Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 818 · 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 “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) fluttered (b) shouted (c) grabbed
2. 2.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (b) The bees buzzed around the hive. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
3. 3.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) did (c) slammed
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “The lemon juice tasted very sour.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Meera’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again.” (a) showing (b) telling
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Maria. (b) My kite is torn to pieces, sobbed Maria. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Maria.
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The children chattered like a flock of parrots.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
10. 10.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil?” ___ Yash. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
11. 11.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) nice (b) cheeky (c) okay
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The runner was as quick as lightning.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) sparkled (c) pebbles
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) reflected (b) glassy (c) lake
15. 15.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) crept (c) dashed
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
19. 19.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) got (c) gulped
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
22. 22.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) gloomy (b) cave (c) echoed
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) golden (c) sun
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (c) The cactus was prickly when I touched it.
25. 25.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a rock” (a) soft (b) fluffy (c) hard
26. 26.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Rohan’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) angry (b) bored (c) sad
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The river water felt icy on my feet.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
29. 29.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (b) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) good (b) nice (c) golden
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) looked (c) did
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleek car zoomed past us.” (a) car (b) zoomed (c) sleek
33. 33.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) slow (b) brave (c) soft
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) came (b) put (c) sprinkled
35. 35.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (b) The water was as clear as glass. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (c) The wet soap slipped from my hands.
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) peered (c) went
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
39. 39.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Rohan’s heart thumped, and he hid under the sheet.” (a) telling (b) showing
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) The fish market had a strong smell.

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