English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 163 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Omkar reading today? (b) Omkar is what reading today? (c) What is Omkar reading today? (d) What Omkar is reading today?
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Meera reading today?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How colourful the rangoli is!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) My best friend. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
5. 5.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Omkar reading today? (b) What a clever crow! (c) Ananya packs the school bag at night. (d) Open your books to page ten.
6. 6.Read the paragraph:
   1. Our classroom is bright and clean.
   2. She grows tomatoes and chillies too.
   3. It has big windows that let in sunlight.
   4. Our desks are arranged in neat rows.
   5. We keep our classroom tidy every day.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 3
7. 7.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Priya wore a blue cap. (b) Priya wore an old blue cap. (c) Priya wore a cap. (d) Priya wore an old cap.
8. 8.In an informal letter, what comes just after the body? (a) the closing (b) your address (c) the greeting (d) the date
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja planted Pooja's sapling. Pooja watered it. (b) Pooja planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Pooja planted her sapling. She watered it.
10. 10.Read the paragraph:
    1. Ramesh is the postman in our area.
    2. Elephants eat grass, leaves and fruit.
    3. He brings letters and parcels every day.
    4. The postman knows every house on our street.
    5. We always thank the postman with a smile.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 4
11. 11.Ananya is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) See ya, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Thank you and regards, (d) Bye bye!!!
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “got” (b) after “stuck” (c) after “it” (d) after “My”
13. 13.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    A new girl named Lakshmi joined our class. At first, Lakshmi sat alone and looked shy. Kavya invited Lakshmi to play at lunch. Now Lakshmi and Kavya are best friends. (a) The Spelling Contest (b) A Card for Grandpa (c) Meera Bakes a Cake (d) The New Girl
14. 14.You are writing to the Bank Manager, Ms Patel. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ms Patel, (b) Dear Ms Patel. (c) Dear, Ms Patel (d) Hi Patel!
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “saanvi was born in the month of august.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
17. 17.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Farhan sits next to me in class. Farhan and I play football after school. He is a true friend who helps me. (a) My best friend is Farhan. (b) An old banyan tree stands in our village. (c) The railway station is always busy. (d) Our class visited an old fort on a hill.
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, I have finished my homework. (b) The teacher said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) The teacher said, “I have finished my homework. (d) The teacher said “I have finished my homework.”
20. 20.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Sit down quietly. (c) When is Dev leaving for Delhi? (d) Kabir writes a poem every week.
21. 21.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes LAST? (a) One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs. (b) Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. (c) Soon there were three small eggs in the nest. (d) Yash watched the chicks learn to fly.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
23. 23.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.Nisha is writing a letter to her friend Imran. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Imran (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear Imran, (d) Dear Imran.
25. 25.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in lucknow starts in February.” (a) starts (b) lucknow (c) in (d) fair
27. 27.Read the paragraph:
    1. In January, the sky fills with kites.
    2. Kites of every colour dance in the wind.
    3. We buy strong string for our kites.
    4. At night, people fly kites with small lights.
    5. The day began with a march past.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 2
28. 28.In a diary entry, what comes just after the time? (a) the entry (body) (b) “Dear Diary,” (c) your name (d) the day and date
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Ishaan eating for lunch?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
30. 30.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Yash,
31. 31.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    18 September 2026, 6:40 pm
    Dear Papa,
    Coach Iqbal called. He will bring the books at 7 pm on Friday. (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the writer's name (c) the date and time (d) the greeting
32. 32.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) Ananya won the contest and a shiny trophy. (b) Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day. (c) Ananya entered the school spelling contest. (d) In the final round, she spelt every word right.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “nisha met Maria at the station in Chennai.” (a) nisha (b) at (c) in (d) met
34. 34.Which of these is a statement? (a) Tenzin visits the library on Fridays. (b) Please pass the salt. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) How is Kavya travelling to school?
35. 35.Read the paragraph:
    1. My grandfather is seventy years old.
    2. A green board hangs at the front.
    3. My grandfather goes for a walk every morning.
    4. Grandpa tells us stories of his childhood.
    5. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 3
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Saturday of november.” (a) the (b) november (c) is (d) birthday
37. 37.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    14 January 2026, 6:40 pm
    Uncle Ravi called. He will pick up the parcel at 5 pm on Sunday.
    Arjun (a) the date and time (b) the word MESSAGE (c) the writer's name (d) the greeting
38. 38.The first steps are: “Put a little toothpaste on your brush. Brush all your teeth gently.”
    Which step comes next? (a) Spit out the toothpaste. (b) Rinse your mouth with water.
39. 39.Read the paragraph:
    1. We have a pet cat named Mishti.
    2. Mishti drinks milk from a blue bowl.
    3. We place small lamps around the design.
    4. She sleeps in a basket near the window.
    5. Mishti chases balls of wool all day.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 3
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Maria. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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