English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 104 · 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.Nisha is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Bye bye!!! (b) See ya, (c) Thank you and regards, (d) Yours lovingly,
2. 2.Read the paragraph:
   1. My grandmother has a lovely garden.
   2. Red roses grow along the fence.
   3. She grows tomatoes and chillies too.
   4. The postman knows every house on our street.
   5. She sprinkles the plants every morning.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 5
3. 3.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
   
   Riverside School
   NOTICE
   5 June 2026
   Auditions for the music club will be held on 12 June at 2 pm in the music room. All are welcome.
   Vikram
   Cultural Secretary (a) Music Club Auditions (b) Free Eye Check-Up (c) Tree Plantation Drive
4. 4.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Joshi,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
5. 5.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) Although (b) because (c) therefore (d) First
6. 6.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   Dear Mum,
   Mrs Das called. She will drop off the cake at 11 am on Friday.
   Imran (a) the writer's name (b) the greeting (c) the date and time (d) the word MESSAGE
7. 7.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
   
   Ananya entered the school spelling contest.
   Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day.
   In the final round, she spelt every word right.
   ___ (a) Grandpa found the card and laughed with joy. (b) Farhan's family decided to keep the kitten. (c) Ananya won the contest and a shiny trophy.
8. 8.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   ___, stop at the edge of the road.
   Then, look right, then left, then right again.
   Next, wait until the road is clear.
   Finally, walk across quickly and carefully. (a) Because (b) Finally (c) First
10. 10.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    Imran found a torch and some candles.
    The family sat by the candles and told stories.
    When the power came back, Imran was almost sad. (a) One evening, the lights in Imran's house went out. (b) A new girl named Lakshmi joined our class. (c) Isha planted a bean seed in a small pot.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.A story begins: “Karan went to the mela with his uncle.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Soon Karan found his uncle near the giant wheel. (b) A police officer helped Karan look for him. (c) In the crowd, Karan lost sight of his uncle.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) shiny
14. 14.Zoya wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) hungry (c) cross
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir and tara will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) spicy (c) loud (d) smooth
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) loud (c) sour (d) colourful
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun waters the plants in the evening.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun cooks rice for lunch. (b) Cooks Arjun rice for lunch. (c) Arjun cooks for lunch rice. (d) Arjun rice cooks for lunch.
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late but the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late because the shops were still open.
22. 22.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    The peacock is the national bird of India. It has a long, bright blue neck. Its tail feathers have beautiful eye spots. A peacock dances with its feathers spread. Peahens are smaller and brown in colour. (a) the vegetable market (b) a day at the beach (c) the peacock (d) making a rangoli
23. 23.You are writing an email to ask your teacher for the maths homework. Which subject line is best? (a) Maths homework for today (b) READ THIS NOW (c) Missing practice on Friday (d) Request to renew a book
24. 24.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Lotus Vidyalaya
    NOTICE
    6 March 2026
    A drawing competition will be held on 13 March at 10 am in the art room. All are welcome.
    Kabir
    Secretary, Art Club (a) Annual Sports Day (b) Drawing Competition (c) Dance Workshop
25. 25.These words are mixed up: plants / the / the / in / Rohan / evening / waters
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan waters the plants in the evening. (b) Waters Rohan the plants in the evening. (c) Rohan the plants waters in the evening. (d) Rohan waters in the evening the plants.
26. 26.A story begins: “Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. Soon there were three small eggs in the nest.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (b) One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs.
27. 27.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mr Iyer. Which opening is best? (a) Iyer, listen up (b) Dear Mr Iyer, (c) Hey Iyer!!! (d) Yo teacher,
28. 28.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “We ran fast. ___, we missed the train.” (a) Because (b) So (c) However
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran packs the school bag at night. (b) Imran the school bag packs at night. (c) Packs Imran the school bag at night. (d) Imran packs at night the school bag.
30. 30.Rahul wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) round (c) tiny
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said the coach. (b) “Let us play outside” said the coach. (c) “Let us play outside,” said the coach. (d) “Let us play outside.” said the coach.
32. 32.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    7 April 2026, 2:45 pm
    Mr Bose called. He will pick up the parcel at 6 pm on Thursday.
    Rahul (a) the date and time (b) the writer's name (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the greeting
33. 33.You are writing a letter to the Librarian asking for new storybooks. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a school picnic (b) Subject: Request for new storybooks (c) Subject: Order for a dictionary (d) Subject: Broken traffic light
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a lovely song!” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
35. 35.You are writing a letter to the Municipal Officer about garbage on your street. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (b) Subject: Request for a school picnic (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
36. 36.Read the paragraph:
    1. Our school library is my favourite place.
    2. It has tall shelves full of storybooks.
    3. We may borrow two books every week.
    4. Our desks are arranged in neat rows.
    5. Everyone reads quietly in the library.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 4
37. 37.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) Arjun woke up with a bad cough. (b) Dad took Arjun to the doctor. (c) In two days, Arjun felt well again. (d) The doctor gave him some cough medicine.
38. 38.Imagine this picture:
    A farm: a farmer ploughing with two bullocks, hens pecking near a hut, a well beside the field and green fields far away.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (b) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (c) There is a well beside the field. (d) A farmer is ploughing the field.
39. 39.Dev is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) See ya, (b) Bye bye!!! (c) Thank you and regards, (d) Yours lovingly,
40. 40.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    We spent a happy day at the beach. The waves splashed over our feet. We built a big sandcastle. Dad bought us fresh coconuts. We collected shells near the shore. (a) our school sports day (b) my best friend (c) ants (d) a day at the beach

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