Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 806 · 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.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) slurp
3. 3.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) mysterious (b) good (c) fine
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) stale (b) okay (c) nice
6. 6.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) sipped (c) muttered
7. 7.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) trudged (b) stared (c) sobbed
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) munched (b) tumbled (c) grabbed
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why is the sky blue___” asked Aryan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) got (b) cried (c) sobbed
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Sneha. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) rickety (b) nice (c) good
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (b) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (c) I heard waves crashing on the rocks.
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) scribbled (c) sobbed
16. 16.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sipped (b) raced (c) sobbed
17. 17.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) showing (b) telling
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Sahil. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) shouted (c) nibbled
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon juice tasted very sour.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight
23. 23.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) nice (b) shimmering (c) okay
24. 24.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tiptoed (b) tumbled (c) shouted
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) crawled (c) sprinkled
26. 26.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The sea tasted very salty. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) I heard waves crashing on the rocks.
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) dazzling (b) good (c) okay
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party___” whispered Neel. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a car horn (c) a lion
30. 30.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Yash is cold? (a) Yash froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Yash was cold. (c) Yash shivered and stamped his feet in the snow.
31. 31.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (b) The night was as dark as ink. (c) The bus stopped at the school gate.
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) got (b) looked (c) glanced
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) quickly (c) table
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) sticky
37. 37.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a motorbike (c) a pig
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) fine (b) sleek (c) good
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is happy? (a) Simran rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (b) Simran was happy. (c) Simran laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) came (b) sipped (c) drank

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