English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 213 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Aisha a banana after school. (b) Aisha a banana eats after school. (c) Aisha eats after school a banana. (d) Aisha eats a banana after school.
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples but we bought grapes.
3. 3.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 monsoon turns the dry fields green.
   5. The winners got shiny medals.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 2
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Because the shop was closed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.You are writing to the Manager of a shop but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Friend, (d) Dear Dev,
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How sweet the mango is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
7. 7.Imagine this picture:
   A library: tall shelves of books, a girl reading at a table, a librarian stamping a book and a “Silence” sign on the wall.
   
   Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A girl is flying a kite. (b) The doctor is checking a boy. (c) The librarian is stamping a book. (d) A woman is buying bananas.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “on friday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
9. 9.Priya is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) See ya, (b) Thank you and regards, (c) Bye bye!!! (d) Yours lovingly,
10. 10.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) The test had ten questions. (b) Our school has three floors. (c) I was happy but very tired. (d) The zoo opens at nine.
11. 11.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    First, put an egg in a pan of water.
    Then, boil it for ten minutes.
    Next, cool the egg in cold water.
    ___, peel the shell and eat the egg. (a) Finally (b) Because (c) First
12. 12.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli. First we draw the pattern with white chalk. Then we fill it with bright coloured powder. Our neighbours stop to admire our rangoli. (a) My Grandfather (b) Saving Water (c) The Old Banyan Tree (d) Making Rangoli
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) the (b) park (c) i (d) to
14. 14.Kavya 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
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
16. 16.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Pooja borrowed a book about dinosaurs.
    She read the book every night before bed.
    Her little brother spilled juice on the book.
    ___ (a) Pooja said sorry to the librarian and paid for it. (b) Soon the plant had beans for Isha to pick. (c) His team won the cup and Rohan was thrilled.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal rice cooks for lunch. (b) Kunal cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Kunal rice for lunch. (d) Kunal cooks for lunch rice.
18. 18.Read the paragraph:
    1. In January, the sky fills with kites.
    2. My grandfather goes for a walk every morning.
    3. Children fly kites from their rooftops.
    4. We buy strong string for our kites.
    5. At night, people fly kites with small lights.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 2
19. 19.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) since (b) therefore (c) However (d) Next
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Manav calling? (b) Manav is who calling? (c) Is who Manav calling? (d) Who Manav is calling?
21. 21.A story begins: “Manav saw plastic bags all over the park.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) The park looked clean and green again. (b) They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks. (c) He asked his friends to help clean the park.
22. 22.You are writing an email to ask your teacher for the maths homework. Which subject line is best? (a) Maths homework for today (b) Leave: unwell today (c) hi (d) Class notes for Monday
23. 23.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    14 November 2026
    An inter-house quiz will be held on 21 November at 4 pm in the school hall. All are welcome.
    Rahul
    Secretary, Quiz Club (a) name and designation (b) the date (c) the word NOTICE (d) the title
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “bus” (c) after “late” (d) after “we”
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Arjun is travelling to school? (b) Is how Arjun travelling to school? (c) Arjun is how travelling to school? (d) How is Arjun travelling to school?
27. 27.Read the paragraph:
    1. Elephants are the biggest land animals.
    2. They have long trunks and big ears.
    3. Elephants eat grass, leaves and fruit.
    4. Baby elephants stay close to their mothers.
    5. The waves splashed over our feet.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 3
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Priya lost Priya's pencil. Priya found it. (c) Priya lost her pencil. Her found it.
29. 29.A story begins: “Aisha and her parents got on a train to Shimla.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Hours later, the train climbed into the hills. (b) The train left the station with a loud whistle. (c) At last Aisha reached Shimla, cool and happy.
30. 30.A story begins: “Mrs Rao next door slipped and hurt her leg.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Zoya ran to help Mrs Rao get up. (b) Mrs Rao thanked Zoya with a box of sweets. (c) Zoya's parents took Mrs Rao to the clinic.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Joseph cooks rice for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Farhan going after school?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
33. 33.You are writing an email to your teacher, Ms Patel. Which opening is best? (a) Patel, listen up (b) Yo teacher, (c) Dear Ms Patel, (d) Hey Patel!!!
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “nisha was born in the month of july.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
35. 35.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The test was hard. ___, Zoya got full marks.” (a) Because (b) So (c) However
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in November.” (a) school (b) our (c) the (d) after
37. 37.Read the paragraph:
    1. The monsoon is my favourite season.
    2. A green board hangs at the front.
    3. Dark clouds gather and rain pours down.
    4. Frogs croak loudly in the wet fields.
    5. Children float paper boats in puddles.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 2
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) It is (c) The coach said (d) said, It
39. 39.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) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (b) There is a well beside the field. (c) Hens are pecking near the hut. (d) A farmer is ploughing the field.
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors but it was raining.

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