Creative Writing Test Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 24: Final test: creative writing · Set 559 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the BEGINNING? (a) Dev was scared, but he told the librarian the truth. (b) Dev mended the page neatly and felt proud of himself. (c) On a Friday afternoon, Dev walked into the school library.
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) neigh (b) boom (c) whoosh
4. 4.Read this. What is most likely to happen next?
   Ananya tripped and scraped her knee. (a) Her knee began to glow like a bulb. (b) Her knee grew a flower. (c) Her knee began to hurt and bleed a little.
5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – sea (b) knee – sea (c) knee – mouse
6. 6.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Where do lost socks really go? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
7. 7.Read the start of the story. What happens next?
   One misty dawn, Tenzin woke up in his hill village. A baby yak had wandered away from the herd. (a) Tenzin followed its hoofprints down the muddy path. (b) Ishaan asked the other children to help him mend it. (c) Ananya stayed calm and checked every jar again.
8. 8.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal.
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) clang (b) meow (c) click
10. 10.These steps to make a puppet are mixed up. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Sew on a red tongue of cloth. (b) Find an old sock. (c) Glue two buttons on it for eyes.
11. 11.Read the story. When does it take place?
    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 (b) one windy afternoon (c) early one Saturday
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Flat Tyre (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
14. 14.These steps to plant a seed are mixed up. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Fill a small pot with soil. (b) Drop the seed in and cover it. (c) Make a hole with your finger.
15. 15.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the ENDING? (a) Lakshmi asked everyone to dig a pond to catch the rain. (b) In the dry season, Lakshmi walked to the village square. (c) When the rains came, Lakshmi’s pond filled to the brim.
16. 16.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) fast (b) slow (c) loud
17. 17.Read the story. Who is the main character?
    Early one Saturday, Ishaan ran to the colony park. The seat of the old swing had cracked in two. Ishaan asked the other children to help him mend it. Mrs Rao gave them a strong plank and some rope. By noon, Ishaan was swinging high on the new seat. (a) Simran (b) Ishaan (c) Mrs Rao
18. 18.These steps to cross the road are mixed up. Which step comes LAST? (a) Look right, left and right again. (b) Walk straight across the road. (c) Stop at the edge of the pavement.
19. 19.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) His heart was a drum during the race. (c) The old bread was as hard as a rock.
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Missing Tiffin
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Fill the gap with the right sequence word.
    How to make a greeting card:
    First, fold a sheet of card in half.
    ___, draw a picture on the front.
    Next, write a message inside.
    Finally, give the card to your friend. (a) Finally (b) First (c) Then
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Sahil is happy? (a) Sahil dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (b) Sahil grinned from ear to ear and skipped down the road. (c) Sahil was happy.
26. 26.Which fable teaches this moral?
    “Do not trust a stranger’s sweet words.” (a) The Hen and the Smiling Jackal (b) The Elephant Who Stayed (c) The Rooster Who Bragged
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.You are telling a story aloud. Which voice suits a sleepy old tortoise? (a) a grand, royal voice (b) a slow, sleepy voice (c) a sad, sniffly voice
29. 29.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
30. 30.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Riya lost her pencil box on the bus. (b) Tenzin lost his pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.
31. 31.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The feather was as light as air.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
32. 32.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
33. 33.These steps to bake a cake are mixed up. Which step comes LAST? (a) Pour the mixture into a cake tin. (b) Mix flour, sugar, butter and eggs. (c) Let it cool, then cut a slice.
34. 34.Read the fable. Who learns a lesson in it?
    The farmer asked who had eaten his carrots. The rabbit could have blamed the crow, but it told the truth. The farmer was so pleased that he gave it a carrot every day, and the rabbit learnt that honesty pays. (a) the rabbit (b) the lion (c) the crow
35. 35.Fill the gap with the right sequence word.
    How to fly a kite:
    First, tie the string to the kite.
    Then, hold the kite up to the wind.
    Next, let out the string slowly as it rises.
    ___, wind the string in to bring it down. (a) Finally (b) Because (c) First
36. 36.Which fable teaches this moral?
    “Be brave even when you feel afraid.” (a) The Ungrateful Camel (b) The Frog Who Said Tomorrow (c) The Little Goat Who Stood Firm
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Every Drop Counts
38. 38.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Fatima was bored.” (a) showing (b) telling
39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – night (b) light – bun (c) pie – night
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom

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