Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 789 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) blooming (c) fine
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) good (b) striped (c) nice
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Rohan’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.” (a) cold (b) sad (c) scared
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Sahil. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Sahil. (c) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock” giggled Sahil.
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (c) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Arjun. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kavya gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) telling (b) showing
13. 13.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) brave (b) slow (c) soft
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I dropped my ice cream in the mud___” sobbed Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) fine (c) golden
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Can I have one more laddoo, please? asked Tenzin. (b) “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” asked Tenzin. (c) “Can I have one more laddoo, please”? asked Tenzin.
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan was bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hiss (c) mango
19. 19.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat,” ___ Riya. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shaggy dog barked at the stranger.” (a) barked (b) shaggy (c) dog
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) peacock (c) shimmering
22. 22.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (b) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (c) The new shoes shone like stars.
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) The fish market had a strong smell. (c) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pop (c) yellow
25. 25.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The traffic jam was a long metal snake.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) sobbed (b) tiptoed (c) munched
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) hearing
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Priya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (c) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slurp (c) green
32. 32.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) blazed (b) tiptoed (c) shouted
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) sleepy
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) went (c) looked
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is cold? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Simran’s cheek. (b) Simran was cold. (c) Simran rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) nice (c) rickety
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ giant snored under the tree.” (a) okay (b) good (c) grumpy
39. 39.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) crept (c) crawled
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.

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