Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 800 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) got (b) dashed (c) ran
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) came (b) staggered (c) walked
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The lake shone like a mirror in the sun.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “The fish market had a strong smell.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) gulped (b) scribbled (c) dashed
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Joseph felt very angry.” (a) telling (b) showing
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “The cactus was prickly when I touched it.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ river rushed over the rocks.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) foaming
11. 11.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) scared (b) happy (c) bored
12. 12.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
13. 13.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) stared (b) giggled (c) fluttered
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) roar
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Pooja is happy? (a) Pooja was happy. (b) Pooja shivered and stamped her feet in the snow. (c) Pooja laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.
16. 16.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.” (a) happy (b) cold (c) bored
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the exam has begun,” whispered Vihaan. (b) “Shh, the exam has begun” whispered Vihaan. (c) “Shh, the exam has begun”, whispered Vihaan.
18. 18.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kabir rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.” (a) cold (b) happy (c) tired
19. 19.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) plunged (b) crept (c) gulped
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
21. 21.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Riya rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) tired (b) sad (c) hungry
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) gobbled (b) strolled (c) soared
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “A tear rolled slowly down Arjun’s cheek.” (a) cold (b) sad (c) bored
24. 24.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a giraffe” (a) short (b) tall (c) round
25. 25.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) raced (b) fluttered (c) muttered
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) polished
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (b) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (c) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.
29. 29.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The baby slept in the afternoon. (b) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (c) The fireworks burst like giant flowers.
30. 30.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ananya sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) sad (b) tired (c) hungry
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.
32. 32.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Priya’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) showing (b) telling
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
35. 35.Which word fits the gap best?
    “I have lost my favourite teddy,” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) The thunder crashed and roared. (c) The cactus was prickly when I touched it.
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) hungry (b) tired (c) bored
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) happy (c) pencil
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (b) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
40. 40.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) echoed (c) cave

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