Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 924 · 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 simile? (a) The feather was as light as air. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
2. 2.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) garden (c) smelled
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
4. 4.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (c) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) pencil (c) mango
6. 6.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (b) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (c) I felt the cool breeze on my face.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Priya is cold? (a) Priya’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter. (b) Priya dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (c) Priya was cold.
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Fatima is angry? (a) Fatima sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (b) Fatima threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (c) Fatima was angry.
10. 10.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Sneha folded her arms and glared at her brother.” (a) telling (b) showing
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Aryan. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Aryan. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Aryan.
12. 12.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Come back here, Moti!” ___ Dev. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) giggled
13. 13.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (b) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
14. 14.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The crowded market buzzed with voices.” (a) crowded (b) market (c) buzzed
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) got (c) hurled
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ garden smelled of roses.” (a) blooming (b) okay (c) fine
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The old door creaked as it opened. (b) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (c) The wet soap slipped from my hands.
18. 18.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a feather” (a) dark (b) heavy (c) light
19. 19.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is angry? (a) Nisha was angry. (b) Nisha threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!” (c) Nisha counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The muddy pond had lots of frogs.” (a) pond (b) muddy (c) had
21. 21.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel was really happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.
23. 23.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sour lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) lemon (c) pull
24. 24.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is angry? (a) Sahil’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. (b) Sahil’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (c) Sahil was angry.
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) blazed (b) crept (c) scribbled
26. 26.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an owl” (a) wise (b) silly (c) foolish
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the baby is sleeping___” whispered Kavya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) black (b) white (c) noisy
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The old door creaked as it opened. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
30. 30.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sleepy lion dozed in the shade.” (a) sleepy (b) dozed (c) lion
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) came (b) spoke (c) muttered
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) quack (c) river
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) did (b) clutched (c) held
34. 34.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) stairs (b) creaky (c) groaned
35. 35.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Maria counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) showing (b) telling
36. 36.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir was really cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) made (b) walked (c) strolled
38. 38.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Do not tell anyone about the party,” ___ Arjun. (a) shouted (b) asked (c) whispered
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, the exam has begun___” whispered Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) hearing

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