Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 853 · 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.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as grass” (a) red (b) green (c) loud
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Maria. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) ant (b) tiny (c) carried
4. 4.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
5. 5.Which word fits the gap best?
   “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” ___ Diya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
7. 7.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) scribbled (b) stared (c) raced
8. 8.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The fireworks burst like giant flowers. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan drummed his fingers and stared at the clock.” (a) telling (b) showing
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bees buzzed around the hive.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
12. 12.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) brave (b) soft (c) slow
13. 13.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Zoya. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) giggled
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
15. 15.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is happy? (a) Ananya laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (b) Ananya’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet. (c) Ananya was happy.
16. 16.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (b) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (c) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) roar (c) croak
18. 18.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is sad? (a) Aisha’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home. (b) Aisha was sad. (c) Aisha’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter.
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
20. 20.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Her hands were as cold as ice cubes.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan stamped his foot and slammed the door.” (a) happy (b) bored (c) angry
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is sad? (a) Aarav dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Aarav was sad. (c) Tears filled Aarav’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Diya gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut.” (a) showing (b) telling
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Nobody came to my party___” sobbed Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) nice (b) cuddly (c) good
27. 27.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) good (b) blooming (c) nice
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The fluffy kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) curled (b) fluffy (c) kitten
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) hearing
30. 30.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) grabbed (b) crawled (c) peered
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) gentle (c) table
34. 34.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The baby slept in the afternoon. (b) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (c) The busy market was a beehive.
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Zoya. (b) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Zoya. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Zoya.
37. 37.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The library is a treasure chest of stories.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
39. 39.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shimmering peacock spread its tail.” (a) spread (b) shimmering (c) peacock
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) trudged (c) made

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