Creative Writing Test Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 24: Final test: creative writing · Set 200 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Which tool is it?): Decide which skill the question is testing. Use that lesson’s tip — the story element, the sense or comparison, the genre, the point of view or the syllable count. Read your choice back into the question to check it.

1. 1.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
2. 2.Read the story. How is the problem solved?
   On her birthday morning, Riya hurried to the bakery. The cake said “Happy Birthday, Rita” instead of Riya! Riya laughed and asked politely if it could be fixed. Uncle Jacob, the baker, added a neat y in icing. Riya carried home a cake with her name spelt right. (a) Shadow animals on the wall make him laugh (b) The wrong name is written on a cake (c) The baker fixes one letter in icing
3. 3.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Tara’s knees shook, and she hid behind the door.” (a) showing (b) telling
4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
   “The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight
5. 5.Which feeling does this sentence show?
   “Ishaan dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed.” (a) cold (b) scared (c) tired
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Every story needs a problem. Which of these is a problem? (a) one bright morning (b) A puppy is shivering in the cold rain (c) the highway
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
9. 9.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aarav is sad? (a) Aarav kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard. (b) Aarav’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home. (c) Aarav was sad.
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is cold? (a) Ananya was cold. (b) Ananya rubbed her hands and blew on her fingers. (c) Ananya grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road.
11. 11.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Rohan pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (c) Maria pushed her little sister on the swing.
12. 12.Which is a good tip for telling a story aloud? (a) Speak as fast as you possibly can. (b) Never pause, not even once. (c) Pause just before the big surprise.
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) hearing
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) gobbled (b) blazed (c) crawled
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Ishaan’s shoulders drooped as he walked slowly home.” (a) showing (b) telling
16. 16.Read the story. Where does it take place?
    One bright morning, Anjali went boating on the backwaters. Water began to seep in through a crack in the boat. Anjali pressed her rubber slipper hard over the crack. Appa rowed fast to the shore while she held it there. Back on land, Anjali and Appa laughed with relief. (a) the backwaters (b) the music school (c) the washroom
17. 17.Which fable teaches this moral?
    “Do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today.” (a) The Elephant and the Woodpecker (b) The Donkey Who Wanted to Be an Elephant (c) The Frog Who Said Tomorrow
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time does the train leave___” asked Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.Read the story. How is the problem solved?
    One windy afternoon, Aarav flew his kite in the playground. A strong gust blew the kite into the top of a neem tree. Aarav jumped and jumped, but he could not reach it. His friend Kiran brought a bamboo pole to poke it free. Aarav thanked Kiran, and the kite flew high again. (a) The baby bird is put back in the nest (b) A kite gets stuck high up in a tree (c) A bamboo pole pokes the kite free
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Slipped Chain
21. 21.Read the story. Which sentence shows the problem?
    One bright morning, Anjali went boating on the backwaters. Water began to seep in through a crack in the boat. Anjali pressed her rubber slipper hard over the crack. Appa rowed fast to the shore while she held it there. Back on land, Anjali and Appa laughed with relief. (a) Water began to seep in through a crack in the boat. (b) Back on land, Anjali and Appa laughed with relief. (c) One bright morning, Anjali went boating on the backwaters.
22. 22.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the ENDING? (a) Pooja waved goodbye as Rocky wagged his tail. (b) Pooja drew posters and stuck them on every gate. (c) On a Tuesday evening, Pooja found a puppy in her building.
23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade” (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
24. 24.Read the story. What is the problem in it?
    On Annual Day, Kavya waited to sing in the school hall. Just before her turn, the microphone stopped working. Kavya took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage. She sang so loudly that everyone could hear her. Imran and the whole hall clapped for Kavya. (a) She sings loudly without a microphone (b) A puppy has torn a page of a library book (c) The microphone stops working before her song
25. 25.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the BEGINNING? (a) On a hot summer night, Sneha read in her flat in Pune. (b) Sneha told stories until the lights came back on. (c) Sneha found a torch and made shadow animals on the wall.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Who painted this lovely picture? asked Imran. (b) “Who painted this lovely picture”? asked Imran. (c) “Who painted this lovely picture?” asked Imran.
27. 27.Read the story. Which of these is a character in it?
    On Science Day, Ananya took her volcano to the science fair. She poured in the vinegar, but nothing happened. Ananya stayed calm and checked every jar again. Joseph brought her fresh baking soda from the lab. This time the volcano fizzed, and Ananya won a prize. (a) Joseph (b) Pooja (c) Kavya
28. 28.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the ENDING? (a) By noon, Aditi’s rangoli was the brightest on the street. (b) On Pongal morning, Aditi drew a rangoli on the front step. (c) Aditi did not give up and started all over again.
29. 29.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Kavya froze and held her breath as the floor creaked.” (a) angry (b) scared (c) tired
30. 30.Read the story. Which of these is a character in it?
    One foggy morning, Fatima waited at the railway station. Her train was three hours late. Fatima opened her bag and found a book of puzzles. She and an old man, Mr Iyer, solved puzzles together. The train came, and Fatima had made a new friend. (a) Diya (b) Mr Iyer (c) Arjun
31. 31.Which is the best solution to this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) Posters help the owner find the puppy (b) Shadow animals on the wall make him laugh (c) A bamboo pole pokes the kite free
32. 32.Read the story so far. Which sentence is the best ENDING?
    On a busy Monday, Meera rode the school bus to class. At lunch, Meera saw that her tiffin box was missing. Meera and her friend Tenzin searched seat by seat. The red box was hiding under the very last seat. (a) Simran smiled as the mother sparrow flew home. (b) Meera shared her parathas with Tenzin to say thank you. (c) Back on land, Anjali and Appa laughed with relief.
33. 33.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the BEGINNING? (a) One stormy night, Diya heard a whimper in a lane in Kochi. (b) Diya named him Moti and made him a warm bed. (c) Diya held out a biscuit and spoke softly to it.
34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
35. 35.Read the story. Which sentence tells you the setting (where and when)?
    On Sports Day, Neel lined up at the sports ground. His running shoes had been mixed up, and they were too big! Neel did not panic and looked at the names inside. Coach Iqbal swapped them back with a boy in the next lane. Neel ran in the right shoes and came second. (a) His running shoes had been mixed up, and they were too big! (b) On Sports Day, Neel lined up at the sports ground. (c) Coach Iqbal swapped them back with a boy in the next lane.
36. 36.Read the story so far. Which sentence is the best ENDING?
    On the first day of school, Isha walked into a new school. She knew nobody and sat all alone at lunch. Then Isha saw another girl sitting alone too. Isha smiled and asked Maria to share her lunch. (a) Meera shared her parathas with Tenzin to say thank you. (b) By evening, Isha and Maria were best friends. (c) This time the volcano fizzed, and Ananya won a prize.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us keep the surprise a secret___” whispered Sahil. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
38. 38.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Manav helped his father wash the car. (b) We helped our father wash the car. (c) I helped my father wash the car.
39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The old banyan tree
40. 40.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ dog barked at the stranger.” (a) shaggy (b) okay (c) nice

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