Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 906 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
2. 2.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Aryan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) telling (b) showing
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Dev is cold? (a) Dev sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing. (b) Dev was cold. (c) Dev’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.
4. 4.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) gobbled (b) blazed (c) tiptoed
5. 5.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Tenzin folded his arms and glared at his brother.” (a) happy (b) sad (c) angry
6. 6.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ mangoes filled the basket.” (a) nice (b) juicy (c) fine
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Catch the ball!” ___ Zoya. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
8. 8.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ chilli made my eyes water.” (a) fine (b) fiery (c) nice
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Zoya. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Zoya. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Zoya.
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) meow (b) tick-tock (c) crackle
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) achoo (c) pencil
12. 12.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sticky
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) quack
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The narrow road twisted up the mountain.” (a) road (b) twisted (c) narrow
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) had (b) muddy (c) pond
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) got (c) wandered
17. 17.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a duck (b) a sneeze (c) a frog
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) did (b) looked (c) stared
19. 19.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) blazed (b) glanced (c) sobbed
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Aisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) nibbled (b) dashed (c) sobbed
22. 22.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aarav sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) cold (b) happy (c) sad
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crispy dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) dosa (b) crispy (c) crackled
24. 24.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Vihaan was happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
25. 25.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The busy market was a beehive. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder.
26. 26.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) green (b) red (c) loud
27. 27.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (c) Her bedroom is a pigsty.
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The rickety ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) wobbled (b) rickety (c) ladder
31. 31.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (b) My little sister is as busy as a bee. (c) Meera watered the plants in the morning.
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) peered (b) gulped (c) leapt
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
34. 34.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, the exam has begun,” ___ Yash. (a) whispered (b) shouted (c) asked
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The pressure cooker hissed three times.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
36. 36.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My goldfish has gone missing,” ___ Priya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) slammed (c) scrubbed
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (b) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (c) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.
39. 39.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The fireworks burst like giant flowers.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The fish market had a strong smell.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell

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