Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 846 · 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 fits the gap best?
   “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Yash. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) had (c) muddy
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Watch out for that car!” ___ Ishaan. (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) shouted
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
6. 6.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Neel was really tired.” (a) telling (b) showing
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) had (c) shut
8. 8.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The glassy lake reflected the hills.” (a) lake (b) glassy (c) reflected
9. 9.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The teacher wrote the date on the board.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time does the train leave” asked Kabir. (b) “What time does the train leave?” asked Kabir. (c) What time does the train leave? asked Kabir.
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) The lemon juice tasted very sour.
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (c) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw a rainbow over the green fields.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Riya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.” (a) cold (b) hungry (c) sad
15. 15.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (b) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
18. 18.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) bored
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The old door creaked as it opened. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “How many stars are in the sky” asked Tara. (b) “How many stars are in the sky?” asked Tara. (c) How many stars are in the sky? asked Tara.
23. 23.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kavya felt very hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
24. 24.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir finished his homework early. (b) The fireworks burst like giant flowers. (c) The sun was a golden ball of fire.
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) good (c) nice
27. 27.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Dad is a walking dictionary. (b) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (c) The train left the station at nine.
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ wind howled all night.” (a) icy (b) fine (c) nice
29. 29.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a clock (c) a noisy drinker
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The cactus was prickly when I touched it.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kite danced in the sky.” (a) fine (b) good (c) colourful
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) had (c) clutched
33. 33.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The playground was an oven in May.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) stared (c) dashed
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it time for lunch yet___” asked Neel. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) booming (b) good (c) nice
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Imran. (b) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Imran. (c) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Imran.
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) good (c) enormous
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Imran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)

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