English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 29 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Yash said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Yash said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
3. 3.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mr Rao. Which opening is best? (a) Yo teacher, (b) Hey Rao!!! (c) Rao, listen up (d) Dear Mr Rao,
4. 4.You are writing a letter to the Sports Teacher asking to join the football team. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Order for a dictionary (b) Subject: Broken water cooler (c) Subject: Opening a savings account (d) Subject: Joining the football team
5. 5.Manav is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Check my project now. (b) CHECK MY PROJECT!!! (c) Could you please check my project?
6. 6.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
   
   ___ Farhan sits next to me in class. My friend always shares his lunch with me. Farhan and I play football after school. (a) The night sky is full of wonders. (b) Our school sports day was full of fun. (c) Our school library is my favourite place. (d) My best friend is Farhan.
7. 7.Priya is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Tomorrow I will win a prize at school. (b) You won a prize at school today. (c) Today I won a prize at school. (d) Every day I win a prize at school.
8. 8.Rohan is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Share the homework now. (b) Could you please share the homework? (c) SHARE THE HOMEWORK!!!
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from Surat in October.” (a) came (b) my (c) in (d) uncle
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The bright moon. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in kochi.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Broke his toy car.
14. 14.Vikram is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) RENEW MY LIBRARY BOOK!!! (b) Renew my library book now. (c) Could you please renew my library book?
15. 15.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    He told his father about the leaking tap.
    His father fixed the tap with a new washer.
    Omkar was glad that no water was wasted. (a) Karan went to the mela with his uncle. (b) Omkar noticed the kitchen tap was dripping. (c) Nisha's grandmother lost her gold ring.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Surat on thursday.” (a) thursday (b) the (c) in (d) visited
18. 18.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “It was late. ___, the shops were still open.” (a) Because (b) However (c) So
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on onam.” (a) cousins (b) met (c) onam (d) our
20. 20.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    The railway station is always busy. Trains arrive and leave every few minutes. Porters in red shirts carry heavy luggage. Tea sellers walk up and down the platform. Loud announcements tell people about the trains. (a) our pet cat (b) making a rangoli (c) a busy railway station (d) the rainy season
21. 21.Ishaan is writing a letter to his friend Kabir. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir, (b) Dear, Kabir (c) Dear Kabir. (d) Dear Kabir,
22. 22.Read the paragraph:
    1. Ramesh is the postman in our area.
    2. He brings letters and parcels every day.
    3. He carries a big brown bag of letters.
    4. By noon, most of the vegetables are sold.
    5. We always thank the postman with a smile.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 2
23. 23.Read the paragraph:
    1. A fair comes to our village every winter.
    2. Stalls sell bangles, toys and balloons.
    3. My grandfather goes for a walk every morning.
    4. A magician does tricks for the children.
    5. We eat hot jalebis at the fair.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 5
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha baked Nisha's cake. Nisha shared it. (b) Nisha baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Nisha baked her cake. She shared it.
25. 25.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Mishti drinks milk from a blue bowl. She sleeps in a basket near the window. Mishti chases balls of wool all day. (a) Our school sports day was full of fun. (b) We have a pet cat named Mishti. (c) Our classroom is bright and clean. (d) My best friend is Farhan.
26. 26.Isha is writing a letter to her friend Tara. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Tara. (b) Dear Tara, (c) Dear Sir, (d) Dear, Tara
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “ran” (c) after “The” (d) after “bell”
28. 28.Diya is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Could you please check my project? (b) CHECK MY PROJECT!!! (c) Check my project now.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Which of these is a question? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Manav visits the library on Fridays. (c) Why is Rahul laughing? (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in pune on thursday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph wrote Joseph's poem. Joseph read it. (b) Joseph wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Joseph wrote his poem. He read it.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) Because it was raining. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
34. 34.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) The shop sells pencils. (b) A week has seven days. (c) Our school has three floors. (d) I felt sad when it ended.
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran is what eating for lunch? (b) What Simran is eating for lunch? (c) Is what Simran eating for lunch? (d) What is Simran eating for lunch?
36. 36.Ananya answered the phone. Grandma said, “I will come home at 11 am on Thursday.” What should Ananya write in the message for her mother? (a) I will come home at 11 am on Thursday. (b) Grandma will come home at 6 pm on Thursday. (c) You will come home at 11 am on Thursday. (d) Grandma will come home at 11 am on Thursday.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died so nobody watered them. (b) The plants died but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
38. 38.Read the paragraph:
    1. Our classroom is bright and clean.
    2. We eat hot jalebis at the fair.
    3. It has big windows that let in sunlight.
    4. A green board hangs at the front.
    5. We keep our classroom tidy every day.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 4
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a colourful rangoli!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
40. 40.Dev answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will pick up the parcel at 10 am on Wednesday.” What should Dev write in the message for his mother? (a) I will pick up the parcel at 10 am on Wednesday. (b) Aunt Lata will pick up the parcel at 11 am on Wednesday. (c) Aunt Lata will pick up the parcel at 10 am on Wednesday. (d) You will pick up the parcel at 10 am on Wednesday.

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