Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 984 · 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 could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) peered (c) stared
2. 2.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kavya is cold? (a) Kavya was cold. (b) Kavya’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter. (c) Kavya rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa.
3. 3.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sneha is tired? (a) Sneha rubbed her eyes and nodded off on the sofa. (b) Sneha laughed, clapped and twirled around the room. (c) Sneha was tired.
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) did (b) crept (c) went
5. 5.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ ladder wobbled under Dad’s feet.” (a) good (b) fine (c) rickety
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) honk (c) whoosh
7. 7.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) fine (b) okay (c) sticky
8. 8.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The moon was a silver plate in the sky.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
9. 9.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) glassy (b) fine (c) okay
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whistle blew at the start of the race.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
12. 12.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The mysterious parcel arrived on my birthday.” (a) arrived (b) parcel (c) mysterious
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) got (c) sipped
14. 14.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Arjun kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) tired (b) happy (c) bored
15. 15.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The busy market was a beehive. (b) The baby slept like a log. (c) We ate rice and dal for dinner.
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) ate (c) got
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) had (b) walked (c) tiptoed
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
19. 19.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (b) My father bought a new umbrella. (c) Dad is a walking dictionary.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Shh, Grandpa is taking a nap___” whispered Yash. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, the puppy stole my sock___” giggled Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) What time does the train leave? asked Neel. (b) “What time does the train leave” asked Neel. (c) “What time does the train leave?” asked Neel.
23. 23.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is tired? (a) Aarav was tired. (b) Aarav dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (c) Aarav counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.
24. 24.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ puppy chewed my slipper.” (a) nice (b) okay (c) naughty
25. 25.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) wandered (c) peered
26. 26.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) muttered (b) slammed (c) scrubbed
27. 27.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Manav sat alone, hugging his knees and sniffing.” (a) sad (b) angry (c) bored
28. 28.Which sentence is a simile? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (c) The library is a treasure chest of stories.
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) crackle (c) pencil
30. 30.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The water was as clear as glass.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw a rainbow over the green fields.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
32. 32.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) gobbled (c) slammed
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) touch
34. 34.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ owl hooted from the branch.” (a) nice (b) good (c) speckled
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) hearing
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) went (b) wrote (c) scribbled
37. 37.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (c) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) The bees buzzed around the hive. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) pop (c) beep
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) did (b) slammed (c) shut

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