Creative Writing Test Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 24: Final test: creative writing · Set 584 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “Hee hee, stop tickling me___” giggled Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) sipped (b) crept (c) fluttered
3. 3.Which is the best solution to this problem?
   “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) It is built higher up with a moat (b) A saucer of milk tempts the kitten out (c) A biscuit and kind words coax the puppy out
4. 4.Read the story so far. Which sentence is the best ENDING?
   One busy morning, Manav walked to the vegetable market. A goat broke its rope and began eating the spinach! Manav ran after the goat and held out a carrot. The goat followed the carrot back to Lakshmi, its owner. (a) When the rains came, Lakshmi’s pond filled to the brim. (b) Lakshmi gave Manav a bunch of carrots as thanks. (c) Zoya gave it back, and Aunt Lata thanked her warmly.
5. 5.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The bus stopped at the school gate.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
6. 6.Read the start of the story. What happens next?
   On a Friday afternoon, Dev walked into the school library. His puppy had torn a page of the book he borrowed. (a) Priya hid behind a bush and saw a monkey, Bholu, take one. (b) Dev was scared, but he told the librarian the truth. (c) Kavya took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage.
7. 7.You are telling a story aloud. Which voice suits a crying baby elephant? (a) a high, squeaky voice (b) a sad, sniffly voice (c) a calm, wise voice
8. 8.Read the story. How is the problem solved?
   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) A rubber slipper plugs the crack (b) A boat starts to leak (c) His name is called on the loudspeaker
9. 9.Which word fits the gap best?
   “Run, the bus is leaving!” ___ Zoya. (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) shouted
10. 10.Read the start of the story. What happens next?
    During the Christmas holidays, Maria went to the beach. Each time she built a castle, the waves washed it away. (a) Pooja drew posters and stuck them on every gate. (b) Saanvi looked under the sofa and behind every cushion. (c) Maria thought hard and moved further up the sand.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why is the sky blue?” asked Tara. (b) “Why is the sky blue” asked Tara. (c) “Why is the sky blue”? asked Tara.
12. 12.These steps to take a photo are mixed up. Which step comes LAST? (a) Ask everyone to smile. (b) Press the button to click the photo. (c) Switch on the camera.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) vroom (c) boom
15. 15.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a dog (c) a snake
16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Rohan found a shell and kept it in his pocket.” (a) first person (b) third person
17. 17.Read the story. Where does it take place?
    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) the school bus (b) the school hall (c) the highway
18. 18.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We hid our diary under the pillow. (b) I hid my diary under the pillow. (c) Ishaan hid his diary under the pillow.
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) They put on the spare tyre together (b) A kite gets stuck high up in a tree (c) A bamboo pole pokes the kite free
20. 20.Read this. What is most likely to happen next?
    The cricket ball flew towards the window. (a) The window glass cracked. (b) The ball stopped in the air and went to sleep. (c) The window caught the ball and threw it back.
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
22. 22.Read the fable. What is its moral (lesson)?
    A cat knocked the mouse’s cheese into a drain and walked off. The mouse cried, and the other animals would not speak to the cat. The cat learnt to say sorry, and it found new cheese for the mouse. (a) Say sorry when you are wrong. (b) Do not waste what you have. (c) Working together makes hard jobs easy.
23. 23.Read the story. Which sentence tells how the problem is solved?
    On a crowded evening, Vihaan went to the city fair. He stopped to watch a juggler and lost his dad. Vihaan stayed calm and went to a lady in uniform. Officer Kaur called his name on the loudspeaker. In five minutes, Vihaan’s dad came running to him. (a) He stopped to watch a juggler and lost his dad. (b) Officer Kaur called his name on the loudspeaker. (c) On a crowded evening, Vihaan went to the city fair.
24. 24.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond.
25. 25.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lost my pencil box on the bus.” (a) first person (b) third person
26. 26.Read the story. Which sentence tells you the setting (where and when)?
    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) Her brother Arjun giggled at a shadow rabbit. (b) Sneha found a torch and made shadow animals on the wall. (c) On a hot summer night, Sneha read in her flat in Pune.
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste
28. 28.Read the story. How is the problem solved?
    One warm evening, Imran opened the garden shed. A long snake was curled up near the door. Imran stepped back slowly and did not touch it. Mr Reddy, a snake rescuer, carried it away safely. Imran learnt that snakes should be left to experts. (a) A snake is curled up in a shed (b) A snake rescuer carries it away safely (c) A farmer shows how to put the chain back
29. 29.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the BEGINNING? (a) Early one Saturday, Ishaan ran to the colony park. (b) By noon, Ishaan was swinging high on the new seat. (c) Ishaan asked the other children to help him mend it.
30. 30.Every story needs a problem. Which of these is a problem? (a) the hill road (b) A boat starts to leak (c) on competition day
31. 31.Read this. What is most likely to happen next?
    The children forgot to close the gate of the hen house. (a) The hen house flew away. (b) The hens locked the gate themselves. (c) The hens wandered out into the yard.
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) May I borrow your eraser? asked Aarav. (b) “May I borrow your eraser?” asked Aarav. (c) “May I borrow your eraser” asked Aarav.
34. 34.These steps to brush your teeth are mixed up. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Rinse your mouth and the brush. (b) Wet your toothbrush. (c) Squeeze a little toothpaste onto it.
35. 35.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Vihaan is tired? (a) Vihaan was tired. (b) Vihaan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked. (c) Vihaan’s eyelids drooped, and he yawned again and again.
36. 36.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I brushed my teeth and went to bed. (b) Maria brushed her teeth and went to bed. (c) Nisha brushed her teeth and went to bed.
37. 37.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
38. 38.You are telling a story aloud. Which voice suits a tiny mouse? (a) a giggly, playful voice (b) a calm, wise voice (c) a high, squeaky voice
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) tumbled (c) slammed
40. 40.Read the story. Which sentence tells how the problem is solved?
    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, Kiara set up a stall at the school gate. (b) By noon, nobody had bought a single cookie. (c) Her friend Zubin rang a bell to call people over.

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