Creative Writing Test Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 24: Final test: creative writing · Set 56 · 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.These steps to water the plants are mixed up. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Carry it to the garden. (b) Fill the watering can at the tap. (c) Put the can back in its place.
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
3. 3.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The cat sat on the warm mat. (b) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (c) The night was as dark as ink.
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Across the Desert by Camel
5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue” asked Pooja. (b) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Pooja. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Pooja.
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
8. 8.Every story needs a problem. Which of these is a problem? (a) his classroom (b) one spring afternoon (c) Wind blows away the rangoli powder
9. 9.Read the story. Which sentence tells how the problem is solved?
   After the lunch bell, Advik walked into the music room. A butterfly was beating its wings against the window. Advik opened the window wide and stepped back. Tanvi waved her notebook to guide it outside. Advik watched the butterfly flutter away into the sky. (a) A butterfly was beating its wings against the window. (b) After the lunch bell, Advik walked into the music room. (c) Tanvi waved her notebook to guide it outside.
10. 10.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.” (a) first person (b) third person
11. 11.Read the story. How is the problem solved?
    On a hot summer night, Sneha read in her flat in Pune. Suddenly the lights went out, and her little brother cried. Sneha found a torch and made shadow animals on the wall. Her brother Arjun giggled at a shadow rabbit. Sneha told stories until the lights came back on. (a) Shadow animals on the wall make him laugh (b) The lights go out and her little brother cries (c) Hoofprints lead to the lost baby yak
12. 12.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Where do lost socks really go? (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
13. 13.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We finished our jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Farhan finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.
14. 14.Read the story. Which of these is a character in it?
    One rainy morning, Ayaan walked down the muddy lane. A passing scooter sprayed mud all over his white uniform. Ayaan ran home and told Maa what had happened. Maa quickly gave him a clean spare uniform. Ayaan reached school just as the bell rang. (a) Zoya (b) Simran (c) Maa
15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) rain – mouse (c) house – float
16. 16.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) Nisha cleaned her shoes for the parade. (c) We cleaned our shoes for the parade.
17. 17.Which fable teaches this moral?
    “Working together makes hard jobs easy.” (a) The Ants and the Big Leaf (b) The Goat and the Wide Stream (c) The Snail and the Beetle
18. 18.Read the story. How is the problem solved?
    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) A board held up blocks the wind (b) A train is three hours late (c) Solving puzzles together passes the time
19. 19.Read the story. Which of these is a character in it?
    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) Imran (b) Tenzin (c) Nisha
20. 20.Read the story. How is the problem solved?
    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 lift stops between two floors (b) The glasses are found on top of his head (c) The alarm button brings help
21. 21.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (b) The jalebi was as sweet as honey. (c) Kabir finished his homework early.
22. 22.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Arjun’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.” (a) showing (b) telling
23. 23.Read the story. What is the problem in it?
    During the Christmas holidays, Maria went to the beach. Each time she built a castle, the waves washed it away. Maria thought hard and moved further up the sand. Her friend Kunal dug a moat to keep the water out. This time Maria’s castle stood tall until sunset. (a) A puppy has torn a page of a library book (b) It is built higher up with a moat (c) Waves keep washing the sandcastle away
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Kavya. (a) an exclamation mark (!) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
25. 25.Read the story. Which sentence shows the problem?
    One breezy evening, Tanmay played marbles in the back yard. His lucky blue marble rolled into a deep drain. Tanmay could not reach it with his arm or a stick. His sister Gita stuck clay on a stick and lifted it out. Tanmay thanked Gita and kept his marble safe. (a) Tanmay thanked Gita and kept his marble safe. (b) His lucky blue marble rolled into a deep drain. (c) One breezy evening, Tanmay played marbles in the back yard.
26. 26.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I pushed my little sister on the swing.” (a) third person (b) first person
27. 27.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the BEGINNING? (a) Sneha found a torch and made shadow animals on the wall. (b) On a hot summer night, Sneha read in her flat in Pune. (c) Sneha told stories until the lights came back on.
28. 28.These steps to cross the road are mixed up. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Look right, left and right again. (b) Stop at the edge of the pavement. (c) Wait until the road is clear.
29. 29.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) got (c) looked
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) slurp
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Lost Yak
35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) light (b) wish (c) fold
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car?
37. 37.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Simran’s heart thumped, and she hid under the sheet.” (a) hungry (b) scared (c) cold
38. 38.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the BEGINNING? (a) Simran put on gloves and lifted it very gently. (b) Simran smiled as the mother sparrow flew home. (c) One spring afternoon, Simran found a nest on her balcony.
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
40. 40.Read the story. Who is the main character?
    On Pongal morning, Aditi drew a rangoli on the front step. A gust of wind blew the coloured powder everywhere. Aditi did not give up and started all over again. Her brother Sid held up a board to block the wind. By noon, Aditi’s rangoli was the brightest on the street. (a) Sid (b) Aditi (c) Arjun

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