Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 998 · 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 word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The chubby baby giggled in the cot.” (a) giggled (b) chubby (c) baby
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The snail felt slimy on my palm.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
3. 3.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) The sea tasted very salty.
4. 4.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Pooja is scared? (a) Pooja gripped Mum’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut. (b) Pooja was scared. (c) Pooja’s nose turned pink, and she pulled on a woolly cap.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Shh, the baby is sleeping”, whispered Aarav. (b) Shh, the baby is sleeping, whispered Aarav. (c) “Shh, the baby is sleeping,” whispered Aarav.
6. 6.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
   “The blooming garden smelled of roses.” (a) smelled (b) garden (c) blooming
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) had (b) cried (c) sobbed
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “I tasted the soup and added more salt.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch
9. 9.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Ananya rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers.” (a) cold (b) bored (c) sad
10. 10.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) The baby slept in the afternoon.
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The old door creaked as it opened.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) snip (b) splash (c) slurp
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “The new bicycle shone bright red.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Kabir was happy.” (a) telling (b) showing
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) peered (b) scrubbed (c) trudged
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) tossed (c) made
18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The bees buzzed around the hive.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) smell
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
20. 20.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The polished floor squeaked under my shoes.” (a) floor (b) polished (c) squeaked
21. 21.Which word fits the gap best?
    “Watch out for that car!” ___ Kavya. (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) whispered
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) taste
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) The old door creaked as it opened.
24. 24.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley. (b) The cat sat on the warm mat. (c) The road was as straight as a ruler.
25. 25.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Neel was hungry.” (a) showing (b) telling
26. 26.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) narrow (b) okay (c) fine
27. 27.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) stomped (b) enormous (c) elephant
28. 28.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a heavy bag falling
29. 29.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) grabbed (c) trudged
30. 30.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Meera was really angry.” (a) telling (b) showing
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “The glue felt sticky between my fingers.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) taste
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
33. 33.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a cow (b) a bee (c) a sparrow
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (b) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) grabbed (c) shouted
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Neel’s knees shook, and he hid behind the door.” (a) happy (b) scared (c) angry
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Ha ha, you have milk on your nose___” giggled Aryan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) got (c) scrubbed
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) clang (c) snip

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