English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 229 · 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.In a diary entry, what comes just after the entry (body)? (a) the time (b) the day and date (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) your name
2. 2.These words are mixed up: the / in / waters / the / plants / Isha / evening
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha waters the plants in the evening. (b) Isha the plants waters in the evening. (c) Waters Isha the plants in the evening. (d) Isha waters in the evening the plants.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Riya is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Riya eating for lunch? (c) What is Riya eating for lunch? (d) Riya is what eating for lunch?
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “won” (b) after “everyone” (c) after “the” (d) after “race”
6. 6.In a diary entry, what comes just after “Dear Diary,”? (a) your name (b) the entry (body) (c) the time (d) the day and date
7. 7.Arjun is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Every day I help Grandpa in the garden. (b) Today I helped Grandpa in the garden. (c) Tomorrow I will help Grandpa in the garden. (d) You helped Grandpa in the garden today.
8. 8.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Ishaan saw a pretty blue butterfly. (b) Ishaan saw a butterfly. (c) Ishaan saw a blue butterfly. (d) Ishaan saw a pretty butterfly.
9. 9.Imagine this picture:
   A sports ground: runners racing on the track, a boy crossing the finish line, a coach blowing a whistle and parents cheering.
   
   Which sentence describes this picture? (a) People are walking with umbrellas. (b) Runners are racing on the track. (c) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
11. 11.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo. We saw a tiger resting on a big rock. The monkeys jumped from branch to branch. A giraffe ate leaves from a tall tree. We watched the zookeeper feed the bears. (a) saving water (b) making a rangoli (c) our trip to the zoo (d) our pet cat
12. 12.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Why is Sneha laughing? (b) Zoya packs the school bag at night. (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Line up near the door.
13. 13.Simran is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Every day I go to a wedding. (b) You went to a wedding today. (c) Today I went to a wedding. (d) Tomorrow I will go to a wedding.
14. 14.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) The bus has forty seats. (b) The zoo opens at nine. (c) A week has seven days. (d) I felt so proud of myself.
15. 15.In a diary entry, what comes just before your name? (a) the entry (body) (b) the time (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) the day and date
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The players ran onto the field.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in indore starts in December.” (a) fair (b) indore (c) in (d) big
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) on (b) test (c) in (d) have
20. 20.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
21. 21.Priya is ending a letter to her uncle. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours, lovingly (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours lovingly. (d) Your's lovingly,
22. 22.In a diary entry, what comes just after the time? (a) the day and date (b) your name (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) the entry (body)
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Pooja laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
24. 24.Read the paragraph:
    1. Ants are tiny but very hard-working.
    2. They live together in an anthill.
    3. Ants walk one behind the other in a line.
    4. Milk and curd make our bones strong.
    5. Ants store food for the winter.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 4
25. 25.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) elephants (b) a cricket match (c) the rainy season (d) our school sports day
26. 26.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The sky was cloudy. ___, it did not rain.” (a) Because (b) However (c) So
27. 27.In a diary entry, what comes just after the day and date? (a) “Dear Diary,” (b) your name (c) the time (d) the entry (body)
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Manav drawing in class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
29. 29.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Saanvi opened a big umbrella. (b) Saanvi opened a big striped umbrella. (c) Saanvi opened an umbrella. (d) Saanvi opened a striped umbrella.
30. 30.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    10 June 2026, 5:20 pm
    Dear Mum,
    Grandma called. She will come home at 10 am on Wednesday. (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the greeting (c) the date and time (d) the writer's name
31. 31.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Imran opened a small umbrella. (b) Imran opened an umbrella. (c) Imran opened a striped umbrella. (d) Imran opened a small striped umbrella.
32. 32.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
33. 33.Manav is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) RENEW MY LIBRARY BOOK!!! (b) Could you please renew my library book? (c) Renew my library book now.
34. 34.Riya answered the phone. Coach Iqbal said, “I will drop off the cake at 6 pm on Friday.” What should Riya write in the message for her mother? (a) I will drop off the cake at 6 pm on Friday. (b) Coach Iqbal will drop off the cake at 6 pm on Friday. (c) You will drop off the cake at 6 pm on Friday. (d) Coach Iqbal will drop off the cake at 5 pm on Friday.
35. 35.Priya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) slow (c) quick
36. 36.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Lotus Vidyalaya
    NOTICE
    13 March 2026
    A drawing competition will be held on 21 March at 10 am in the art room. All are welcome.
    Tenzin
    Secretary, Art Club (a) Drawing Competition (b) Annual Sports Day (c) Free Eye Check-Up
37. 37.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    12 March 2026, 5:20 pm
    Uncle Ravi called. He will call again at 7 pm on Thursday.
    Tara (a) the writer's name (b) the word MESSAGE (c) the date and time (d) the greeting
38. 38.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) Next (b) But (c) therefore (d) because
39. 39.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    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) Rahul saw a fish flapping on the dry riverbank. (b) Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. (c) Nisha's grandmother lost her gold ring.
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but

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