Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 787 · 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 an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) chair (c) kind
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) held (c) came
3. 3.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) tumbled (b) peered (c) blazed
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
   “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) crawled (b) whispered (c) blazed
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) The thunder crashed and roared. (c) The medicine had a bitter taste.
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Simran felt very cold.” (a) showing (b) telling
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Vihaan felt very happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
8. 8.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a lion (b) a sheep (c) pakoras in hot oil
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) went
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Priya’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home.” (a) telling (b) showing
11. 11.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (b) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (c) Meera watered the plants in the morning.
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) whoosh (b) meow (c) oink
14. 14.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is bored? (a) Kabir shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (b) Kabir was bored. (c) Kabir sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) tumbled (b) wandered (c) fluttered
16. 16.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The night was as dark as ink.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
17. 17.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sprinkled (b) sobbed (c) sipped
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
19. 19.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The dog barked at the postman.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
20. 20.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tenzin’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.” (a) bored (b) happy (c) tired
21. 21.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) I tasted the soup and added more salt.
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Nisha’s cheek.” (a) tired (b) bored (c) sad
24. 24.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
25. 25.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) sleek (c) zoomed
26. 26.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.” (a) sad (b) scared (c) tired
27. 27.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (b) My father bought a new umbrella. (c) Her bedroom is a pigsty.
28. 28.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (c) The lake sparkled under the full moon.
29. 29.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera was hungry.” (a) telling (b) showing
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) pitter-patter (b) tick-tock (c) hiss
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) taste
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is scared? (a) Aarav was scared. (b) Aarav’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (c) Aarav’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) hurled (b) sipped (c) trudged
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) tossed (b) peered (c) clutched
36. 36.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a rooster (b) a campfire (c) a duck
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) gigantic (b) good (c) fine
38. 38.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Diya beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) happy (b) cold (c) sad
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) hungry (b) sad (c) bored
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Kabir. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed

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