Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 826 · 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 icy wind howled all night.” (a) howled (b) wind (c) icy
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me,” ___ Ishaan. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
3. 3.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sneeze (c) a pig
4. 4.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) soared (b) dashed (c) shouted
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) sour
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Nisha. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Nisha. (c) Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet, giggled Nisha.
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) honk (b) hoot (c) snip
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) went (b) dashed (c) ran
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) nibbled (c) dashed
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) scribbled (b) raced (c) blazed
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, we are in the library___” whispered Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Ananya. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) came (c) ate
15. 15.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) white (b) black (c) noisy
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) grabbed (c) made
17. 17.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) soared (b) gobbled (c) dashed
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) sipped (b) sprinkled (c) trudged
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Priya. (b) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Priya. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Priya.
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) plunged (b) scrubbed (c) crawled
21. 21.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Zoya kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) bored (b) hungry (c) angry
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
23. 23.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Meera’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home.” (a) tired (b) sad (c) happy
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Yash. (b) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Yash. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Yash.
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) knock (c) chair
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the goat ate your hat___” giggled Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Rohan. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Rohan. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Rohan.
28. 28.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Yash. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) nice (c) okay
30. 30.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tenzin threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”” (a) scared (b) bored (c) angry
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is angry? (a) Zoya’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home. (b) Zoya was angry. (c) Zoya’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists.
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) bored (b) hungry (c) scared
34. 34.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) raced (b) dashed (c) muttered
35. 35.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Nisha’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.” (a) hungry (b) sad (c) happy
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) smell
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (b) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (c) The teacher wrote the date on the board.
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
39. 39.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (c) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.

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