Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 868 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Watch out for that car___” shouted Arjun. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The teacher wrote the date on the board.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) trudged (b) tossed (c) shouted
5. 5.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is tired? (a) Vihaan was tired. (b) Vihaan rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (c) Vihaan beamed and hugged everyone in sight.
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) munched (b) tossed (c) staggered
7. 7.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a car horn (c) an owl
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) quack (c) hiss
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Joseph. (b) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Joseph. (c) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Joseph.
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
11. 11.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a motorbike (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (c) The wet soap slipped from my hands.
13. 13.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is tired? (a) Kavya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow. (b) Kavya was tired. (c) Kavya rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The stale bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) bread (b) stale (c) crumbled
15. 15.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) giggled (b) grabbed (c) stared
16. 16.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The jalebi was as sweet as honey.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
17. 17.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kabir froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) scared (b) hungry (c) happy
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Vihaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a question mark (?)
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) hoot (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) glanced (b) slammed (c) strolled
22. 22.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (b) The bus stopped at the school gate. (c) The sun was a golden ball of fire.
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs. (c) I looked at the white peak of the mountain.
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) came (b) nibbled (c) ate
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is sad? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Joseph’s cheek. (b) Joseph was sad. (c) Joseph hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) went (b) walked (c) tiptoed
27. 27.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Vihaan rubbed his hands and blew on his fingers.” (a) showing (b) telling
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Neel. (b) “Shh, we are in the library”, whispered Neel. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Neel.
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) did (b) crept (c) went
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) vroom (b) splash (c) neigh
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) touch
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) made (c) shut
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) glanced (b) trudged (c) fluttered
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) taste
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) clang (c) vroom
36. 36.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cat (c) a doorbell
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) hungry (b) sad (c) bored
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Nisha sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) bored (b) cold (c) scared
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.

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