Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 961 · 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 describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) nice (b) enormous (c) okay
2. 2.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The old door creaked as it opened. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) leapt (b) trudged (c) whispered
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
   “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) gulped (b) munched (c) leapt
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) puppy (b) chewed (c) naughty
7. 7.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (b) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
8. 8.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Aryan could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.” (a) telling (b) showing
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ant carried a crumb.” (a) good (b) tiny (c) nice
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) hoot (b) woof (c) vroom
11. 11.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Joseph hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) bored (b) angry (c) happy
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Catch the ball___” shouted Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
13. 13.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) sticky (c) nice
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
15. 15.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) shouted (b) wandered (c) giggled
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) munched (c) slammed
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) went (b) burned (c) blazed
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) spoke (c) had
19. 19.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ pond had lots of frogs.” (a) muddy (b) okay (c) fine
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) wandered (b) giggled (c) crept
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Run, the bus is leaving!” shouted Saanvi. (b) Run, the bus is leaving! shouted Saanvi. (c) “Run, the bus is leaving” shouted Saanvi.
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
23. 23.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
24. 24.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) knock (b) click (c) oink
26. 26.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The striped snake slid under the rock.” (a) slid (b) striped (c) snake
27. 27.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Pooja’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) showing (b) telling
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Tara. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture” asked Tara. (c) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Tara.
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) went (c) crawled
30. 30.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) slow (b) soft (c) brave
31. 31.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The steaming soup filled our bowls.” (a) filled (b) steaming (c) soup
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Tara. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) The sea tasted very salty.
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) neigh (c) vroom
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) did (b) looked (c) glanced
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Manav is sad? (a) Manav’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again. (b) Manav was sad. (c) Manav’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.
38. 38.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Sneha’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.” (a) scared (b) cold (c) sad
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Help, the boat is sinking!” shouted Diya. (b) “Help, the boat is sinking”! shouted Diya. (c) “Help, the boat is sinking” shouted Diya.

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