Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 938 · 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.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The train left the station at nine.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) came (b) stared (c) looked
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The glue felt sticky between my fingers.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
4. 4.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (b) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (c) The water was as clear as glass.
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “That joke is so funny,” ___ Kabir. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
7. 7.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Rohan sighed and flipped through the same comic again.” (a) bored (b) happy (c) scared
8. 8.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) dashed (b) raced (c) plunged
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gigantic tree towered over the house.” (a) tree (b) towered (c) gigantic
11. 11.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is tired? (a) Sneha could barely keep her eyes open at dinner. (b) Sneha was tired. (c) Sneha hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) roar (c) table
13. 13.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) soup (b) steaming (c) filled
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, we are in the library,” ___ Joseph. (a) whispered (b) asked (c) shouted
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) had (c) munched
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Joseph. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) woof (c) croak
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
19. 19.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ishaan beamed and hugged everyone in sight.” (a) hungry (b) bored (c) happy
20. 20.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) brave (b) slow (c) soft
21. 21.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (c) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.
22. 22.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is scared? (a) Sneha froze and held her breath as the floor creaked. (b) Sneha’s eyelids drooped, and she yawned again and again. (c) Sneha was scared.
23. 23.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock,” ___ Diya. (a) sobbed (b) asked (c) giggled
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (b) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) buzz
26. 26.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.
27. 27.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap,” ___ Imran. (a) asked (b) shouted (c) whispered
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake,” whispered Rohan. (b) “Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake” whispered Rohan. (c) Tiptoe so the tiger does not wake, whispered Rohan.
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) went (c) spoke
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) went (b) fell (c) plunged
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
32. 32.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Nisha is happy? (a) Nisha grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (b) Nisha was happy. (c) Nisha’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My goldfish has gone missing___” sobbed Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) grumpy (b) snored (c) giant
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) tumbled (b) slammed (c) grabbed
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (b) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) glanced (b) leapt (c) muttered
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) achoo (b) roar (c) crackle
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “That joke is so funny,” ___ Ishaan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked

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