Creative Writing Test Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 24: Final test: creative writing · Set 52 · 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.Read the story. Which sentence shows the problem?
   One summer holiday, Priya stayed at Nani’s orchard. Every morning, ripe mangoes were missing from the trees. Priya hid behind a bush and saw a monkey, Bholu, take one. She left bananas for Bholu, and he left the mangoes alone. Priya and Nani laughed at the clever plan. (a) Every morning, ripe mangoes were missing from the trees. (b) Priya and Nani laughed at the clever plan. (c) One summer holiday, Priya stayed at Nani’s orchard.
2. 2.Read the story. Which sentence shows the problem?
   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. By evening, Isha and Maria were best friends. (a) By evening, Isha and Maria were best friends. (b) She knew nobody and sat all alone at lunch. (c) On the first day of school, Isha walked into a new school.
3. 3.Read this. What is most likely to happen next?
   Kavya’s phone battery showed one per cent. (a) The battery filled up by itself. (b) The phone went to sleep in a bed. (c) She plugged the phone in to charge.
4. 4.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Stop that runaway goat!” ___ Kabir. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
5. 5.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani.
6. 6.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) nibbled (b) tossed (c) tumbled
7. 7.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Tara packed her bag for the school trip. (b) I packed my bag for the school trip. (c) Arjun packed his bag for the school trip.
8. 8.Read the fable. Who learns a lesson in it?
   A young langur found a shiny bangle and waved it in front of every animal to show off. A kite swooped down and snatched it away. The young langur learnt that showing off can lose you what you have. (a) the kite (b) the young langur (c) the horse
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I have one more laddoo, please___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Read the story. Which of these is a character in it?
    In the dry season, Lakshmi walked to the village square. The old well had dried up, and people had no water. Lakshmi asked everyone to dig a pond to catch the rain. Raju and the others dug every evening for a month. When the rains came, Lakshmi’s pond filled to the brim. (a) Ishaan (b) Raju (c) Yash
11. 11.Read the story. When does it take place?
    On bake sale day, Kiara set up a stall at the school gate. By noon, nobody had bought a single cookie. Kiara made a bright sign that said “Fresh Cookies!” Her friend Zubin rang a bell to call people over. Soon Kiara had sold every cookie for the library fund. (a) on bake sale day (b) one bright morning (c) on a Tuesday evening
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
13. 13.You are telling a story aloud. Which voice suits a huge giant? (a) a soft, spooky whisper (b) a deep, booming voice (c) a sad, sniffly voice
14. 14.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the BEGINNING? (a) Anjali pressed her rubber slipper hard over the crack. (b) Back on land, Anjali and Appa laughed with relief. (c) One bright morning, Anjali went boating on the backwaters.
15. 15.Which is a good tip for telling a story aloud? (a) Show a picture or a prop if it helps. (b) Stare at the ceiling instead of the audience. (c) Hide your face behind the book.
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
17. 17.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The wrestler was as strong as an ox.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
18. 18.Every story needs a problem. Which of these is a problem? (a) the muddy lane (b) Wind blows away the rangoli powder (c) on a Wednesday evening
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) buzz
22. 22.Read the story. Which sentence tells how the problem is solved?
    In the dry season, Lakshmi walked to the village square. The old well had dried up, and people had no water. Lakshmi asked everyone to dig a pond to catch the rain. Raju and the others dug every evening for a month. When the rains came, Lakshmi’s pond filled to the brim. (a) In the dry season, Lakshmi walked to the village square. (b) The old well had dried up, and people had no water. (c) Raju and the others dug every evening for a month.
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
24. 24.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) My father bought a new umbrella. (b) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (c) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow.
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Great Jungle Trek
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Forgotten Homework
28. 28.These steps to cook rice are mixed up. Which step comes LAST? (a) Wash the rice in cold water. (b) Fluff the cooked rice with a spoon. (c) Boil it until the water is soaked up.
29. 29.Read the fable. What is its moral (lesson)?
    A flood rose around the hen’s nest, and her chicks could not swim. Her friend the duck carried the chicks on her back, one by one, to dry land. The grateful hen learnt who her true friend was. (a) Slow down and do things carefully. (b) Slow and steady effort wins in the end. (c) A true friend helps in times of need.
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) did (c) wrote
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha.
32. 32.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
33. 33.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ road twisted up the mountain.” (a) fine (b) nice (c) narrow
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Help, the boat is sinking___” shouted Aarav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) an exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.Read the story. How is the problem solved?
    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. Meera shared her parathas with Tenzin to say thank you. (a) A carrot leads the goat back to its owner (b) The box is found under the last seat (c) A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time
36. 36.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The enormous elephant stomped across the river.” (a) elephant (b) stomped (c) enormous
37. 37.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We lost our pencil box on the bus. (b) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (c) Joseph lost his pencil box on the bus.
38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
39. 39.Read the story. Where does it take place?
    One Sunday evening, Sahil took the lift in a tall building. The lift jerked and stopped between two floors. Sahil stayed calm and pressed the red alarm button. Mrs Bose, the guard, called the lift mechanic at once. Soon the doors opened, and Sahil stepped out safely. (a) a tall building (b) the beach (c) her building
40. 40.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (b) Nisha found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (c) Arjun found a shell and kept it in his pocket.

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