English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 143 · 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.Read the paragraph:
   1. The monsoon is my favourite season.
   2. Dark clouds gather and rain pours down.
   3. Frogs croak loudly in the wet fields.
   4. The waves splashed over our feet.
   5. The monsoon turns the dry fields green.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 3
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Sneha eating for lunch? (b) Sneha is what eating for lunch? (c) What Sneha is eating for lunch? (d) What is Sneha eating for lunch?
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan washed Ishaan's bicycle. Ishaan rode it. (b) Ishaan washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Ishaan washed his bicycle. He rode it.
4. 4.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
   
   ___ Trains arrive and leave every few minutes. Tea sellers walk up and down the platform. Loud announcements tell people about the trains. (a) The railway station is always busy. (b) Healthy food keeps our bodies strong. (c) The monsoon is my favourite season. (d) An old banyan tree stands in our village.
5. 5.Aarav wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) round (c) ugly
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Ishaan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.Read the paragraph:
   1. Our school library is my favourite place.
   2. It has tall shelves full of storybooks.
   3. The librarian helps us find good books.
   4. Too many sweets are bad for our teeth.
   5. Everyone reads quietly in the library.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 5
8. 8.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
   
   Aisha and her parents got on a train to Shimla.
   The train left the station with a loud whistle.
   ___
   At last Aisha reached Shimla, cool and happy. (a) Hours later, the train climbed into the hills. (b) He put the fish back into the river. (c) Dev got wet and shivered all the way home.
9. 9.Aisha is writing a letter to her grandmother. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
10. 10.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please help me carry this box. (b) Where is Maria going after school? (c) How big the cake is! (d) Pooja helps Grandma in the kitchen.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Farhan drew a small red house. (b) Farhan drew a red house. (c) Farhan drew a small house. (d) Farhan drew a house.
12. 12.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    17 March 2026, 11:30 am
    Dear Mum,
    Mr Bose called. He will call again at 6 pm on Friday.
    Rahul (a) the greeting (b) the date and time (c) the writer's name (d) the word MESSAGE
13. 13.Imagine this picture:
    A rainy day: dark clouds, people walking with umbrellas, children floating paper boats and a frog sitting on a leaf.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A train is pulling into the station. (b) Dark clouds cover the sky. (c) Children are floating paper boats. (d) A frog is sitting on a leaf.
14. 14.Rohan is ending a letter to his elder brother. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Your's lovingly, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours lovingly. (d) Yours, lovingly
15. 15.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ There is a giant wheel and a merry-go-round. Stalls sell bangles, toys and balloons. A magician does tricks for the children. (a) Our class visited an old fort on a hill. (b) Our street had a cricket match on Sunday. (c) Healthy food keeps our bodies strong. (d) A fair comes to our village every winter.
16. 16.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    20 August 2026
    A book fair will be held on 27 August at 11 am in the school library. All are welcome.
    Aarav
    Secretary, Literary Club (a) Dance Workshop (b) Science Exhibition (c) Book Fair
17. 17.These words are mixed up: after / a / Kavya / school / banana / eats
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Kavya a banana after school. (b) Kavya a banana eats after school. (c) Kavya eats after school a banana. (d) Kavya eats a banana after school.
18. 18.Arjun is writing a letter to his aunt. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Aunty. (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear, Aunty (d) Dear Aunty,
19. 19.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Nisha found a shell. (b) Nisha found a white shell. (c) Nisha found a tiny shell. (d) Nisha found a tiny white shell.
20. 20.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    He asked his friends to help clean the park.
    They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks.
    The park looked clean and green again. (a) Manav saw plastic bags all over the park. (b) Asha found a little puppy crying near her gate. (c) Neel was scared to go into the pool.
21. 21.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Priya got the role of a queen in the school play.
    Priya practised her lines every evening.
    ___
    Everyone clapped loudly for the queen. (a) On stage, Priya spoke her lines perfectly. (b) A police officer helped Karan look for him. (c) Diya hid the card under Grandpa's pillow.
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Simran baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Simran baked Simran's cake. Simran shared it.
23. 23.A story begins: “Karan went to the mela with his uncle. In the crowd, Karan lost sight of 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.
24. 24.Imagine this picture:
    A railway platform: a train arriving, a tea seller with a kettle, passengers with suitcases, a big clock showing seven o'clock and a porter lifting a suitcase.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (b) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (c) A train is pulling into the station. (d) Women are washing clothes by the river.
25. 25.Imagine this picture:
    A street at night: shops with bright lights, a full moon, a man selling roasted corn from a cart and a rickshaw puller resting.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A boy is building a sandcastle. (b) The librarian is stamping a book. (c) A boatman is rowing his boat. (d) A tired rickshaw puller is resting.
26. 26.Read the paragraph:
    1. My grandmother has a lovely garden.
    2. Red roses grow along the fence.
    3. Too many sweets are bad for our teeth.
    4. She grows tomatoes and chillies too.
    5. Butterflies visit the marigold flowers.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 3
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first sunday of January.” (a) of (b) sunday (c) is (d) birthday
28. 28.Kavya is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Tomorrow I will win a prize at school. (b) Today I won a prize at school. (c) Every day I win a prize at school. (d) You won a prize at school today.
29. 29.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    ___, heat a little oil in a pan.
    Then, add a handful of corn kernels.
    Next, cover the pan and wait for the popping.
    Finally, sprinkle salt on the hot popcorn. (a) Because (b) First (c) Finally
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Running in the park. (c) The wind. (d) Told us a story.
32. 32.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Diya eating for lunch? (b) How lovely the song is! (c) Sit down quietly. (d) Omkar draws a picture in art class.
33. 33.In a diary entry, what comes just after the day and date? (a) the entry (body) (b) your name (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) the time
34. 34.Nisha is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Every day I play cricket with my cousins. (b) Tomorrow I will play cricket with my cousins. (c) You played cricket with my cousins today. (d) Today I played cricket with my cousins.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) bright (c) bitter (d) noisy
36. 36.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Rohan saw an orange butterfly. (b) Rohan saw a pretty orange butterfly. (c) Rohan saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Rohan saw a butterfly.
37. 37.Which linking word gives a reason? (a) Next (b) so (c) However (d) since
38. 38.Simran answered the phone. Coach Iqbal said, “I will call again at 11 am on Sunday.” What should Simran write in the message for her sister? (a) Coach Iqbal will call again at 11 am on Sunday. (b) I will call again at 11 am on Sunday. (c) Coach Iqbal will call again at 5 pm on Sunday. (d) You will call again at 11 am on Sunday.
39. 39.You are writing to the Manager of a shop but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Maria, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Friend,
40. 40.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    11 July 2026
    A folk dance workshop will be held on 15 July at 3 pm in the activity room. All are welcome.
    Saanvi
    Cultural Secretary (a) Cleanliness Drive (b) Drawing Competition (c) Dance Workshop

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