English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 265 · 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.Read the paragraph:
   1. Our school library is my favourite place.
   2. It has tall shelves full of storybooks.
   3. The librarian helps us find good books.
   4. She has soft white fur and green eyes.
   5. We may borrow two books every week.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 4
2. 2.Which part is missing from this notice?
   
   Green Valley School
   NOTICE
   7 May 2026
   A science exhibition will be held on 10 May at 11 am in the science lab. All are welcome.
   Arjun
   Secretary, Science Club (a) the title (b) name and designation (c) the date (d) the word NOTICE
3. 3.Kunal answered the phone. Coach Iqbal said, “I will come home at 5 pm on Thursday.” What should Kunal write in the message for his father? (a) You will come home at 5 pm on Thursday. (b) Coach Iqbal will come home at 5 pm on Thursday. (c) I will come home at 5 pm on Thursday. (d) Coach Iqbal will come home at 6 pm on Thursday.
4. 4.In a diary entry, what comes just after the time? (a) “Dear Diary,” (b) the entry (body) (c) your name (d) the day and date
5. 5.Aisha is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Bye bye!!! (c) See ya, (d) Thank you and regards,
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya draws a picture in art class. (b) Diya draws in art class a picture. (c) Draws Diya a picture in art class. (d) Diya a picture draws in art class.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Sneha? (b) “Why are you late?” asked Sneha. (c) “Why are you late” asked Sneha. (d) “Why are you late,” asked Sneha.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Dad said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
11. 11.These words are mixed up: plants / the / Isha / in / the / waters / evening
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha the plants waters in the evening. (b) Isha waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Isha the plants in the evening. (d) Isha waters the plants in the evening.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Joseph lost Joseph's pencil. Joseph found it. (c) Joseph lost his pencil. He found it.
13. 13.Rahul answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will call again at 5 pm on Monday.” What should Rahul write in the message for his sister? (a) I will call again at 5 pm on Monday. (b) Aunt Lata will call again at 5 pm on Monday. (c) You will call again at 5 pm on Monday. (d) Aunt Lata will call again at 6 pm on Monday.
14. 14.These words are mixed up: night / reads / storybook / at / a / Riya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya reads a storybook at night. (b) Reads Riya a storybook at night. (c) Riya reads at night a storybook. (d) Riya a storybook reads at night.
15. 15.Omkar wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) silent (c) noisy
16. 16.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 does NOT fit this picture? (a) Runners are racing on the track. (b) Parents are cheering from the stands. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) A boy is crossing the finish line.
17. 17.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Add tea leaves and let it boil. (b) Pour in milk and sugar. (c) Strain the tea into cups. (d) Boil water in a pan.
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tara sings a song in the morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.You are writing a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about stray dogs. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (b) Subject: Broken traffic light (c) Subject: Opening a savings account (d) Subject: Request for a fee receipt
20. 20.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Dev saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Dev saw a butterfly. (c) Dev saw an orange butterfly. (d) Dev saw a tiny butterfly.
21. 21.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) In the final round, she spelt every word right. (b) Ananya won the contest and a shiny trophy. (c) Ananya entered the school spelling contest. (d) Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “rang” (c) after “ran” (d) after “The”
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
26. 26.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) The test had ten questions. (b) A week has seven days. (c) The shop sells pencils. (d) I was happy but very tired.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Maria carried a heavy bag. (b) Maria carried a bag. (c) Maria carried a blue bag. (d) Maria carried a heavy blue bag.
28. 28.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    16 June 2026
    Book Fair
    A book fair will be held in the school library. All are welcome.
    Nisha
    Secretary, Literary Club (a) when (date and time) (b) what is happening (c) where (the place)
29. 29.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes SECOND? (a) Add tea leaves and let it boil. (b) Boil water in a pan. (c) Pour in milk and sugar. (d) Strain the tea into cups.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
31. 31.Imagine this picture:
    A beach at sunset: gentle waves, a boy building a sandcastle, seagulls over the water and a small crab on the sand.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (b) Seagulls are flying over the water. (c) The sun is setting over the sea. (d) A butterfly is sitting on a flower.
32. 32.Read the paragraph:
    1. Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo.
    2. We saw a tiger resting on a big rock.
    3. A giraffe ate leaves from a tall tree.
    4. We watched the zookeeper feed the bears.
    5. My friend always shares his lunch with me.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 2
33. 33.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 describes this picture? (a) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (b) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (c) A sign on the wall says “Silence”. (d) Two bullocks are pulling the plough.
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) quiet (d) bitter
35. 35.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.A story begins: “Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs. (b) Soon there were three small eggs in the nest. (c) Yash watched the chicks learn to fly.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
38. 38.Imagine this picture:
    A doctor's clinic: a doctor checking a boy, a nurse with a thermometer, patients waiting on chairs and a poster about clean hands.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A boatman is rowing his boat. (b) A poster about clean hands is on the wall. (c) A boy is crossing the finish line. (d) A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kavya washes the car on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Yash is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Thank you and regards, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Bye bye!!! (d) See ya,

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