English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 10 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Rule, then check): Decide which skill the question is testing. Use that lesson’s tip — subject and predicate, the link between ideas, the order, the topic, or the format. Read your choice aloud to check it.

1. 1.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Ran across the garden.
2. 2.Diya is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Check my project now. (b) CHECK MY PROJECT!!! (c) Could you please check my project?
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Who is Meera calling?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “sneha was born in the month of July.” (a) of (b) in (c) sneha (d) was
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to shimla for Eid last year.” (a) year (b) to (c) shimla (d) last
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) spicy (d) sticky
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Riya eats a banana after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) On the way home, heavy rain began to fall. (b) Dev got wet and shivered all the way home. (c) Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning. (d) Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes.
10. 10.You are writing an email to send your science project to your teacher. Which subject line is best? (a) Science project – Class 5B (b) hi (c) Request to renew a book (d) Class notes for Monday
11. 11.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    10 December 2026
    A science exhibition will be held on 16 December at 9 am in the science lab. All are welcome.
    Yash
    Secretary, Science Club (a) Science Exhibition (b) Annual Sports Day (c) Music Club Auditions
12. 12.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mrs Khan. Which opening is best? (a) Hey Khan!!! (b) Khan, listen up (c) Yo teacher, (d) Dear Mrs Khan,
13. 13.Read the paragraph:
    1. In January, the sky fills with kites.
    2. First we draw the pattern with white chalk.
    3. Children fly kites from their rooftops.
    4. Kites of every colour dance in the wind.
    5. At night, people fly kites with small lights.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 3
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Farhan eating for lunch? (b) Farhan is what eating for lunch? (c) What is Farhan eating for lunch? (d) What Farhan is eating for lunch?
16. 16.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli. First we draw the pattern with white chalk. Then we fill it with bright coloured powder. We place small lamps around the design. Our neighbours stop to admire our rangoli. (a) the vegetable market (b) making a rangoli (c) our postman (d) a busy railway station
17. 17.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ It is red with a shiny silver bell. I ride it to the park every evening. I oil the chain of my bicycle every week. (a) The monsoon is my favourite season. (b) A fair comes to our village every winter. (c) Our class visited an old fort on a hill. (d) I got a new bicycle on my birthday.
18. 18.Aarav is writing a letter to his elder sister. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Didi (b) Dear Didi. (c) Dear Sir, (d) Dear Didi,
19. 19.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    My best friend is Farhan. Farhan sits next to me in class. My friend always shares his lunch with me. Farhan and I play football after school. He is a true friend who helps me. (a) my best friend (b) my grandfather (c) eating healthy food (d) the peacock
20. 20.Read the paragraph:
    1. Elephants are the biggest land animals.
    2. An elephant picks up food with its trunk.
    3. Elephants eat grass, leaves and fruit.
    4. Ants walk one behind the other in a line.
    5. Baby elephants stay close to their mothers.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 3
21. 21.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Yash carried a bag. (b) Yash carried a black bag. (c) Yash carried a heavy bag. (d) Yash carried a heavy black bag.
23. 23.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Yash eating for lunch? (b) Open your books to page ten. (c) Rahul reads a storybook at night. (d) How beautiful the garden is!
24. 24.Read the paragraph:
    1. My grandmother has a lovely garden.
    2. She grows tomatoes and chillies too.
    3. She sprinkles the plants every morning.
    4. Butterflies visit the marigold flowers.
    5. Turn off the tap while you brush.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 4
25. 25.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Ants are tiny but very hard-working. They live together in an anthill. Ants can carry food heavier than themselves. Ants walk one behind the other in a line. Ants store food for the winter. (a) ants (b) a day at the beach (c) my grandfather (d) our trip to the zoo
26. 26.Dev wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) spicy (c) dull
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Before the sun set.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kunal rode a red bicycle. (b) Kunal rode a bicycle. (c) Kunal rode a new bicycle. (d) Kunal rode a new red bicycle.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Imran flew a green kite. (b) Imran flew a small green kite. (c) Imran flew a small kite. (d) Imran flew a kite.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
32. 32.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Ananya painted a pot. (b) Ananya painted a blue pot. (c) Ananya painted a small blue pot. (d) Ananya painted a small pot.
33. 33.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    12 May 2026, 4:10 pm
    Uncle Ravi called. He will call again at 10 am on Thursday.
    Simran (a) the writer's name (b) the word MESSAGE (c) the greeting (d) the date and time
34. 34.You are writing to the Principal but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Dear Saanvi, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Friend,
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Zoya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Our school library is my favourite place. It has tall shelves full of storybooks. We may borrow two books every week. Everyone reads quietly in the library. (a) The Monsoon (b) A Day at the Beach (c) Our School Library (d) My Best Friend
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “she” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “her”
38. 38.Which of these is a question? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) Tenzin brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Why is Saanvi crying? (d) How long the train is!
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar waters the plants in the evening. (b) Waters Omkar the plants in the evening. (c) Omkar waters in the evening the plants. (d) Omkar the plants waters in the evening.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Riya picked a tiny flower. (b) Riya picked a flower. (c) Riya picked a white flower. (d) Riya picked a tiny white flower.

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