Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 816 · 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 strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) muttered (c) hurled
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Sahil. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
3. 3.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a balloon (b) a noisy drinker (c) raindrops
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) did (b) fell (c) plunged
5. 5.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The playground was an oven in May.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
6. 6.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a motorbike
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) got (c) walked
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) lake (c) glassy
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The icy wind howled all night.” (a) wind (b) howled (c) icy
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The teacher wrote the date on the board.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) okay (c) nice
12. 12.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) munched (b) clutched (c) scrubbed
13. 13.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aarav felt very happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
14. 14.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (b) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) okay (b) fluffy (c) good
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) had (b) staggered (c) walked
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cushion sank under me.” (a) okay (b) squishy (c) nice
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
20. 20.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (b) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) hearing
22. 22.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a peacock” (a) humble (b) shy (c) proud
23. 23.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Imran felt very cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
24. 24.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) noisy (b) white (c) black
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) The thunder crashed and roared. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) chubby (b) baby (c) giggled
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Sahil. (b) “Why is the sky blue” asked Sahil. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Sahil.
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ fireworks lit up the sky.” (a) fine (b) dazzling (c) good
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Meera rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.” (a) cold (b) tired (c) bored
30. 30.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Simran is bored? (a) Simran’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (b) Simran was bored. (c) Simran drummed her fingers and stared at the clock.
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ market buzzed with voices.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) crowded
32. 32.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tossed (b) tiptoed (c) soared
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
34. 34.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is happy? (a) Kavya beamed and hugged everyone in sight. (b) Kavya counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (c) Kavya was happy.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Neel is sad? (a) Neel was sad. (b) A tear rolled slowly down Neel’s cheek. (c) Neel’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.
37. 37.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is tired? (a) Aarav gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (b) Aarav was tired. (c) Aarav could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.
39. 39.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little sister is as busy as a bee.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” giggled Farhan. (b) “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock”, giggled Farhan. (c) Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock, giggled Farhan.

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