Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 888 · 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?
   “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) good (c) fine
3. 3.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cow (b) a car horn (c) a lion
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (b) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (c) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud,” sobbed Tenzin. (b) “I dropped my ice cream in the mud” sobbed Tenzin. (c) I dropped my ice cream in the mud, sobbed Tenzin.
7. 7.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Aisha beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) telling (b) showing
8. 8.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (b) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Imran is sad? (a) Imran was sad. (b) Imran kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (c) A tear rolled slowly down Imran’s cheek.
11. 11.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (b) Dad is a walking dictionary. (c) The baby slept like a log.
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
13. 13.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) woof (b) moo (c) splash
15. 15.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) The night was as dark as ink. (c) The sun was a golden ball of fire.
16. 16.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Aisha’s eyes, and she stared at the floor.” (a) hungry (b) sad (c) cold
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) good (b) shiny (c) okay
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) baby (c) chubby
19. 19.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sahil felt very bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
21. 21.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is sad? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Joseph’s cheek. (b) Joseph was sad. (c) Joseph could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Rohan dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) sad (b) scared (c) tired
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) narrow (c) twisted
24. 24.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Is it time for lunch yet?” ___ Simran. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
25. 25.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cow (c) a pair of scissors
26. 26.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The water was as clear as glass.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
28. 28.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The cheeky monkey stole Grandpa’s cap.” (a) monkey (b) cheeky (c) stole
29. 29.Which sentence is a simile? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder.
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) held (c) went
32. 32.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (b) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (c) The warm sand tickled my toes.
34. 34.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The warm sand tickled my toes. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
38. 38.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) okay (c) good
39. 39.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The night was as dark as ink. (b) Dad is a walking dictionary. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Nisha kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.” (a) showing (b) telling

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