English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 405 · 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 of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Playing with my friends.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “fell” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “his” (d) after “he”
3. 3.Imagine this picture:
   A railway platform: a train arriving, a tea seller with a kettle, passengers with suitcases, a big clock showing seven o'clock and a porter lifting a suitcase.
   
   Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (b) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (c) A train is pulling into the station. (d) A girl is wearing a party hat.
4. 4.Ananya is writing a letter to her aunt. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Aunty (b) Dear Aunty. (c) Dear Aunty, (d) Dear Sir,
5. 5.Read the paragraph:
   1. My grandfather is seventy years old.
   2. My grandfather goes for a walk every morning.
   3. Grandpa tells us stories of his childhood.
   4. My grandfather loves to play chess with me.
   5. I oil the chain of my bicycle every week.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 3
6. 6.In a diary entry, what comes just before your name? (a) the entry (body) (b) the time (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) the day and date
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) If you come early. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Diya said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Diya said (d) The soup
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) Grandpa. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) As soon as we reached home.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The children. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
11. 11.Zoya is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) SEND ME THE NOTES!!! (b) Send me the notes now. (c) Could you please send me the notes?
12. 12.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    The night sky is full of wonders. Thousands of stars twinkle above us. The moon looks like a silver plate. Sometimes we spot a shooting star. Some stars make shapes in the sky. (a) flying kites (b) elephants (c) the night sky (d) a cricket match
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Dev laughing? (b) Why Dev is laughing? (c) Is why Dev laughing? (d) Dev is why laughing?
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Isha crying?” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) smooth (c) salty (d) loud
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Pooja playing cricket?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
17. 17.Which of these is a question? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) How lovely the song is! (c) Where is Saanvi going after school? (d) Dev writes a poem every week.
18. 18.Pooja wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) afraid (c) brave
19. 19.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Lotus Vidyalaya
    NOTICE
    2 November 2026
    A free eye check-up camp will be held on 5 November at 3 pm in the medical room. All are welcome.
    Tara
    School Captain (a) Music Club Auditions (b) Book Fair (c) Free Eye Check-Up
20. 20.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Meera wanted to bake a cake for Mum.
    ___
    Grandma helped her put the cake in the oven.
    Mum smiled when she tasted the cake. (a) She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl. (b) On the way home, heavy rain began to fall. (c) Dad took Arjun to the doctor.
21. 21.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) so (b) because (c) But (d) Next
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “The” (b) after “teacher” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “liked”
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kunal rides a bicycle to school.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
24. 24.Which of these is a question? (a) How big the cake is! (b) Aarav writes a poem every week. (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) What is Kavya drawing in class?
25. 25.Pooja is writing a letter to her grandfather. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir, (b) Dear, Grandpa (c) Dear Grandpa. (d) Dear Grandpa,
26. 26.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 does NOT fit this picture? (a) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (b) People are standing in a queue. (c) A girl is carrying a school bag. (d) An old man is holding a walking stick.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day.
28. 28.In an informal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the body (b) the greeting (c) your name (d) your address
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “was” (b) after “nobody” (c) after “second” (d) after “sweet”
30. 30.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mr Verma. Which opening is best? (a) Dear Mr Verma, (b) Yo teacher, (c) Hey Verma!!! (d) Verma, listen up
31. 31.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    20 February 2026
    A book fair will be held on 27 February at 3 pm in the school library. All are welcome.
    Zoya
    Secretary, Literary Club (a) Yoga Day (b) Dance Workshop (c) Book Fair
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
33. 33.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 describes this picture? (a) There is a well beside the field. (b) Parents are cheering from the stands. (c) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (d) A butterfly is sitting on a flower.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir is what eating for lunch? (b) Is what Kabir eating for lunch? (c) What is Kabir eating for lunch? (d) What Kabir is eating for lunch?
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
37. 37.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    3 April 2026
    Book Fair
    A book fair will be held on 8 April at 3 pm. All are welcome.
    Simran
    Secretary, Literary Club (a) what is happening (b) when (date and time) (c) where (the place)
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Nisha and Rahul will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) house (b) wednesday (c) will (d) and
39. 39.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) Now Lakshmi and Kavya are best friends. (b) A new girl named Lakshmi joined our class. (c) Kavya invited Lakshmi to play at lunch. (d) At first, Lakshmi sat alone and looked shy.
40. 40.Imagine this picture:
    A school garden: children planting saplings, a gardener holding a watering can, a butterfly on a flower and a heap of fresh soil.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A butterfly is sitting on a flower. (b) Children are planting saplings. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) The gardener is holding a watering can.

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