English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 390 · 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.Farhan is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Today I made a new friend. (b) Every day I make a new friend. (c) Tomorrow I will make a new friend. (d) You made a new friend today.
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “aisha and i played in the park on sunday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
3. 3.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
   
   Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window.
   ___
   One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs.
   Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (a) Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day. (b) Zoya ran to help Mrs Rao get up. (c) Soon there were three small eggs in the nest.
4. 4.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   First, put an egg in a pan of water.
   Then, boil it for ten minutes.
   ___, cool the egg in cold water.
   Finally, peel the shell and eat the egg. (a) Finally (b) Next (c) First
5. 5.What is this paragraph mostly about?
   
   A fair comes to our village every winter. There is a giant wheel and a merry-go-round. Stalls sell bangles, toys and balloons. A magician does tricks for the children. We eat hot jalebis at the fair. (a) a day at the beach (b) the night sky (c) the village fair (d) grandma's garden
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “every” (b) after “can” (c) after “talk” (d) after “parrot”
7. 7.Rahul is writing a letter to his elder brother. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir, (b) Dear, Bhaiya (c) Dear Bhaiya. (d) Dear Bhaiya,
8. 8.In an informal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the date (b) the body (c) your name (d) the greeting
9. 9.Imagine this picture:
   A classroom: a teacher writing on the board, students sitting at their desks, a globe on the table and charts on the wall.
   
   Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A man is selling roasted corn. (b) A globe is kept on the table. (c) Students are sitting at their desks. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
10. 10.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Rahul drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) What a funny joke! (d) Where is Aisha playing cricket?
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Tenzin was born in the month of october.” (a) of (b) was (c) october (d) in
12. 12.Read the paragraph:
    1. An old banyan tree stands in our village.
    2. Long roots hang down from its branches.
    3. Farhan and I play football after school.
    4. Birds build nests in its branches.
    5. Villagers rest in its cool shade.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 5
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Vikram. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha catches at seven the bus. (b) Isha catches the bus at seven. (c) Catches Isha the bus at seven. (d) Isha the bus catches at seven.
16. 16.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) however (b) because (c) finally
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Kabir is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Renew my library book now. (b) RENEW MY LIBRARY BOOK!!! (c) Could you please renew my library book?
19. 19.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Aarav is writing a letter to his uncle. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Uncle. (b) Dear, Uncle (c) Dear Uncle, (d) Dear Sir,
21. 21.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Karan went to the mela with his uncle.
    ___
    A police officer helped Karan look for him.
    Soon Karan found his uncle near the giant wheel. (a) Rohan practised kicking the ball every day. (b) In the crowd, Karan lost sight of his uncle. (c) His coach taught him to float in the pool.
22. 22.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Lotus Vidyalaya
    NOTICE
    3 February 2026
    Free Eye Check-Up
    A free eye check-up camp will be held on 11 February at 3 pm in the medical room. All are welcome. (a) name and designation (b) the word NOTICE (c) the title (d) the date
23. 23.Ananya is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) RENEW MY LIBRARY BOOK!!! (b) Renew my library book now. (c) Could you please renew my library book?
24. 24.Read the paragraph:
    1. Elephants are the biggest land animals.
    2. They have long trunks and big ears.
    3. He carries a big brown bag of letters.
    4. An elephant picks up food with its trunk.
    5. Baby elephants stay close to their mothers.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 4
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Riya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) The cricket match.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Vikram drew a tall red house. (b) Vikram drew a house. (c) Vikram drew a tall house. (d) Vikram drew a red house.
28. 28.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Dark clouds gather and rain pours down. Frogs croak loudly in the wet fields. The monsoon turns the dry fields green. (a) Elephants are the biggest land animals. (b) We spent a happy day at the beach. (c) A fair comes to our village every winter. (d) The monsoon is my favourite season.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Maria is writing a letter to her elder brother. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
31. 31.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The room was dark. ___, I switched on the light.” (a) So (b) Because (c) However
32. 32.A story begins: “Arjun woke up with a bad cough. Dad took Arjun to the doctor.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) In two days, Arjun felt well again. (b) The doctor gave him some cough medicine.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Diya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Diya said (b) said, Let (c) Let us (d) Let us play outside.
34. 34.Riya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) wooden
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
36. 36.Read the paragraph:
    1. The railway station is always busy.
    2. The librarian helps us find good books.
    3. Porters in red shirts carry heavy luggage.
    4. Tea sellers walk up and down the platform.
    5. Loud announcements tell people about the trains.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 3
37. 37.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 describes this picture? (a) The sun is setting over the sea. (b) A poster about clean hands is on the wall. (c) There is a well beside the field. (d) A big cake has eight candles on it.
38. 38.Maria wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) calm (c) cross
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) The baby elephant. (c) If you come early. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How colourful the rangoli is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation

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