English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 244 · 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) Maria plays in the park cricket. (b) Plays Maria cricket in the park. (c) Maria cricket plays in the park. (d) Maria plays cricket in the park.
2. 2.A story begins: “A new girl named Lakshmi joined our class. At first, Lakshmi sat alone and looked shy.”
   Which sentence comes next? (a) Kavya invited Lakshmi to play at lunch. (b) Now Lakshmi and Kavya are best friends.
3. 3.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
4. 4.You are writing an email to ask the librarian to renew a book. Which subject line is best? (a) Leave: unwell today (b) Class notes for Monday (c) hi (d) Request to renew a book
5. 5.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   First, write the letter.
   ___, fold it and put it in an envelope.
   Next, seal the envelope.
   Finally, stick a stamp on it and post it. (a) Then (b) First (c) Finally
6. 6.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   4 November 2026, 4:10 pm
   Mr Bose called. He will visit us at 10 am on Monday.
   Ishaan (a) the date and time (b) the greeting (c) the writer's name (d) the word MESSAGE
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late but the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late because the shops were still open.
9. 9.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 man is selling roasted corn. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) A boatman is rowing his boat. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
10. 10.You are writing an email to send your science project to your teacher. Which subject line is best? (a) Science project – Class 5B (b) Maths homework for today (c) Thank you for the gift (d) Something
11. 11.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Elephants are the biggest land animals. They have long trunks and big ears. An elephant picks up food with its trunk. Elephants eat grass, leaves and fruit. Baby elephants stay close to their mothers. (a) saving water (b) my best friend (c) the village fair (d) elephants
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) The players ran onto the field.
13. 13.In a diary entry, what comes just after the day and date? (a) your name (b) the time (c) the entry (body) (d) “Dear Diary,”
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Our neighbours. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
15. 15.These words are mixed up: week / every / a / poem / Sneha / writes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha writes every week a poem. (b) Writes Sneha a poem every week. (c) Sneha writes a poem every week. (d) Sneha a poem writes every week.
16. 16.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Ramesh is the postman in our area. He brings letters and parcels every day. He carries a big brown bag of letters. The postman knows every house on our street. We always thank the postman with a smile. (a) my new bicycle (b) our trip to the zoo (c) our postman (d) a busy railway station
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “a” (b) after “was” (c) after “nobody” (d) after “sweet”
18. 18.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav painted Manav's pot. Manav sold it. (b) Manav painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Manav painted his pot. Him sold it.
20. 20.Ishaan is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Bye bye!!! (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Thank you and regards, (d) See ya,
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rides Kabir a bicycle to school. (b) Kabir rides to school a bicycle. (c) Kabir a bicycle rides to school. (d) Kabir rides a bicycle to school.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash reads a storybook at night. (b) Yash a storybook reads at night. (c) Yash reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Yash a storybook at night.
23. 23.In an informal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the closing (b) the date (c) the body (d) the greeting
24. 24.These words are mixed up: Zoya / storybook / reads / a / at / night
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya a storybook reads at night. (b) Zoya reads at night a storybook. (c) Zoya reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Zoya a storybook at night.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
26. 26.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ There is a giant wheel and a merry-go-round. A magician does tricks for the children. We eat hot jalebis at the fair. (a) The vegetable market near our house opens early. (b) I got a new bicycle on my birthday. (c) Ramesh is the postman in our area. (d) A fair comes to our village every winter.
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “was” (c) after “sand” (d) after “the”
28. 28.These words are mixed up: Priya / the / catches / seven / at / bus
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya catches at seven the bus. (b) Priya catches the bus at seven. (c) Priya the bus catches at seven. (d) Catches Priya the bus at seven.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Rang loudly. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
30. 30.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Shanti Nagar Society
    NOTICE
    Cleanliness Drive
    A cleanliness drive will be held on 21 August at 9 am near the society gate. All are welcome.
    Maria
    Secretary, Youth Club (a) the date (b) name and designation (c) the word NOTICE (d) the title
31. 31.Kunal is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Bye bye!!! (b) Thank you and regards, (c) Yours lovingly, (d) See ya,
32. 32.In a formal letter, what comes just before the subject? (a) the date (b) the body (c) the greeting (d) the receiver's address
33. 33.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    10 February 2026
    An inter-house quiz will be held on 17 February at 2 pm in the school hall. All are welcome.
    Ananya
    Secretary, Quiz Club (a) Tree Plantation Drive (b) Cleanliness Drive (c) Inter-House Quiz
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) The coach said (d) said, Close
35. 35.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    7 February 2026
    Science Exhibition
    A science exhibition will be held on 11 February at 11 am. All are welcome.
    Joseph
    Secretary, Science Club (a) what is happening (b) where (the place) (c) when (date and time)
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a clever crow” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.Joseph answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will come home at 10 am on Friday.” What should Joseph write in the message for his brother? (a) Aunt Lata will come home at 5 pm on Friday. (b) Aunt Lata will come home at 10 am on Friday. (c) You will come home at 10 am on Friday. (d) I will come home at 10 am on Friday.
38. 38.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    9 April 2026
    A folk dance workshop will be held on 14 April at 10 am in the activity room. All are welcome.
    Zoya
    Cultural Secretary (a) the word NOTICE (b) name and designation (c) the title (d) the date
39. 39.Tara is writing a letter to her mother. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
40. 40.The first steps are: “Fill a pot with soil. Make a small hole in the soil.”
    Which step comes next? (a) Cover it with soil and water it. (b) Drop the seed into the hole.

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