Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 964 · 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 feeling does this sentence show?
   “Tara hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.” (a) cold (b) angry (c) happy
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “It rained all night in our town.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) cleaned (c) came
5. 5.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) crawled (b) wandered (c) scrubbed
6. 6.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a feather” (a) dark (b) heavy (c) light
7. 7.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (b) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (c) The shop sells pencils and erasers.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time does the train leave___” asked Sahil. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
9. 9.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a peacock” (a) proud (b) shy (c) humble
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) honk (c) happy
11. 11.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) did (c) crept
15. 15.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an ox” (a) weak (b) tiny (c) strong
16. 16.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The moon was a silver plate in the sky.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
17. 17.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bus rattled down the road.” (a) rusty (b) nice (c) good
18. 18.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dosa crackled on the pan.” (a) good (b) crispy (c) nice
19. 19.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) shouted (b) soared (c) clutched
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) dashed (c) tossed
21. 21.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The gloomy cave echoed with our voices.” (a) echoed (b) gloomy (c) cave
22. 22.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is cold? (a) Kabir was cold. (b) Kabir’s teeth chattered, and he pulled his shawl tighter. (c) Kabir sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.
23. 23.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) nibbled (b) hurled (c) dashed
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) hoot
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Sneha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Fatima dragged her feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) happy (b) tired (c) sad
28. 28.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a rock” (a) fluffy (b) hard (c) soft
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The old car was a tired donkey on the hill.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
31. 31.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) naughty
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) soared (b) crept (c) shouted
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ cactus pricked my finger.” (a) good (b) fine (c) spiky
35. 35.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “May I borrow your eraser___” asked Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose,” ___ Imran. (a) asked (b) giggled (c) sobbed
38. 38.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Imran was cold.” (a) telling (b) showing
39. 39.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ tree towered over the house.” (a) good (b) okay (c) gigantic
40. 40.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) an owl (c) a dog

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