Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 799 · 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) woof (b) happy (c) kind
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) raced (c) had
3. 3.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) fine (b) rough (c) okay
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) table (c) snip
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) buzz (c) garden
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The old door creaked as it opened.
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Saanvi rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) showing (b) telling
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) sprinkled (c) giggled
13. 13.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) gobbled (b) peered (c) clutched
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) peered (b) hurled (c) dashed
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) nice (b) spiky (c) good
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
19. 19.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) noisy (b) white (c) black
20. 20.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Neel grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) cold (b) scared (c) happy
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Dev. (b) How many stars are in the sky? asked Dev. (c) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Dev.
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) went (c) gulped
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is happy? (a) Ishaan was happy. (b) Ishaan’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again. (c) Ishaan laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sneha was cold.” (a) showing (b) telling
25. 25.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a microwave (b) a duck (c) a cat
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) clang (b) beep (c) tick-tock
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
28. 28.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) nibbled (b) raced (c) hurled
30. 30.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) loud (b) slow (c) fast
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
33. 33.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My little brother is a chatterbox. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) The new shoes shone like stars.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) slurp
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) nibbled (c) grabbed
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is bored? (a) Aisha was bored. (b) Aisha gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (c) Aisha drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.
38. 38.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a sheep (c) a steel plate falling
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The snail felt slimy on my palm.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) jalebis (c) dripped

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