English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 180 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) A green parrot. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
2. 2.Arjun answered the phone. Mr Bose said, “I will call again at 6 pm on Thursday.” What should Arjun write in the message for his mother? (a) Mr Bose will call again at 4 pm on Thursday. (b) Mr Bose will call again at 6 pm on Thursday. (c) I will call again at 6 pm on Thursday. (d) You will call again at 6 pm on Thursday.
3. 3.You are writing to the Principal but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Priya, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
4. 4.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a school picnic. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Order for a dictionary (b) Subject: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
5. 5.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
   
   Lotus Vidyalaya
   NOTICE
   18 March 2026
   A free eye check-up camp will be held on 24 March at 11 am in the medical room. All are welcome.
   Rahul
   School Captain (a) Free Eye Check-Up (b) Drawing Competition (c) Inter-House Quiz
6. 6.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) I was so excited that I could not sleep. (b) Our school has three floors. (c) The zoo opens at nine. (d) A week has seven days.
7. 7.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) because (b) First (c) Although (d) so
8. 8.These words are mixed up: a / on / Manav / the / roof / kite / flies
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Manav a kite on the roof. (b) Manav a kite flies on the roof. (c) Manav flies on the roof a kite. (d) Manav flies a kite on the roof.
9. 9.A formal letter begins with “Dear Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
10. 10.Maria is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) You flew a kite on the roof today. (b) Tomorrow I will fly a kite on the roof. (c) Today I flew a kite on the roof. (d) Every day I fly a kite on the roof.
11. 11.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 full moon is shining in the sky. (b) A boatman is rowing his boat. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) An old man is holding a walking stick.
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
13. 13.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Our school sports day was full of fun. The day began with a march past. I ran in the hundred-metre race. Our house won the tug of war. The winners got shiny medals. (a) eating healthy food (b) our trip to the zoo (c) our school sports day (d) my new bicycle
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Onam.” (a) all (b) cousins (c) met (d) we
15. 15.Omkar is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Share the homework now. (b) Could you please share the homework? (c) SHARE THE HOMEWORK!!!
16. 16.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 does NOT fit this picture? (a) Green fields stretch far away. (b) A man is selling roasted corn. (c) A full moon is shining in the sky. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
17. 17.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.
18. 18.Imran is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Tomorrow I will win a prize at school. (b) Every day I win a prize at school. (c) Today I won a prize at school. (d) You won a prize at school today.
19. 19.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) A week has seven days. (b) I felt a little scared. (c) Our school has three floors. (d) The bus has forty seats.
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) Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning. (b) Manav saw plastic bags all over the park. (c) One evening, the lights in Imran's house went out.
21. 21.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    25 August 2026, 2:45 pm
    Dear Didi,
    Grandma called. She will come home at 11 am on Saturday.
    Ishaan (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the date and time (c) the writer's name (d) the greeting
22. 22.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
23. 23.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mrs Iyer. Which opening is best? (a) Hey Iyer!!! (b) Yo teacher, (c) Dear Mrs Iyer, (d) Iyer, listen up
24. 24.Read the paragraph:
    1. Our class visited an old fort on a hill.
    2. Its stone walls were very thick.
    3. We climbed up to the tower.
    4. He brings letters and parcels every day.
    5. The guide told us about the old kings.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 2
25. 25.Read the paragraph:
    1. Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli.
    2. Then we fill it with bright coloured powder.
    3. Too many sweets are bad for our teeth.
    4. We place small lamps around the design.
    5. Our neighbours stop to admire our rangoli.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 2
26. 26.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    In January, the sky fills with kites. Children fly kites from their rooftops. Kites of every colour dance in the wind. We buy strong string for our kites. (a) The Kite Festival (b) My New Bicycle (c) The Cricket Match (d) A Visit to the Zoo
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
28. 28.Which of these is a command? (a) What a tall tree! (b) Please pass the salt. (c) Tenzin packs the school bag at night. (d) Where is Nisha going after school?
29. 29.Pooja is ending a letter to her mother. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Your's lovingly, (c) Yours lovingly. (d) Yours, lovingly
30. 30.In a diary entry, what comes just after the day and date? (a) the entry (body) (b) the time (c) your name (d) “Dear Diary,”
31. 31.Which linking word shows a contrast (a difference)? (a) First (b) so (c) But (d) since
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors because it was raining.
33. 33.Joseph answered the phone. Uncle Ravi said, “I will drop off the cake at 6 pm on Sunday.” What should Joseph write in the message for his sister? (a) I will drop off the cake at 6 pm on Sunday. (b) Uncle Ravi will drop off the cake at 6 pm on Sunday. (c) Uncle Ravi will drop off the cake at 4 pm on Sunday. (d) You will drop off the cake at 6 pm on Sunday.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) Told us a story. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Friday of July.” (a) the (b) of (c) my (d) on
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera washed Meera's bicycle. Meera rode it. (b) Meera washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Meera washed her bicycle. She rode it.
37. 37.Imran wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) purple
38. 38.Farhan answered the phone. Mr Bose said, “I will call again at 10 am on Monday.” What should Farhan write in the message for his father? (a) Mr Bose will call again at 4 pm on Monday. (b) I will call again at 10 am on Monday. (c) Mr Bose will call again at 10 am on Monday. (d) You will call again at 10 am on Monday.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Maria Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Maria helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Maria helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Maria Grandma helps in the kitchen.
40. 40.Ishaan is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) CHECK MY PROJECT!!! (b) Check my project now. (c) Could you please check my project?

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