English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 415 · 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 sentence describes the bag best? (a) Vikram carried a bag. (b) Vikram carried a big bag. (c) Vikram carried a big black bag. (d) Vikram carried a black bag.
2. 2.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
   
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   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) Isha planted a bean seed in a small pot. (b) Manav saw plastic bags all over the park. (c) Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning.
3. 3.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) He told his father about the leaking tap. (b) Omkar was glad that no water was wasted. (c) His father fixed the tap with a new washer. (d) Omkar noticed the kitchen tap was dripping.
4. 4.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
   
   The railway station is always busy. Trains arrive and leave every few minutes. Porters in red shirts carry heavy luggage. Loud announcements tell people about the trains. (a) Sports Day (b) The Railway Station (c) The Peacock (d) A Day at the Beach
5. 5.Read the paragraph:
   1. Elephants are the biggest land animals.
   2. They have long trunks and big ears.
   3. An elephant picks up food with its trunk.
   4. She sprinkles the plants every morning.
   5. Elephants eat grass, leaves and fruit.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 3
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The old farmer. (c) If you come early. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
7. 7.Manav is ending a letter to his grandmother. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours lovingly. (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Your's lovingly, (d) Yours, lovingly
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a tasty samosa” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.These words are mixed up: Kabir / week / every / a / poem / writes
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir writes every week a poem. (b) Kabir a poem writes every week. (c) Writes Kabir a poem every week. (d) Kabir writes a poem every week.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya flies a kite on the roof. (b) Priya a kite flies on the roof. (c) Priya flies on the roof a kite. (d) Flies Priya a kite on the roof.
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
13. 13.Kunal answered the phone. Grandma said, “I will come home at 10 am on Saturday.” What should Kunal write in the message for his mother? (a) Grandma will come home at 10 am on Saturday. (b) I will come home at 10 am on Saturday. (c) You will come home at 10 am on Saturday. (d) Grandma will come home at 4 pm on Saturday.
14. 14.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please speak slowly. (b) What a bright moon! (c) Diya waters the plants in the evening. (d) Why is Saanvi laughing?
15. 15.Read the paragraph:
    1. Ants are tiny but very hard-working.
    2. They live together in an anthill.
    3. Ants can carry food heavier than themselves.
    4. Ants store food for the winter.
    5. She grows tomatoes and chillies too.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 4
16. 16.A story begins: “Kabir made a kite with paper and sticks.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Suddenly the string snapped and the kite fell. (b) Kabir mended the kite and flew it again. (c) He flew the kite high above the roof.
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar is what reading today? (b) Is what Omkar reading today? (c) What is Omkar reading today? (d) What Omkar is reading today?
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Dev leaving for Delhi?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Surat in august.” (a) august (b) from (c) came (d) in
20. 20.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) A man is jogging along the path. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) An empty bench stands under a tree.
21. 21.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    18 April 2026, 11:30 am
    Mr Bose called. He will pick up the parcel at 6 pm on Thursday.
    Sneha (a) the greeting (b) the word MESSAGE (c) the date and time (d) the writer's name
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Nisha answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will pick up the parcel at 11 am on Saturday.” What should Nisha write in the message for her brother? (a) Aunt Lata will pick up the parcel at 11 am on Saturday. (b) Aunt Lata will pick up the parcel at 4 pm on Saturday. (c) You will pick up the parcel at 11 am on Saturday. (d) I will pick up the parcel at 11 am on Saturday.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Maria. (b) Close the window,” said Maria. (c) “Close the window” said Maria. (d) “Close the window,” said Maria.
26. 26.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    4 March 2026, 5:20 pm
    Dear Bhaiya,
    Mrs Das called. She will drop off the cake at 10 am on Wednesday. (a) the writer's name (b) the greeting (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the date and time
27. 27.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    In January, the sky fills with kites. Kites of every colour dance in the wind. We buy strong string for our kites. At night, people fly kites with small lights. (a) My New Bicycle (b) The Kite Festival (c) My Best Friend (d) Grandma's Garden
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) bright (b) salty (c) quiet (d) prickly
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
30. 30.The first steps are: “Write the letter. Fold it and put it in an envelope.”
    Which step comes next? (a) Seal the envelope. (b) Stick a stamp on it and post it.
31. 31.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. (b) Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (c) Soon there were three small eggs in the nest. (d) One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs.
32. 32.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Red roses grow along the fence. She sprinkles the plants every morning. Butterflies visit the marigold flowers. (a) A fair comes to our village every winter. (b) Our school sports day was full of fun. (c) My grandmother has a lovely garden. (d) Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which linking word shows a result? (a) Finally (b) Although (c) therefore (d) because
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Gave me a pencil.
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) loud (d) sticky
38. 38.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Nisha's grandmother lost her gold ring. Nisha searched the whole house for the ring. At last she found the ring under the sofa. Grandmother hugged Nisha with joy. (a) Lost at the Mela (b) The Big Football Match (c) The Clean Park (d) The Lost Ring
39. 39.You are writing a letter to the Librarian asking for new storybooks. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Change of section (b) Subject: Frequent power cuts (c) Subject: Broken traffic light (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Joseph. (b) “Let us play outside.” said Joseph. (c) “Let us play outside” said Joseph. (d) Let us play outside,” said Joseph.

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