English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 325 · 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.In a diary entry, what comes just before your name? (a) the day and date (b) the entry (body) (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) the time
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) Two ducks.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) prickly (c) bright (d) sour
4. 4.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) Omkar was glad that no water was wasted. (b) Mum smiled when she tasted the cake. (c) Kabir mended the kite and flew it again.
5. 5.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) name and signature (b) the receiver's address (c) your address (d) the greeting
6. 6.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
   
   The night sky is full of wonders. Thousands of stars twinkle above us. The moon looks like a silver plate. Sometimes we spot a shooting star. (a) A Day at the Beach (b) A Trip to the Old Fort (c) Our Classroom (d) The Night Sky
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The tall tree. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria feeds the cat every morning. (b) Feeds Maria the cat every morning. (c) Maria the cat feeds every morning. (d) Maria feeds every morning the cat.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on onam.” (a) met (b) on (c) cousins (d) onam
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Farhan waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Drinks Kavya warm milk before bed. (c) Kavya drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Kavya warm milk drinks before bed.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
15. 15.You are writing an email to ask your teacher for the maths homework. Which subject line is best? (a) Missing practice on Friday (b) Maths homework for today (c) Something (d) Invitation: my birthday party
16. 16.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Rohan is laughing? (b) Is why Rohan laughing? (c) Rohan is why laughing? (d) Why is Rohan laughing?
18. 18.These words are mixed up: every / week / Isha / poem / writes / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha writes every week a poem. (b) Isha a poem writes every week. (c) Isha writes a poem every week. (d) Writes Isha a poem every week.
19. 19.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Neel was scared to go into the pool.
    His coach taught him to float in the pool.
    Slowly, Neel learnt to kick and move his arms.
    ___ (a) Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes. (b) By summer, Neel could swim across the pool. (c) The next day, the owner came and thanked Asha.
20. 20.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How is Arjun travelling to school? (b) How lovely the song is! (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) Ananya sings a song in the morning.
21. 21.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Rao,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
22. 22.Which of these is a question? (a) What a huge elephant! (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) Kunal waters the plants in the evening. (d) Why is Vikram crying?
23. 23.Maria wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) round (c) ancient
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kavya and joseph will come to my house on Friday.” (a) joseph (b) house (c) my (d) to
28. 28.These words are mixed up: rice / Zoya / for / lunch / cooks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cooks Zoya rice for lunch. (b) Zoya rice cooks for lunch. (c) Zoya cooks rice for lunch. (d) Zoya cooks for lunch rice.
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in delhi starts in january.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
30. 30.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 does NOT fit this picture? (a) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (b) A girl is wearing a party hat. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls.
31. 31.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes LAST? (a) The fish swam away, and Rahul smiled. (b) He put the fish back into the river. (c) He gently picked up the fish in his hands. (d) Rahul saw a fish flapping on the dry riverbank.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash reads a storybook at night. (b) Yash reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Yash a storybook at night. (d) Yash a storybook reads at night.
33. 33.Manav is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Bye bye!!! (b) See ya, (c) Thank you and regards, (d) Yours lovingly,
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) As soon as we reached home.
35. 35.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) He put the fish back into the river. (b) He gently picked up the fish in his hands. (c) The fish swam away, and Rahul smiled. (d) Rahul saw a fish flapping on the dry riverbank.
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
37. 37.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    16 February 2026, 10:15 am
    Mrs Das called. She will come home at 7 pm on Thursday.
    Tenzin (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the date and time (c) the greeting (d) the writer's name
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
39. 39.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning.
    ___
    Dev got wet and shivered all the way home.
    Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes. (a) On the way home, heavy rain began to fall. (b) He flew the kite high above the roof. (c) He asked his friends to help clean the park.
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “out” (b) after “lit” (c) after “went” (d) after “The”

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