Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 802 · 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 the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
2. 2.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is happy? (a) Vihaan threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (b) Vihaan hummed a tune and could not stop smiling. (c) Vihaan was happy.
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) splash (c) slurp
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
6. 6.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is angry? (a) Zoya stamped her foot and slammed the door. (b) Zoya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Zoya was angry.
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is tired? (a) Arjun’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door. (b) Arjun was tired. (c) Arjun could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.
8. 8.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (b) The playground was an oven in May. (c) We planted a mango tree in the garden.
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) rattled (c) bus
11. 11.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) grabbed (b) whispered (c) trudged
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The library is a treasure chest of stories.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope” shouted Meera. (b) “Grab the rope”! shouted Meera. (c) “Grab the rope!” shouted Meera.
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Saanvi. (b) “Hee hee, stop tickling me”, giggled Saanvi. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Saanvi.
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) good (c) okay
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) jumped (c) got
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (b) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.
18. 18.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a horse (b) a rooster (c) a heavy bag falling
19. 19.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (c) The jalebi was as sweet as honey.
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) groaned (b) creaky (c) stairs
22. 22.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) sprinkled (b) fluttered (c) nibbled
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is bored? (a) Fatima was bored. (b) Fatima laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Fatima kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.
24. 24.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon juice tasted very sour.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) sprinkled (c) scrubbed
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) beep (c) drip
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) hearing
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) zoomed (b) car (c) sleek
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) munched (c) fluttered
30. 30.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Priya is happy? (a) Priya was happy. (b) Tears filled Priya’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (c) Priya laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) plunged (b) gulped (c) sprinkled
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
33. 33.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (b) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (c) The cat sat on the warm mat.
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is happy? (a) Riya counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Riya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Riya was happy.
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) hurled (b) munched (c) strolled
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Come back here, Moti!” shouted Meera. (b) “Come back here, Moti”! shouted Meera. (c) Come back here, Moti! shouted Meera.
37. 37.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (b) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (c) The train left the station at nine.
38. 38.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The lake was a mirror for the mountains. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) The pillow was as soft as a cloud.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose___” giggled Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) soft (b) slow (c) brave

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