English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 175 · 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.Farhan is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Tomorrow I will see a rainbow after the rain. (b) Every day I see a rainbow after the rain. (c) You saw a rainbow after the rain today. (d) Today I saw a rainbow after the rain.
2. 2.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   “The box was small. ___, it was very heavy.” (a) However (b) So (c) Because
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) Sneha eats a banana after school. (b) What is Isha drawing in class? (c) Please pass the salt. (d) What a tall tree!
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Isha. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Isha? (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Isha. (d) “Can I come with you” asked Isha.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) Our school has three floors. (b) A week has seven days. (c) The test had ten questions. (d) I was really nervous at first.
7. 7.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
   
   Hill View School
   NOTICE
   5 June 2026
   A folk dance workshop will be held on 10 June at 9 am in the activity room. All are welcome.
   Ananya
   Cultural Secretary (a) Free Eye Check-Up (b) Dance Workshop (c) Tree Plantation Drive
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
   
   Sunrise Public School
   NOTICE
   1 September 2026
   A story-telling contest will be held on 8 September at 11 am in the junior hall. All are welcome.
   Rohan
   Secretary, Literary Club (a) Drawing Competition (b) Science Exhibition (c) Story-Telling Contest
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Ran across the garden.
11. 11.Vikram answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will call again at 11 am on Tuesday.” What should Vikram write in the message for his sister? (a) I will call again at 11 am on Tuesday. (b) Aunt Lata will call again at 7 pm on Tuesday. (c) Aunt Lata will call again at 11 am on Tuesday. (d) You will call again at 11 am on Tuesday.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.These words are mixed up: waters / the / plants / in / Meera / evening / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera waters the plants in the evening. (b) Meera waters in the evening the plants. (c) Meera the plants waters in the evening. (d) Waters Meera the plants in the evening.
14. 14.You are writing an email to send photos of the school trip to your class. Which subject line is best? (a) hi (b) Invitation: my birthday party (c) Photos from the school trip (d) Request to renew a book
15. 15.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Priya saw a dog. (b) Priya saw a small dog. (c) Priya saw a brown dog. (d) Priya saw a small brown dog.
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) salty (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) noisy
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Dev writes a poem every week.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
18. 18.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    Inter-House Quiz
    An inter-house quiz will be held on 7 July at 4 pm in the school hall. All are welcome.
    Tara
    Secretary, Quiz Club (a) name and designation (b) the title (c) the date (d) the word NOTICE
19. 19.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Asha found a little puppy crying near her gate.
    She gave the puppy some milk and a blanket.
    ___
    The next day, the owner came and thanked Asha. (a) In the final round, she spelt every word right. (b) At last she found the ring under the sofa. (c) Then she put up a notice about the lost puppy.
20. 20.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Sunrise Public School
    NOTICE
    8 April 2026
    Our annual sports day will be held on 14 April at 10 am on the main ground. All are welcome.
    Kavya
    Sports Captain (a) the word NOTICE (b) the date (c) name and designation (d) the title
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Chennai on Tuesday.” (a) fort (b) visited (c) we (d) on
23. 23.Meera is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Thank you and regards, (b) See ya, (c) Yours lovingly, (d) Bye bye!!!
24. 24.Priya answered the phone. Uncle Ravi said, “I will visit us at 4 pm on Saturday.” What should Priya write in the message for her brother? (a) Uncle Ravi will visit us at 7 pm on Saturday. (b) I will visit us at 4 pm on Saturday. (c) You will visit us at 4 pm on Saturday. (d) Uncle Ravi will visit us at 4 pm on Saturday.
25. 25.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Sunrise Public School
    NOTICE
    16 January 2026
    Our annual sports day will be held on 22 January at 9 am on the main ground. All are welcome.
    Farhan
    Sports Captain (a) Book Fair (b) Annual Sports Day (c) Drawing Competition
26. 26.Isha is writing a letter to her friend Aarav. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
27. 27.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    6 October 2026
    A folk dance workshop will be held on 10 October at 10 am in the activity room. All are welcome.
    Riya
    Cultural Secretary (a) Dance Workshop (b) Cleanliness Drive (c) Tree Plantation Drive
28. 28.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    Nisha searched the whole house for the ring.
    At last she found the ring under the sofa.
    Grandmother hugged Nisha with joy. (a) Omkar noticed the kitchen tap was dripping. (b) Nisha's grandmother lost her gold ring. (c) Tara decided to build a model volcano.
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav a kite flies on the roof. (b) Flies Aarav a kite on the roof. (c) Aarav flies a kite on the roof. (d) Aarav flies on the roof a kite.
30. 30.Read the paragraph:
    1. I got a new bicycle on my birthday.
    2. Its seat is soft and comfortable.
    3. The postman knows every house on our street.
    4. I ride it to the park every evening.
    5. I oil the chain of my bicycle every week.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 2
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
32. 32.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    9 April 2026
    A book fair will be held on 15 April at 9 am in the school library. All are welcome.
    Arjun
    Secretary, Literary Club (a) Book Fair (b) Tree Plantation Drive (c) Annual Sports Day
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Simran playing cricket? (b) Where Simran is playing cricket? (c) Where is Simran playing cricket? (d) Simran is where playing cricket?
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Since it was late.
35. 35.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
36. 36.In a diary entry, what comes just before “Dear Diary,”? (a) the entry (body) (b) the day and date (c) your name (d) the time
37. 37.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
38. 38.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) Ananya entered the school spelling contest. (b) In the final round, she spelt every word right. (c) Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day. (d) Ananya won the contest and a shiny trophy.
39. 39.Which linking word gives a reason? (a) because (b) Next (c) But (d) so
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so

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