Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 945 · 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 strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sprinkled (b) raced (c) scribbled
2. 2.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Tara is hungry? (a) Tara was hungry. (b) Tara kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (c) Tara folded her arms and glared at her brother.
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
4. 4.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a giraffe” (a) short (b) tall (c) round
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) came (b) crept (c) went
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “The snail felt slimy on my palm.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) yellow (c) chair
9. 9.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a snake (c) the wind
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) did
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) sprinkled (b) soared (c) crept
14. 14.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Can I have one more laddoo, please?” ___ Dev. (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) asked
15. 15.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The grumpy giant snored under the tree.” (a) giant (b) snored (c) grumpy
16. 16.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Diya rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.” (a) telling (b) showing
17. 17.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) The snow was a white blanket on the hills.
18. 18.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Yash could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.” (a) hungry (b) angry (c) tired
19. 19.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a motorbike (b) a camera (c) a doorbell
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” giggled Yash. (b) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet” giggled Yash. (c) “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet”, giggled Yash.
21. 21.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) sipped (b) giggled (c) fluttered
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) made
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) sprinkled (c) blazed
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ peacock spread its tail.” (a) fine (b) good (c) shimmering
25. 25.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kabir counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.” (a) cold (b) bored (c) hungry
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ lemon made Riya pull a face.” (a) sour (b) nice (c) good
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My sandcastle got washed away___” sobbed Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
28. 28.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ car zoomed past us.” (a) good (b) sleek (c) okay
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (b) The river water felt icy on my feet. (c) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.
31. 31.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) the wind (c) a rooster
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) crawled (c) went
33. 33.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ishaan is hungry? (a) Ishaan gobbled the rice and asked for a second helping. (b) Ishaan’s nose turned pink, and he pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Ishaan was hungry.
34. 34.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) loud (b) green (c) red
35. 35.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (b) The old bread was as hard as a rock. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
36. 36.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ snake slid under the rock.” (a) okay (b) fine (c) striped
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us keep the surprise a secret,” whispered Zoya. (b) Let us keep the surprise a secret, whispered Zoya. (c) “Let us keep the surprise a secret”, whispered Zoya.
38. 38.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) clear (b) soft (c) muddy
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
40. 40.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, your shoes are on the wrong feet,” ___ Farhan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked

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