Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 810 · 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) yellow (b) splash (c) teacher
2. 2.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The warm sand tickled my toes. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.
3. 3.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Meera’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class.” (a) sad (b) hungry (c) tired
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) soup (c) steaming
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) garden (c) quack
6. 6.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Priya sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.” (a) tired (b) scared (c) sad
7. 7.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is happy? (a) Tara laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (b) Tara’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Tara was happy.
8. 8.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) The temple bells rang out loudly. (c) The snail felt slimy on my palm.
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) nibbled (c) went
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) threw (c) went
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav was really scared.” (a) telling (b) showing
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) made (c) took
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) okay (b) good (c) naughty
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bitter gourd tasted bitter.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (c) I tasted the soup and added more salt.
19. 19.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a doorbell (c) a heavy bag falling
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) yellow (c) mango
21. 21.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The baby slept like a log.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) had (b) ran (c) dashed
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) splash (b) honk (c) meow
24. 24.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) wandered (b) glanced (c) tumbled
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
26. 26.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) telling (b) showing
27. 27.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The fog was a grey curtain over the town.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) My goldfish has gone missing, sobbed Pooja. (b) “My goldfish has gone missing,” sobbed Pooja. (c) “My goldfish has gone missing” sobbed Pooja.
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
32. 32.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Meera watered the plants in the morning.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
33. 33.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Fatima. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
34. 34.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (b) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (c) The temple bells rang out loudly.
36. 36.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) shouted (b) nibbled (c) stared
37. 37.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping.” (a) showing (b) telling
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) went
39. 39.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is happy? (a) Arjun’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (b) Arjun grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Arjun was happy.
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) window (c) tall

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