English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 31 · 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 mark should end this sentence?
   “How beautiful the garden is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.Imagine this picture:
   A fruit market: stalls piled with fruit, a woman buying bananas, a cow standing in the road and a boy riding a bicycle.
   
   Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A mother is rolling chapatis. (b) Children are floating paper boats. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) The gardener is holding a watering can.
3. 3.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   27 August 2026, 4:10 pm
   Dear Papa,
   Aunt Lata called. She will call again at 5 pm on Friday. (a) the greeting (b) the word MESSAGE (c) the writer's name (d) the date and time
4. 4.What is this paragraph mostly about?
   
   In January, the sky fills with kites. Children fly kites from their rooftops. Kites of every colour dance in the wind. We buy strong string for our kites. At night, people fly kites with small lights. (a) our postman (b) saving water (c) our classroom (d) flying kites
5. 5.In a formal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) your address (b) the subject (c) the body (d) name and signature
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash planted Yash's sapling. Yash watered it. (b) Yash planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Yash planted his sapling. He watered it.
7. 7.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   27 January 2026, 6:40 pm
   Aunt Lata called. She will drop off the cake at 11 am on Thursday.
   Kavya (a) the writer's name (b) the word MESSAGE (c) the date and time (d) the greeting
8. 8.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
   
   ___ Frogs croak loudly in the wet fields. Children float paper boats in puddles. The monsoon turns the dry fields green. (a) Our classroom is bright and clean. (b) The monsoon is my favourite season. (c) My grandmother has a lovely garden. (d) Our class visited an old fort on a hill.
9. 9.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mr Iyer. Which opening is best? (a) Yo teacher, (b) Dear Mr Iyer, (c) Iyer, listen up (d) Hey Iyer!!!
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Ananya is eating for lunch? (b) What is Ananya eating for lunch? (c) Ananya is what eating for lunch? (d) Is what Ananya eating for lunch?
11. 11.Read the paragraph:
    1. In January, the sky fills with kites.
    2. Kites of every colour dance in the wind.
    3. We buy strong string for our kites.
    4. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast.
    5. At night, people fly kites with small lights.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 5
12. 12.Pooja is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) See ya, (c) Bye bye!!! (d) Thank you and regards,
13. 13.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli. Then we fill it with bright coloured powder. We place small lamps around the design. Our neighbours stop to admire our rangoli. (a) Making Rangoli (b) Our Classroom (c) A Day at the Beach (d) My Best Friend
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from jaipur in november.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
15. 15.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Green Park Society
    NOTICE
    Tree Plantation Drive
    A tree plantation drive will be held on 5 November at 9 am in the society park. All are welcome.
    Imran
    Secretary, Youth Club (a) the word NOTICE (b) name and designation (c) the date (d) the title
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel collected nuts.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.You are writing an email to thank your aunt for a birthday gift. Which subject line is best? (a) Hello!!! (b) Missing practice on Friday (c) Photos from the school trip (d) Thank you for the gift
18. 18.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) He put the fish back into the river. (b) The fish swam away, and Rahul smiled. (c) Rahul saw a fish flapping on the dry riverbank. (d) He gently picked up the fish in his hands.
19. 19.Which linking word shows a contrast (a difference)? (a) because (b) therefore (c) First (d) However
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
21. 21.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Omkar noticed the kitchen tap was dripping.
    He told his father about the leaking tap.
    His father fixed the tap with a new washer.
    ___ (a) The park looked clean and green again. (b) Mum smiled when she tasted the cake. (c) Omkar was glad that no water was wasted.
22. 22.Read the paragraph:
    1. We have a pet cat named Mishti.
    2. My friend always shares his lunch with me.
    3. She has soft white fur and green eyes.
    4. She sleeps in a basket near the window.
    5. Mishti chases balls of wool all day.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 5
23. 23.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) Mum smiled when she tasted the cake. (b) Meera wanted to bake a cake for Mum. (c) She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl. (d) Grandma helped her put the cake in the oven.
24. 24.A story begins: “Omkar noticed the kitchen tap was dripping. He told his father about the leaking tap.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) His father fixed the tap with a new washer. (b) Omkar was glad that no water was wasted.
25. 25.Which of these is a statement? (a) Omkar kicks the ball in the garden. (b) What a lovely song! (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) How is Riya travelling to school?
26. 26.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mrs Verma. Which opening is best? (a) Yo teacher, (b) Verma, listen up (c) Hey Verma!!! (d) Dear Mrs Verma,
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
28. 28.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes LAST? (a) She shaped the volcano with clay and paint. (b) At the science fair, her volcano bubbled with foam. (c) Tara's model won the first prize. (d) Tara decided to build a model volcano.
29. 29.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    6 December 2026
    An inter-house quiz will be held on 13 December at 10 am in the school hall. All are welcome.
    Tara
    Secretary, Quiz Club (a) Inter-House Quiz (b) Science Exhibition (c) Annual Sports Day
30. 30.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
31. 31.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Zoya the ball in the garden. (b) Zoya the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Zoya kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Zoya kicks the ball in the garden.
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Green Park Society
    15 December 2026
    Tree Plantation Drive
    A tree plantation drive will be held on 22 December at 4 pm in the society park. All are welcome.
    Priya
    Secretary, Youth Club (a) the date (b) name and designation (c) the title (d) the word NOTICE
35. 35.Read the paragraph:
    1. Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli.
    2. First we draw the pattern with white chalk.
    3. Then we fill it with bright coloured powder.
    4. Shoppers pick the best onions and potatoes.
    5. We place small lamps around the design.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 5
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha reads at night a storybook. (b) Aisha a storybook reads at night. (c) Aisha reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Aisha a storybook at night.
38. 38.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Maria going after school? (b) Yash flies a kite on the roof. (c) How tall the tree is! (d) Put your books in the bag.
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Pooja wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Pooja wrote Pooja's poem. Pooja read it.

Free writing skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-writing-skills