English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 194 · 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.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in october.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
2. 2.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
   
   ___ It has a long, bright blue neck. A peacock dances with its feathers spread. Peahens are smaller and brown in colour. (a) The peacock is the national bird of India. (b) In January, the sky fills with kites. (c) Our school library is my favourite place. (d) Elephants are the biggest land animals.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Omkar found his kite. He flew it. (c) Omkar found Omkar's kite. Omkar flew it.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir picked Kabir's mango. Kabir ate it. (b) Kabir picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Kabir picked his mango. He ate it.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Rahul fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Rahul fixed Rahul's toy car. Rahul played with it.
7. 7.Sneha is ending a letter to her grandmother. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Your's lovingly, (c) Yours lovingly. (d) Yours, lovingly
8. 8.Arjun answered the phone. Grandma said, “I will come home at 10 am on Thursday.” What should Arjun write in the message for his mother? (a) Grandma will come home at 6 pm on Thursday. (b) Grandma will come home at 10 am on Thursday. (c) I will come home at 10 am on Thursday. (d) You will come home at 10 am on Thursday.
9. 9.Kavya is writing a letter to her friend Ishaan. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have finished my homework,” said Pooja. (b) “I have finished my homework” said Pooja. (c) “I have finished my homework,” said Pooja. (d) “I have finished my homework.” said Pooja.
11. 11.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    Dear Bhaiya,
    Aunt Lata called. She will visit us at 4 pm on Friday.
    Kabir (a) the writer's name (b) the greeting (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the date and time
12. 12.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    My best friend is Farhan. My friend always shares his lunch with me. Farhan and I play football after school. He is a true friend who helps me. (a) My New Bicycle (b) Saving Water (c) My Grandfather (d) My Best Friend
13. 13.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) Green fields stretch far away. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) Hens are pecking near the hut. (d) Two bullocks are pulling the plough.
14. 14.In a diary entry, what comes just after the time? (a) “Dear Diary,” (b) the day and date (c) your name (d) the entry (body)
15. 15.Yash is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Tomorrow I will fly a kite on the roof. (b) Every day I fly a kite on the roof. (c) You flew a kite on the roof today. (d) Today I flew a kite on the roof.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from kochi in December.” (a) uncle (b) from (c) came (d) kochi
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) colourful (c) prickly (d) loud
18. 18.These words are mixed up: sings / a / the / morning / in / song / Imran
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran a song sings in the morning. (b) Sings Imran a song in the morning. (c) Imran sings a song in the morning. (d) Imran sings in the morning a song.
19. 19.In a formal letter, what comes just after the body? (a) the subject (b) the receiver's address (c) name and signature (d) the closing
20. 20.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Diya saw a pretty orange butterfly. (b) Diya saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Diya saw an orange butterfly. (d) Diya saw a butterfly.
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “aarav was born in the month of August.” (a) month (b) born (c) aarav (d) was
22. 22.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. Soon there were three small eggs in the nest. One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs. Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (a) The Nest on the Window (b) Arjun Gets Well (c) A Card for Grandpa (d) The Model Volcano
23. 23.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    The peacock is the national bird of India. Its tail feathers have beautiful eye spots. A peacock dances with its feathers spread. Peahens are smaller and brown in colour. (a) Sports Day (b) The Peacock (c) The Vegetable Market (d) The Kite Festival
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
25. 25.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    9 September 2026, 11:30 am
    Dear Didi,
    Grandma called. She will call again at 6 pm on Monday. (a) the writer's name (b) the date and time (c) the greeting (d) the word MESSAGE
26. 26.Saanvi is writing a letter to her grandmother. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “The” (c) after “sky” (d) after “dark”
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Pooja and i played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) and (b) i (c) in (d) played
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
30. 30.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Add some yellow paint beside it. (b) Watch the paint turn green. (c) Mix the two with a brush. (d) Squeeze blue paint onto a plate.
31. 31.These words are mixed up: Fridays / the / visits / Isha / library / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha the library visits on Fridays. (b) Visits Isha the library on Fridays. (c) Isha visits on Fridays the library. (d) Isha visits the library on Fridays.
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “The bus is late today.” (b) Mum said, The bus is late today. (c) Mum said, “The bus is late today. (d) Mum said, “The bus is late today.”
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) spicy (c) loud (d) colourful
34. 34.Maria answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will drop off the cake at 5 pm on Sunday.” What should Maria write in the message for her mother? (a) Aunt Lata will drop off the cake at 5 pm on Sunday. (b) I will drop off the cake at 5 pm on Sunday. (c) You will drop off the cake at 5 pm on Sunday. (d) Aunt Lata will drop off the cake at 11 am on Sunday.
35. 35.Aarav answered the phone. Mr Bose said, “I will drop off the cake at 4 pm on Wednesday.” What should Aarav write in the message for his mother? (a) Mr Bose will drop off the cake at 5 pm on Wednesday. (b) Mr Bose will drop off the cake at 4 pm on Wednesday. (c) You will drop off the cake at 4 pm on Wednesday. (d) I will drop off the cake at 4 pm on Wednesday.
36. 36.In an informal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) your name (b) the greeting (c) your address (d) the body
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Tenzin picked Tenzin's mango. Tenzin ate it. (c) Tenzin picked his mango. Him ate it.
38. 38.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the receiver's address (b) the greeting (c) the closing (d) your address
39. 39.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    9 August 2026, 2:45 pm
    Dear Didi,
    Mrs Das called. She will call again at 11 am on Saturday. (a) the greeting (b) the date and time (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the writer's name
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Tuesday.” (a) to (b) my (c) dog (d) i

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