English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 389 · 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.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
   
   Lotus Vidyalaya
   NOTICE
   7 March 2026
   Free Eye Check-Up
   A free eye check-up camp will be held in the medical room. All are welcome.
   Arjun
   School Captain (a) when (date and time) (b) where (the place) (c) what is happening
2. 2.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Reddy,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
3. 3.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Sneha plays cricket in the park.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Aarav leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Aarav leaving for Delhi? (d) When Aarav is leaving for Delhi?
6. 6.Rahul answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will come home at 7 pm on Sunday.” What should Rahul write in the message for his father? (a) Aunt Lata will come home at 10 am on Sunday. (b) I will come home at 7 pm on Sunday. (c) You will come home at 7 pm on Sunday. (d) Aunt Lata will come home at 7 pm on Sunday.
7. 7.In a formal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) the receiver's address (b) the body (c) name and signature (d) the date
8. 8.Which linking word shows a contrast (a difference)? (a) therefore (b) First (c) However (d) because
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Manav has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
10. 10.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window.
    Soon there were three small eggs in the nest.
    One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs.
    ___ (a) Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes. (b) Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (c) Now Lakshmi and Kavya are best friends.
11. 11.You are writing an email to ask your teacher for the maths homework. Which subject line is best? (a) Maths homework for today (b) Missing practice on Friday (c) Hello!!! (d) Photos from the school trip
12. 12.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The puppy was cold. ___, we gave it a blanket.” (a) However (b) Because (c) So
13. 13.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Elephants are the biggest land animals. They have long trunks and big ears. An elephant picks up food with its trunk. Baby elephants stay close to their mothers. (a) Elephants (b) The Railway Station (c) Making Rangoli (d) My Grandfather
14. 14.Omkar wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) square (c) dry
15. 15.A story begins: “Rohan's team had a big football match.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) On the day of the match, he scored a goal. (b) His team won the cup and Rohan was thrilled. (c) Rohan practised kicking the ball every day.
16. 16.You are writing to the Manager of a shop but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Dear Joseph, (d) Hi there!
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Kolkata.” (a) and (b) visited (c) my (d) a
18. 18.Imagine this picture:
    A kitchen: a mother rolling chapatis, a pressure cooker on the stove, a cat drinking milk and a basket of vegetables.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (b) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (c) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) for (b) christmas (c) sweets (d) aunt
20. 20.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Manav saw plastic bags all over the park. He asked his friends to help clean the park. They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks. The park looked clean and green again. (a) Neel Learns to Swim (b) The Clean Park (c) The Nest on the Window (d) Priya the Queen
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
23. 23.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Nisha found a pink shell. (b) Nisha found a shell. (c) Nisha found a tiny pink shell. (d) Nisha found a tiny shell.
24. 24.Dev is writing a letter to his father. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Papa. (b) Dear Papa, (c) Dear Sir, (d) Dear, Papa
25. 25.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Sunrise Public School
    NOTICE
    5 October 2026
    A story-telling contest will be held on 8 October at 10 am in the junior hall. All are welcome.
    Joseph
    Secretary, Literary Club (a) Book Fair (b) Story-Telling Contest (c) Cleanliness Drive
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
27. 27.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 does NOT fit this picture? (a) A poster about clean hands is on the wall. (b) Patients are waiting on chairs. (c) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (d) The doctor is checking a boy.
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast because we missed the train. (b) We ran fast but we missed the train. (c) We ran fast so we missed the train.
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Kavya said
30. 30.In an informal letter, what comes just before your name? (a) the date (b) the closing (c) the body (d) your address
31. 31.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo. 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) The Railway Station (b) The Old Banyan Tree (c) Sports Day (d) A Visit to the Zoo
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Farhan rice for lunch. (b) Farhan cooks for lunch rice. (c) Farhan rice cooks for lunch. (d) Farhan cooks rice for lunch.
33. 33.Imagine this picture:
    A park on a sunny morning: two children on the swings, a man jogging on the path, a dog chasing a ball, an empty bench under a tree and a girl flying a kite.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A dog is running after a ball. (b) An empty bench stands under a tree. (c) A boy is building a sandcastle. (d) Two children are swinging happily.
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya was born in the month of november.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
35. 35.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Ananya entered the school spelling contest.
    Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day.
    In the final round, she spelt every word right.
    ___ (a) Ananya won the contest and a shiny trophy. (b) Kabir mended the kite and flew it again. (c) Grandmother hugged Nisha with joy.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) The test had ten questions. (b) Our school has three floors. (c) The shop sells pencils. (d) I was so excited that I could not sleep.
38. 38.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Mrs Rao next door slipped and hurt her leg.
    ___
    Zoya's parents took Mrs Rao to the clinic.
    Mrs Rao thanked Zoya with a box of sweets. (a) Zoya ran to help Mrs Rao get up. (b) She shaped the volcano with clay and paint. (c) At first, Lakshmi sat alone and looked shy.
39. 39.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mrs Joshi. Which opening is best? (a) Yo teacher, (b) Dear Mrs Joshi, (c) Joshi, listen up (d) Hey Joshi!!!
40. 40.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window.
    Soon there were three small eggs in the nest.
    ___
    Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (a) They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks. (b) Dev got wet and shivered all the way home. (c) One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs.

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