English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 391 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The shopkeeper counted the coins.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Meera is drawing in class? (b) Is what Meera drawing in class? (c) Meera is what drawing in class? (d) What is Meera drawing in class?
3. 3.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
   
   ___ Its tail feathers have beautiful eye spots. A peacock dances with its feathers spread. Peahens are smaller and brown in colour. (a) Elephants are the biggest land animals. (b) The peacock is the national bird of India. (c) An old banyan tree stands in our village. (d) Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo.
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a tall tree” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
6. 6.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Dev bought a round balloon. (b) Dev bought a red balloon. (c) Dev bought a balloon. (d) Dev bought a round red balloon.
7. 7.Kunal is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) See ya, (c) Thank you and regards, (d) Bye bye!!!
8. 8.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
   
   Lotus Vidyalaya
   NOTICE
   2 May 2026
   Drawing Competition
   A drawing competition will be held in the art room. All are welcome.
   Joseph
   Secretary, Art Club (a) what is happening (b) when (date and time) (c) where (the place)
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
10. 10.Which of these is a statement? (a) Tenzin visits the library on Fridays. (b) What a noisy market! (c) Why is Vikram laughing? (d) Wait for me at the gate.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
12. 12.In a diary entry, what comes just before the entry (body)? (a) the day and date (b) your name (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) the time
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty.
14. 14.These words are mixed up: kitchen / the / helps / Priya / in / Grandma
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Priya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Priya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Helps Priya Grandma in the kitchen.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
16. 16.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    First, put flour in a big bowl.
    Then, add a little water.
    ___, knead it into a soft dough.
    Finally, cover the dough and let it rest. (a) First (b) Finally (c) Next
17. 17.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Priya got the role of a queen in the school play. Priya practised her lines every evening. On stage, Priya spoke her lines perfectly. Everyone clapped loudly for the queen. (a) Neel Learns to Swim (b) The Bean Seed (c) The Kitten in the Tree (d) Priya the Queen
18. 18.Arjun is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Tomorrow I will make a new friend. (b) Every day I make a new friend. (c) You made a new friend today. (d) Today I made a new friend.
19. 19.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Little Flower School
    NOTICE
    15 July 2026
    A yoga session will be held on 20 July at 10 am on the school ground. All are welcome.
    Ishaan
    Sports Captain (a) Annual Sports Day (b) Drawing Competition (c) Yoga Day
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “everyone” (b) after “Arjun” (c) after “for” (d) after “race”
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in delhi.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
22. 22.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) however (c) finally
23. 23.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    We must not waste water. Turn off the tap while you brush. Fix leaking taps quickly. Use a bucket, not a pipe, to wash the car. Take a quick bath with one bucket of water. (a) our postman (b) a busy railway station (c) saving water (d) the peacock
24. 24.Kabir answered the phone. Grandma said, “I will drop off the cake at 4 pm on Saturday.” What should Kabir write in the message for his father? (a) You will drop off the cake at 4 pm on Saturday. (b) Grandma will drop off the cake at 4 pm on Saturday. (c) Grandma will drop off the cake at 10 am on Saturday. (d) I will drop off the cake at 4 pm on Saturday.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria reads at night a storybook. (b) Maria a storybook reads at night. (c) Maria reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Maria a storybook at night.
26. 26.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) A Visit to the Zoo (b) Saving Water (c) Sports Day (d) The Vegetable Market
27. 27.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    ___, wash the fruits well.
    Then, peel the banana and the orange.
    Next, cut all the fruits into small pieces.
    Finally, mix them in a bowl and serve. (a) Finally (b) Because (c) First
28. 28.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    16 April 2026, 5:20 pm
    Dear Didi,
    Mr Bose called. He will pick up the parcel at 5 pm on Sunday.
    Dev (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the greeting (c) the date and time (d) the writer's name
29. 29.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    My best friend is Farhan. Farhan sits next to me in class. My friend always shares his lunch with me. Farhan and I play football after school. He is a true friend who helps me. (a) a cricket match (b) making a rangoli (c) ants (d) my best friend
30. 30.Arjun is ending a letter to his grandmother. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours, lovingly (b) Your's lovingly, (c) Yours lovingly. (d) Yours lovingly,
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Omkar the ball in the garden. (b) Omkar the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Omkar kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Omkar kicks in the garden the ball.
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Rahul cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Rahul the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Cleans Rahul the room every Saturday.
34. 34.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    On the way home, heavy rain began to fall.
    Dev got wet and shivered all the way home.
    Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes. (a) Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning. (b) Neel was scared to go into the pool. (c) Asha found a little puppy crying near her gate.
35. 35.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) Isha planted a bean seed in a small pot. (b) Soon the plant had beans for Isha to pick. (c) She watered the pot every morning. (d) After a week, a tiny green shoot came up.
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which of these is a command? (a) What a colourful rangoli! (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) Where is Simran going after school? (d) Ishaan cooks rice for lunch.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Aisha travelling to school?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
40. 40.Read the paragraph:
    1. We have a pet cat named Mishti.
    2. Mishti drinks milk from a blue bowl.
    3. Long roots hang down from its branches.
    4. She sleeps in a basket near the window.
    5. Mishti chases balls of wool all day.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 5

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