Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 807 · 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.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a clock (b) a car horn (c) a rooster
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) buzzed (c) market
4. 4.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Tara’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home.” (a) bored (b) tired (c) sad
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is scared? (a) Aarav froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (b) Aarav beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (c) Aarav was scared.
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Dev kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) telling (b) showing
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Catch the ball!” ___ Meera. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
   “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) gulped (b) clutched (c) stared
9. 9.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) plunged (b) raced (c) stared
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) wandered (c) scribbled
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Run, the bus is leaving___” shouted Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Riya. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Riya. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Riya.
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a camera (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cow
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh___” giggled Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ rope scraped my hands.” (a) rough (b) nice (c) good
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) good (b) narrow (c) nice
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) okay (c) nice
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) tumbled (b) munched (c) crept
20. 20.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Pooja. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pitter-patter (c) oink
22. 22.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The children played cricket after school.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) cold (b) tired (c) angry
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Zoya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) showing (b) telling
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Nobody came to my party,” ___ Fatima. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
26. 26.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) muttered (b) gulped (c) leapt
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Grab the rope!” shouted Aisha. (b) Grab the rope! shouted Aisha. (c) “Grab the rope” shouted Aisha.
28. 28.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (b) The baby slept in the afternoon. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The snow was a white blanket on the hills.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lion dozed in the shade.” (a) fine (b) sleepy (c) good
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) looked (c) had
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chirp (c) kind
34. 34.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) His heart was a drum during the race. (b) The water was as clear as glass. (c) The bus stopped at the school gate.
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) The thunder crashed and roared. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Zoya. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I miss my grandma so much” sobbed Imran. (b) “I miss my grandma so much”, sobbed Imran. (c) “I miss my grandma so much,” sobbed Imran.
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
39. 39.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The new shoes shone like stars. (c) The snow was a white blanket on the hills.
40. 40.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a frog (b) a campfire (c) a motorbike

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