Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 977 · 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?
   “Neel’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) cold (b) hungry (c) scared
2. 2.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Your silly face makes me laugh,” ___ Farhan. (a) giggled (b) sobbed (c) asked
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The shop sells pencils and erasers.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
4. 4.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (b) The baby slept in the afternoon. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) nice (b) fine (c) mysterious
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Watch out for that car”! shouted Aarav. (b) Watch out for that car! shouted Aarav. (c) “Watch out for that car!” shouted Aarav.
7. 7.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a balloon (b) a lion (c) a sneeze
8. 8.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a giraffe” (a) round (b) short (c) tall
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Priya was really cold.” (a) showing (b) telling
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) stared (b) scribbled (c) dashed
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) scribbled (c) peered
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) got (c) ran
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The pressure cooker hissed three times.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) tick-tock (c) quack
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) hearing
18. 18.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “It rained all night in our town.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (c) The wet soap slipped from my hands.
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) made (b) walked (c) tiptoed
21. 21.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is tired? (a) Aarav dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Aarav was tired. (c) Aarav hummed a tune and could not stop smiling.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Come back here, Moti___” shouted Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Stop that runaway goat! shouted Rohan. (b) “Stop that runaway goat” shouted Rohan. (c) “Stop that runaway goat!” shouted Rohan.
24. 24.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) angry (b) hungry (c) scared
25. 25.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The fog was a grey curtain over the town. (b) The children played cricket after school. (c) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.
26. 26.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (c) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.
27. 27.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Riya is sad? (a) Riya was sad. (b) A tear rolled slowly down Riya’s cheek. (c) Riya shivered and stamped her feet in the snow.
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) taste
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) A whistle blew at the start of the race.
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.
31. 31.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a peacock” (a) humble (b) shy (c) proud
32. 32.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Joseph was really scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
33. 33.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Farhan dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) cold (b) angry (c) tired
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
35. 35.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Her smile was as bright as the sun.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (b) The lake was a mirror for the mountains. (c) My father bought a new umbrella.
38. 38.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The runner was as quick as lightning. (b) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (c) The teacher wrote the date on the board.
39. 39.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The water was as clear as glass.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) tumbled (b) gulped (c) peered

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