Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 937 · 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 leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “What time does the train leave?” ___ Rohan. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aryan is bored? (a) Aryan counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time. (b) Aryan was bored. (c) Aryan kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Aarav. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Aarav. (c) “Catch the ball” shouted Aarav.
5. 5.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (b) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (c) The old bread was as hard as a rock.
6. 6.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) The fish market had a strong smell. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) came (c) moved
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) came (b) held (c) clutched
9. 9.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The children played cricket after school. (b) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (c) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
11. 11.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Zoya is bored? (a) Zoya was bored. (b) Zoya’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door. (c) Zoya sighed and flipped through the same comic again.
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
14. 14.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ kitten curled up on my lap.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) fluffy
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) happy (c) chair
16. 16.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The colourful kite danced in the sky.” (a) colourful (b) danced (c) kite
17. 17.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is tired? (a) A tear rolled slowly down Manav’s cheek. (b) Manav was tired. (c) Manav rubbed his eyes and nodded off on the sofa.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Look out, the shelf is falling!” shouted Pooja. (b) “Look out, the shelf is falling” shouted Pooja. (c) “Look out, the shelf is falling”! shouted Pooja.
19. 19.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Aarav laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) angry (b) sad (c) happy
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) touch
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Kabir. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Kabir. (c) Help, the boat is sinking! shouted Kabir.
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a clock (b) a cat (c) pakoras in hot oil
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) slowly (c) quickly
26. 26.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) grabbed (b) soared (c) crawled
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Catch the ball!” shouted Yash. (b) Catch the ball! shouted Yash. (c) “Catch the ball” shouted Yash.
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) clang
30. 30.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) strolled (c) trudged
31. 31.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Dev’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter.” (a) showing (b) telling
32. 32.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) bored (b) angry (c) happy
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) shouted (b) sprinkled (c) tossed
35. 35.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) tumbled (b) strolled (c) fluttered
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “How many stars are in the sky___” asked Meera. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, we are in the library,” whispered Farhan. (b) “Shh, we are in the library” whispered Farhan. (c) Shh, we are in the library, whispered Farhan.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Kabir. (b) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Kabir. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away” sobbed Kabir.
39. 39.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) tumbled (b) sipped (c) sobbed
40. 40.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) clear (b) soft (c) muddy

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