Creative Writing Test Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 24: Final test: creative writing · Set 925 · 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?
   “I miss my grandma so much___” sobbed Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.These steps to wash your hands are mixed up. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Rub soap all over them. (b) Wet your hands under the tap. (c) Scrub between your fingers.
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
4. 4.Read the story. Which sentence tells how the problem is solved?
   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.
5. 5.Read this. What is most likely to happen next?
   The river rose after days of heavy rain. (a) Water flooded the low fields. (b) The river dried up the next day. (c) Fish walked out of the river.
6. 6.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
   “Sneha flew her kite from the rooftop.” (a) first person (b) third person
7. 7.Read the start of the story. What happens next?
   On a Wednesday evening, Meher went to the music school. She was too shy to sing in front of the others. (a) Meher closed her eyes and pictured singing at home. (b) Meera and her friend Tenzin searched seat by seat. (c) Anjali pressed her rubber slipper hard over the crack.
8. 8.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a cat (b) a microwave (c) a sparrow
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) click
10. 10.Read the story. How is the problem solved?
    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) A new girl has no friends at lunch (b) The alarm button brings help (c) She makes a friend by sharing her lunch
11. 11.Read the start of the story. What happens next?
    One foggy morning, Fatima waited at the railway station. Her train was three hours late. (a) Tenzin followed its hoofprints down the muddy path. (b) Fatima opened her bag and found a book of puzzles. (c) Meera and her friend Tenzin searched seat by seat.
12. 12.You are telling a story aloud. Which voice suits a buzzing bee? (a) a fast, buzzing voice (b) a calm, wise voice (c) a slow, sleepy voice
13. 13.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) It is built higher up with a moat (b) Waves keep washing the sandcastle away (c) A puppy has torn a page of a library book
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Stop that runaway goat___” shouted Simran. (a) a question mark (?) (b) an exclamation mark (!) (c) a full stop (.)
15. 15.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Aisha was scared.” (a) showing (b) telling
16. 16.Which is NOT a good storytelling tip? (a) Wait for everyone to be quiet before you start. (b) Mix up the order of events. (c) Change your voice for each character.
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tick-tock (c) slowly
18. 18.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
19. 19.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
20. 20.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.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 frog
24. 24.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the ENDING? (a) His sister Pema gave Tenzin the first cup of butter tea. (b) Tenzin followed its hoofprints down the muddy path. (c) One misty dawn, Tenzin woke up in his hill village.
25. 25.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day.
26. 26.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (b) The dog barked at the postman. (c) The wrestler was as strong as an ox.
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Broken Swing
28. 28.Read the start of the story. What happens next?
    On Sports Day, Neel lined up at the sports ground. His running shoes had been mixed up, and they were too big! (a) Neel did not panic and looked at the names inside. (b) Priya hid behind a bush and saw a monkey, Bholu, take one. (c) Kabir tried to reach it, but his arms were too short.
29. 29.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aarav cleaned his shoes for the parade. (b) Nisha cleaned her shoes for the parade. (c) I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
30. 30.Read the story. Who is the main character?
    One cloudy evening, Omkar heard a mew on his rooftop. A little kitten was stuck behind a water tank. Omkar spoke softly and put a saucer of milk nearby. The kitten tiptoed out to drink the milk. Omkar named her Pixie and gave her a cosy box. (a) Imran (b) Pixie (c) Omkar
31. 31.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Farhan is tired? (a) Farhan was tired. (b) Farhan dragged his feet upstairs and flopped on the bed. (c) Farhan’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists.
32. 32.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The sticky jalebis dripped with syrup.” (a) jalebis (b) sticky (c) dripped
33. 33.Every story needs a problem. Which of these is a problem? (a) during a dry summer (b) the city fair (c) Her model volcano will not fizz
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Lucky Marble
35. 35.These steps to fly a kite are mixed up. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Tie the string to the kite. (b) Let out the string slowly as it rises. (c) Wind the string in to bring it down.
36. 36.Read the fable. What is its moral (lesson)?
    A mouse nibbled through a net to free a trapped pigeon. A month later the mouse fell into a well, and the pigeon dropped a long vine for it to climb. The mouse learnt that when you help others, they help you too. (a) Be brave even when you feel afraid. (b) Working together makes hard jobs easy. (c) Help others and they will help you.
37. 37.Read this. What is most likely to happen next?
    Nisha’s shoelace came undone as she ran. (a) She tripped and stopped to tie it. (b) Her shoe tied itself in a neat bow. (c) Her shoelace grew into a long snake.
38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor.
40. 40.These sentences come from one story. Which one is the BEGINNING? (a) In five minutes, Vihaan’s dad came running to him. (b) On a crowded evening, Vihaan went to the city fair. (c) Vihaan stayed calm and went to a lady in uniform.

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