Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 900 · 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 sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (b) The cat sat on the warm mat. (c) The children chattered like a flock of parrots.
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
   “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) giggled (b) gobbled (c) crept
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Vihaan was really cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My kite is torn to pieces,” sobbed Meera. (b) “My kite is torn to pieces”, sobbed Meera. (c) “My kite is torn to pieces” sobbed Meera.
6. 6.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
7. 7.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
8. 8.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a feather” (a) dark (b) light (c) heavy
9. 9.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) sticky (b) dripped (c) jalebis
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The snail felt slimy on my palm. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
11. 11.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Farhan. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
12. 12.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The bus stopped at the school gate.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) made (c) tiptoed
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) rose (b) sun (c) golden
16. 16.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Aarav. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) came (c) scribbled
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) happy (c) pencil
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (b) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (c) The crowd cheered loudly for our team.
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rusty bus rattled down the road.” (a) rattled (b) rusty (c) bus
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (b) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (c) The cactus was prickly when I touched it.
25. 25.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) gulped (c) scrubbed
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) whispered (b) scribbled (c) staggered
27. 27.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Manav’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.” (a) telling (b) showing
28. 28.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The bees buzzed around the hive. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The snail felt slimy on my palm.
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) quack
30. 30.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is cold? (a) Aisha was cold. (b) Aisha’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Aisha sat alone, hugging her knees and sniffing.
31. 31.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a camera (b) a dog (c) a motorbike
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wet soap slipped from my hands.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tears filled Kabir’s eyes, and he stared at the floor.” (a) sad (b) bored (c) scared
34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) buzz
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) leapt (c) clutched
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) slowly (c) garden
39. 39.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) angry (b) happy (c) sad
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Saanvi is scared? (a) Saanvi froze and held her breath as the floor creaked. (b) Saanvi dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (c) Saanvi was scared.

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