Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 927 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) moved (c) went
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The medicine had a bitter taste.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) okay (b) enormous (c) fine
6. 6.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Tenzin licked his lips as the smell of dosas drifted in.” (a) scared (b) hungry (c) bored
7. 7.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” ___ Pooja. (a) shouted (b) whispered (c) asked
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Aryan grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) telling (b) showing
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) honk (b) boom (c) crunch
11. 11.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a jump into a pool (c) a car horn
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) scribbled (c) did
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) snip (b) chirp (c) ding-dong
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste
15. 15.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) okay (b) muddy (c) nice
16. 16.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is sad? (a) Sneha’s shoulders drooped as she walked slowly home. (b) Sneha grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Sneha was sad.
17. 17.Which word fits the gap best?
    “My kite is torn to pieces,” ___ Ananya. (a) giggled (b) asked (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The shiny pebbles sparkled in the stream.” (a) shiny (b) pebbles (c) sparkled
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ thunder shook the windows.” (a) okay (b) booming (c) fine
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) moo (c) happy
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) I tasted the soup and added more salt.
22. 22.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My father bought a new umbrella. (b) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (c) The traffic jam was a long metal snake.
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) tumbled (b) whispered (c) crawled
25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bitter gourd tasted bitter.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) hearing
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The creaky stairs groaned under our feet.” (a) creaky (b) stairs (c) groaned
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Meera’s face turned red, and she clenched her fists.” (a) sad (b) scared (c) angry
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pitter-patter (c) drip
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The new shoes shone like stars.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
30. 30.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kabir laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) happy (b) cold (c) scared
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) nice (b) good (c) sticky
32. 32.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) gulped (b) giggled (c) crept
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ teddy bear sat on my bed.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) cuddly
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Fatima. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet___” giggled Dev. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) snake (b) slid (c) striped
37. 37.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) good (b) okay (c) sour
38. 38.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a cat (b) a motorbike (c) a pair of scissors
39. 39.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The busy market was a beehive. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) My little sister is as busy as a bee.
40. 40.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) munched (b) plunged (c) dashed

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