Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 995 · 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 sentence is a metaphor? (a) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (b) Kabir finished his homework early. (c) The playground was an oven in May.
2. 2.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) sprinkled (b) gobbled (c) whispered
3. 3.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
4. 4.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
   “The ___ lake reflected the hills.” (a) good (b) glassy (c) okay
5. 5.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The snow was a white blanket on the hills. (c) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow.
6. 6.Which word fits the gap best?
   “That joke is so funny,” ___ Maria. (a) asked (b) sobbed (c) giggled
7. 7.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) slow (b) loud (c) fast
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) pencil (c) kind
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The warm sand tickled my toes. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
11. 11.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Fatima grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.” (a) telling (b) showing
12. 12.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (c) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas.
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (b) The thunder crashed and roared. (c) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.
14. 14.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aryan felt very happy.” (a) showing (b) telling
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) clang
16. 16.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ bread crumbled in my fingers.” (a) okay (b) nice (c) stale
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
18. 18.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “We planted a mango tree in the garden.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
19. 19.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) hurled (b) blazed (c) leapt
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
21. 21.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Meera watered the plants in the morning.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
22. 22.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (b) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
23. 23.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) noisy (b) white (c) black
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where did you put my blue pencil___” asked Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Do not tell anyone about the party”, whispered Priya. (b) “Do not tell anyone about the party” whispered Priya. (c) “Do not tell anyone about the party,” whispered Priya.
27. 27.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a bee” (a) lazy (b) silent (c) busy
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is angry? (a) Aisha was angry. (b) Aisha’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap. (c) Aisha stamped her foot and slammed the door.
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) The bitter gourd tasted bitter.
30. 30.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ elephant stomped across the river.” (a) enormous (b) okay (c) good
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
32. 32.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Pooja was hungry.” (a) telling (b) showing
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) glanced (b) soared (c) nibbled
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The golden sun rose over the hills.” (a) golden (b) rose (c) sun
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Rohan is sad? (a) Rohan’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (b) Rohan was sad. (c) Rohan counted the ceiling fans for the tenth time.
38. 38.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Kabir is tired? (a) Kabir could barely keep his eyes open at dinner. (b) Kabir sighed and flipped through the same comic again. (c) Kabir was tired.
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
40. 40.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Pooja is hungry? (a) Tears filled Pooja’s eyes, and she stared at the floor. (b) Pooja’s tummy rumbled loudly in the middle of class. (c) Pooja was hungry.

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