Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 824 · 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 the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) garden (b) smelled (c) blooming
2. 2.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) tossed (b) sprinkled (c) shouted
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) sprinkled (c) went
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ sun rose over the hills.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) golden
6. 6.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.
7. 7.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Kavya. (b) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Kavya. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Kavya.
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
11. 11.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) an owl
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) clutched (b) plunged (c) whispered
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) tall (c) mango
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) good (b) okay (c) icy
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” giggled Vihaan. (b) Hee hee, stop tickling me, giggled Vihaan. (c) “Hee hee, stop tickling me” giggled Vihaan.
17. 17.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) loud (b) cold (c) hot
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) The crowd cheered loudly for our team.
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) smell
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Look out, the shelf is falling___” shouted Manav. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) roar (b) hiss (c) chirp
22. 22.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The traffic jam was a long metal snake.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
23. 23.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The old bread was as hard as a rock.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
24. 24.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) scared (b) tired (c) bored
25. 25.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Joseph. (a) asked (b) whispered (c) shouted
26. 26.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The busy market was a beehive.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) taste
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Priya is angry? (a) Priya was angry. (b) Priya threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (c) Priya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.
29. 29.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) striped (b) snake (c) slid
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The medicine had a bitter taste. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) I heard waves crashing on the rocks.
31. 31.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) hurled (b) sobbed (c) gobbled
32. 32.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a pig (b) a crisp papad (c) a dog
33. 33.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (c) The new shoes shone like stars.
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (b) The sea tasted very salty. (c) The crowd cheered loudly for our team.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose”, giggled Ananya. (b) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose,” giggled Ananya. (c) “Hee hee, that clown has a red nose” giggled Ananya.
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) stole (b) cheeky (c) monkey
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Neel grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) sad (b) tired (c) happy
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Arjun is sad? (a) Arjun threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (b) Arjun was sad. (c) Tears filled Arjun’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) did (c) took

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