English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 451 · 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.A story begins: “Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning.”
   Which sentence comes next? (a) Dev got wet and shivered all the way home. (b) Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes. (c) On the way home, heavy rain began to fall.
2. 2.Read the paragraph:
   1. My grandfather is seventy years old.
   2. We watched the zookeeper feed the bears.
   3. My grandfather goes for a walk every morning.
   4. Grandpa tells us stories of his childhood.
   5. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 4
3. 3.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
   
   ___
   Soon there were three small eggs in the nest.
   One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs.
   Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (a) Diya wanted to surprise Grandpa on his birthday. (b) Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. (c) Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning.
4. 4.Read the paragraph:
   1. The monsoon is my favourite season.
   2. Dark clouds gather and rain pours down.
   3. Frogs croak loudly in the wet fields.
   4. The monsoon turns the dry fields green.
   5. Mishti drinks milk from a blue bowl.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 4
5. 5.Imagine this picture:
   A street at night: shops with bright lights, a full moon, a man selling roasted corn from a cart and a rickshaw puller resting.
   
   Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A small crab is walking on the sand. (b) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) A tired rickshaw puller is resting.
6. 6.The first step is: “Write the letter.”
   Which step comes next? (a) Seal the envelope. (b) Fold it and put it in an envelope. (c) Stick a stamp on it and post it.
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) quiet (c) sour (d) colourful
8. 8.Farhan wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) purple (c) noisy
9. 9.Aarav is writing a letter to his friend Farhan. Which closing should he use? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, Close the window. (b) The coach said “Close the window.” (c) The coach said, “Close the window. (d) The coach said, “Close the window.”
11. 11.In a formal letter, what comes just after the receiver's address? (a) your address (b) the greeting (c) the subject (d) name and signature
12. 12.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    First, fill a pot with soil.
    ___, make a small hole in the soil.
    Next, drop the seed into the hole.
    Finally, cover it with soil and water it. (a) Finally (b) First (c) Then
13. 13.Saanvi is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) See ya, (b) Bye bye!!! (c) Yours lovingly, (d) Thank you and regards,
14. 14.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the greeting (b) the body (c) the date (d) the closing
15. 15.Rohan is writing a letter to his friend Ishaan. Which closing should he use? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
16. 16.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    18 May 2026
    Inter-House Quiz
    An inter-house quiz will be held on 21 May at 2 pm. All are welcome.
    Aarav
    Secretary, Quiz Club (a) what is happening (b) where (the place) (c) when (date and time)
17. 17.In an informal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) the closing (b) your name (c) the greeting (d) your address
18. 18.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Rohan's team had a big football match.
    Rohan practised kicking the ball every day.
    ___
    His team won the cup and Rohan was thrilled. (a) At the science fair, her volcano bubbled with foam. (b) On the day of the match, he scored a goal. (c) The family sat by the candles and told stories.
19. 19.In a diary entry, what comes just before the time? (a) “Dear Diary,” (b) the entry (body) (c) the day and date (d) your name
20. 20.In a diary entry, what comes just before your name? (a) the day and date (b) the entry (body) (c) the time (d) “Dear Diary,”
21. 21.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Dev playing cricket? (b) What a huge elephant! (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) Ishaan packs the school bag at night.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Sneha said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
23. 23.Imagine this picture:
    A birthday party: a big cake with eight candles, balloons tied to the chairs, a girl in a party hat and friends clapping.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A blue bus is arriving. (b) A sign on the wall says “Silence”. (c) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (d) A full moon is shining in the sky.
24. 24.A story begins: “Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning. On the way home, heavy rain began to fall.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes. (b) Dev got wet and shivered all the way home.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Counted the coins. (d) Since it was late.
26. 26.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mr Kapoor. Which opening is best? (a) Yo teacher, (b) Hey Kapoor!!! (c) Kapoor, listen up (d) Dear Mr Kapoor,
27. 27.In an informal letter, what comes just after the body? (a) your address (b) the date (c) the greeting (d) the closing
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) When the bell rang.
29. 29.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) Ananya entered the school spelling contest. (b) Ananya won the contest and a shiny trophy. (c) Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day. (d) In the final round, she spelt every word right.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in indore.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
32. 32.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Ananya saw a dog. (b) Ananya saw a big black dog. (c) Ananya saw a black dog. (d) Ananya saw a big dog.
33. 33.These words are mixed up: rice / cooks / lunch / for / Simran
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran cooks for lunch rice. (b) Simran rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Simran rice for lunch. (d) Simran cooks rice for lunch.
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Dev is eating for lunch? (b) What is Dev eating for lunch? (c) Dev is what eating for lunch? (d) Is what Dev eating for lunch?
36. 36.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    ___, write the letter.
    Then, fold it and put it in an envelope.
    Next, seal the envelope.
    Finally, stick a stamp on it and post it. (a) First (b) Because (c) Finally
37. 37.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 cricket match (b) the rainy season (c) our postman (d) the village fair
38. 38.Tenzin is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Thank you and regards, (c) Bye bye!!! (d) See ya,
39. 39.Read the paragraph:
    1. Our school sports day was full of fun.
    2. The day began with a march past.
    3. I ran in the hundred-metre race.
    4. From the tower we could see the whole town.
    5. The winners got shiny medals.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 4
40. 40.Read the paragraph:
    1. Elephants are the biggest land animals.
    2. An elephant picks up food with its trunk.
    3. Elephants eat grass, leaves and fruit.
    4. We saw a tiger resting on a big rock.
    5. Baby elephants stay close to their mothers.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 4

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