English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 305 · 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.Imagine this picture:
   A rainy day: dark clouds, people walking with umbrellas, children floating paper boats and a frog sitting on a leaf.
   
   Which sentence describes this picture? (a) Dark clouds cover the sky. (b) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
2. 2.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   “The shop was closed. ___, we went home.” (a) So (b) However (c) Because
3. 3.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
   
   ___ We saw a tiger resting on a big rock. The monkeys jumped from branch to branch. A giraffe ate leaves from a tall tree. (a) An old banyan tree stands in our village. (b) Ramesh is the postman in our area. (c) Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo. (d) Our street had a cricket match on Sunday.
4. 4.Diya is writing a letter to her friend Aarav. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Checked my throat. (c) The old farmer. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
6. 6.Read the paragraph:
   1. The monsoon is my favourite season.
   2. Tea sellers walk up and down the platform.
   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 5 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 3
7. 7.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.In a formal letter, what comes just before the subject? (a) the closing (b) the receiver's address (c) your address (d) name and signature
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Maria picked Maria's mango. Maria ate it. (c) Maria picked her mango. She ate it.
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Isha calling? (b) Who is Isha calling? (c) Who Isha is calling? (d) Isha is who calling?
11. 11.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Its branches spread very wide. Long roots hang down from its branches. Villagers rest in its cool shade. (a) Elephants are the biggest land animals. (b) An old banyan tree stands in our village. (c) Ramesh is the postman in our area. (d) In January, the sky fills with kites.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The firefighters. (d) Sat next to me.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Dev eating for lunch? (b) Is what Dev eating for lunch? (c) What Dev is eating for lunch? (d) Dev is what eating for lunch?
14. 14.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Imran wore an old cap. (b) Imran wore a blue cap. (c) Imran wore a cap. (d) Imran wore an old blue cap.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal writes every week a poem. (b) Kunal writes a poem every week. (c) Writes Kunal a poem every week. (d) Kunal a poem writes every week.
16. 16.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Line up near the door. (b) Tenzin cooks rice for lunch. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) How is Kunal travelling to school?
17. 17.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) The bus has forty seats. (b) I felt so proud of myself. (c) The shop sells pencils. (d) The test had ten questions.
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “we” (b) after “The” (c) after “at” (d) after “late”
19. 19.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) finally (b) because (c) however
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The players ran onto the field.
22. 22.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 girl is flying a kite. (b) The doctor is checking a boy. (c) A girl is carrying a school bag. (d) A man is selling roasted corn.
23. 23.Which of these is a question? (a) Simran writes a poem every week. (b) What a beautiful garden! (c) Sit down quietly. (d) What is Ishaan reading today?
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Imran drawing in class? (b) Is what Imran drawing in class? (c) What Imran is drawing in class? (d) Imran is what drawing in class?
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Aarav said (c) I love (d) said, I
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Meera? (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Meera. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Meera. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Meera.
27. 27.You are writing an email to send your science project to your teacher. Which subject line is best? (a) Science project – Class 5B (b) Invitation: my birthday party (c) Sports day date (d) Hello!!!
28. 28.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    ___, put a little toothpaste on your brush.
    Then, brush all your teeth gently.
    Next, spit out the toothpaste.
    Finally, rinse your mouth with water. (a) Finally (b) Because (c) First
29. 29.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) because (b) finally (c) however
30. 30.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes LAST? (a) They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks. (b) He asked his friends to help clean the park. (c) Manav saw plastic bags all over the park. (d) The park looked clean and green again.
31. 31.You are writing an email to tell your coach you will miss practice. Which subject line is best? (a) Request to renew a book (b) Hello!!! (c) Missing practice on Friday (d) Class notes for Monday
32. 32.Tenzin is ending a letter to his elder brother. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours lovingly. (b) Your's lovingly, (c) Yours, lovingly (d) Yours lovingly,
33. 33.Rahul answered the phone. Coach Iqbal said, “I will visit us at 4 pm on Monday.” What should Rahul write in the message for his sister? (a) I will visit us at 4 pm on Monday. (b) You will visit us at 4 pm on Monday. (c) Coach Iqbal will visit us at 4 pm on Monday. (d) Coach Iqbal will visit us at 7 pm on Monday.
34. 34.A story begins: “Manav saw plastic bags all over the park. He asked his friends to help clean the park.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) The park looked clean and green again. (b) They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, Where is my bag? (b) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Mum asked “Where is my bag?”
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “mangoes” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “picked” (d) after “The”
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a colourful rangoli” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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