English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 343 · 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 is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) While Mum was cooking.
5. 5.These words are mixed up: week / writes / a / every / Diya / poem
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Diya a poem every week. (b) Diya writes a poem every week. (c) Diya writes every week a poem. (d) Diya a poem writes every week.
6. 6.Isha is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Give me one more day now. (b) Could you please give me one more day? (c) GIVE ME ONE MORE DAY!!!
7. 7.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
   
   Lotus Vidyalaya
   NOTICE
   12 December 2026
   Drawing Competition
   A drawing competition will be held in the art room. All are welcome.
   Tenzin
   Secretary, Art Club (a) where (the place) (b) what is happening (c) when (date and time)
8. 8.Rohan is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) See ya, (b) Thank you and regards, (c) Yours lovingly, (d) Bye bye!!!
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Pooja is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Check my project now. (b) CHECK MY PROJECT!!! (c) Could you please check my project?
11. 11.Imagine this picture:
    A river bank: women washing clothes, a boatman rowing a boat, ducks swimming and a boy fishing with a long rod.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) Women are washing clothes by the river. (b) Ducks are swimming in the water. (c) The gardener is holding a watering can. (d) A boy is fishing with a long rod.
12. 12.In a formal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) name and signature (b) your address (c) the subject (d) the greeting
13. 13.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav cooks rice for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
16. 16.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Arjun, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The new student.
18. 18.Tenzin is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Every day I visit the zoo with my class. (b) Today I visited the zoo with my class. (c) You visited the zoo with my class today. (d) Tomorrow I will visit the zoo with my class.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Maria is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Thank you and regards, (c) Bye bye!!! (d) See ya,
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Bhopal on Tuesday.” (a) fort (b) we (c) visited (d) on
22. 22.You are writing an email to send your science project to your teacher. Which subject line is best? (a) hi (b) Science project – Class 5B (c) Maths homework for today (d) Leave: unwell today
23. 23.Riya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) silly (c) smart
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan packed Farhan's bag. Farhan carried it. (b) Farhan packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Farhan packed his bag. He carried it.
25. 25.Arjun is ending a letter to his aunt. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Your's lovingly, (b) Yours lovingly. (c) Yours, lovingly (d) Yours lovingly,
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Lucknow for eid last year.” (a) to (b) went (c) eid (d) year
27. 27.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    She gave the puppy some milk and a blanket.
    Then she put up a notice about the lost puppy.
    The next day, the owner came and thanked Asha. (a) Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning. (b) Rahul saw a fish flapping on the dry riverbank. (c) Asha found a little puppy crying near her gate.
28. 28.A story begins: “Neel was scared to go into the pool. His coach taught him to float in the pool.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Slowly, Neel learnt to kick and move his arms. (b) By summer, Neel could swim across the pool.
29. 29.Read the paragraph:
    1. We spent a happy day at the beach.
    2. I ride it to the park every evening.
    3. We built a big sandcastle.
    4. Dad bought us fresh coconuts.
    5. We collected shells near the shore.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 5
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Nisha. (b) “What time is it” asked Nisha. (c) “What time is it?” asked Nisha. (d) “What time is it?” asked Nisha?
31. 31.Yash is ending a letter to his grandfather. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours lovingly. (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours, lovingly (d) Your's lovingly,
32. 32.Arjun is writing a letter to his father. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Papa, (b) Dear Papa. (c) Dear, Papa (d) Dear Sir,
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
34. 34.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    ___, wet your hands with clean water.
    Then, rub soap on your hands.
    Next, scrub between your fingers.
    Finally, rinse and dry your hands. (a) Because (b) Finally (c) First
35. 35.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    15 October 2026
    Book Fair
    A book fair will be held on 22 October at 9 am in the school library. All are welcome. (a) the word NOTICE (b) name and designation (c) the date (d) the title
36. 36.Pooja wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) tiny (c) huge
37. 37.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    The peacock is the national bird of India. It has a long, bright blue neck. Its tail feathers have beautiful eye spots. A peacock dances with its feathers spread. Peahens are smaller and brown in colour. (a) the old banyan tree (b) the peacock (c) ants (d) our trip to the zoo
38. 38.Rahul wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) quiet
39. 39.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Healthy food keeps our bodies strong. Fruits give us many vitamins. Dal and eggs build strong muscles. Too many sweets are bad for our teeth. (a) The Railway Station (b) Healthy Food (c) A Visit to the Zoo (d) Grandma's Garden
40. 40.Simran is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Thank you and regards, (c) See ya, (d) Bye bye!!!

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