanvi. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Saanvi.
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “How many stars are in the sky?” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) went (b) drank (c) sipped
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Tenzin. (b) Why is the sky blue? asked Tenzin. (c) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Tenzin.
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) fluttered (b) scribbled (c) tiptoed
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tears filled Kabir’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) telling (b) showing

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