English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 337 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Ananya plays cricket in the park.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How tasty the samosa is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a tall tree! (b) Manav kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Please close the door. (d) What is Saanvi reading today?
4. 4.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Mr Iyer. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Iyer! (b) Dear Mr Iyer. (c) Dear Mr Iyer, (d) Dear, Mr Iyer
5. 5.Read the paragraph:
   1. A fair comes to our village every winter.
   2. Stalls sell bangles, toys and balloons.
   3. The postman knows every house on our street.
   4. A magician does tricks for the children.
   5. We eat hot jalebis at the fair.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 2
6. 6.Which of these is a question? (a) Simran reads a storybook at night. (b) Where is Ishaan playing cricket? (c) What a big cake! (d) Please speak slowly.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in Shimla on sunday.” (a) old (b) on (c) sunday (d) visited
8. 8.Read the paragraph:
   1. Our class visited an old fort on a hill.
   2. Its stone walls were very thick.
   3. We keep our classroom tidy every day.
   4. We climbed up to the tower.
   5. The guide told us about the old kings.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 2
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Farhan warm milk before bed. (b) Farhan drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Farhan drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Farhan warm milk drinks before bed.
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “vikram was born in the month of november.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya baked Riya's cake. Riya shared it. (b) Riya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Riya baked her cake. She shared it.
13. 13.Imagine this picture:
    A bus stop: people standing in a queue, a blue bus arriving, an old man with a walking stick and a girl with a school bag.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A girl is wearing a party hat. (b) An old man is holding a walking stick. (c) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (d) Children are holding sparklers.
14. 14.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.”
15. 15.Which linking word gives a reason? (a) However (b) Finally (c) since (d) therefore
16. 16.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    My grandfather is seventy years old. My grandfather goes for a walk every morning. Grandpa tells us stories of his childhood. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast. (a) The Vegetable Market (b) Healthy Food (c) My Grandfather (d) Grandma's Garden
17. 17.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Joseph picked a pretty yellow flower. (b) Joseph picked a yellow flower. (c) Joseph picked a pretty flower. (d) Joseph picked a flower.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers.
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Yash the plants in the evening. (c) Yash waters the plants in the evening. (d) Yash waters in the evening the plants.
20. 20.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 does NOT fit this picture? (a) There is a well beside the field. (b) A dog is running after a ball. (c) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (d) Hens are pecking near the hut.
21. 21.Aarav is writing a letter to his friend Joseph. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Joseph (b) Dear Joseph. (c) Dear Sir, (d) Dear Joseph,
22. 22.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Nisha flew a small kite. (b) Nisha flew a kite. (c) Nisha flew a small red kite. (d) Nisha flew a red kite.
23. 23.In a formal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) the closing (b) your address (c) the subject (d) the body
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Agra.” (a) cousin (b) zoo (c) my (d) in
25. 25.Aarav answered the phone. Coach Iqbal said, “I will visit us at 11 am on Monday.” What should Aarav write in the message for his mother? (a) Coach Iqbal will visit us at 11 am on Monday. (b) You will visit us at 11 am on Monday. (c) Coach Iqbal will visit us at 5 pm on Monday. (d) I will visit us at 11 am on Monday.
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How lovely the song is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
27. 27.These words are mixed up: in / draws / picture / Riya / class / art / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya draws a picture in art class. (b) Riya draws in art class a picture. (c) Riya a picture draws in art class. (d) Draws Riya a picture in art class.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Isha picked a pretty yellow flower. (b) Isha picked a flower. (c) Isha picked a pretty flower. (d) Isha picked a yellow flower.
29. 29.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rahul and Arjun will come to my house on monday.” (a) monday (b) and (c) house (d) my
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Which of these is a statement? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) How colourful the rangoli is! (c) Why is Saanvi crying? (d) Joseph visits the library on Fridays.
34. 34.Kunal answered the phone. Mr Bose said, “I will drop off the cake at 10 am on Thursday.” What should Kunal write in the message for his brother? (a) You will drop off the cake at 10 am on Thursday. (b) Mr Bose will drop off the cake at 10 am on Thursday. (c) I will drop off the cake at 10 am on Thursday. (d) Mr Bose will drop off the cake at 4 pm on Thursday.
35. 35.Imagine this picture:
    A library: tall shelves of books, a girl reading at a table, a librarian stamping a book and a “Silence” sign on the wall.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) The librarian is stamping a book. (b) A sign on the wall says “Silence”. (c) Children are pointing at the animals. (d) A girl is reading at a table.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) After we ate lunch.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The bright moon. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The train left the station at nine.
38. 38.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks. (b) The park looked clean and green again. (c) He asked his friends to help clean the park. (d) Manav saw plastic bags all over the park.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kunal saw a little dog. (b) Kunal saw a dog. (c) Kunal saw a little brown dog. (d) Kunal saw a brown dog.
40. 40.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Reddy,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,

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