English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 473 · 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.Read the paragraph:
   1. My grandfather is seventy years old.
   2. Grandpa tells us stories of his childhood.
   3. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast.
   4. Fruits give us many vitamins.
   5. My grandfather loves to play chess with me.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 4
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Imran drawing in class? (b) Imran is what drawing in class? (c) What is Imran drawing in class? (d) What Imran is drawing in class?
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) rough
4. 4.Which linking word shows a result? (a) since (b) so (c) Finally (d) But
5. 5.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 does NOT fit this picture? (a) A boy is crossing the finish line. (b) A big cake has eight candles on it. (c) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (d) Her friends are clapping and singing.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said, “The bus is late today. (b) Zoya said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Zoya said “The bus is late today.” (d) Zoya said, The bus is late today.
7. 7.Isha is ending a letter to her elder brother. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Your's lovingly, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours lovingly. (d) Yours, lovingly
8. 8.Which is the best title for this story?
   
   Arjun woke up with a bad cough. Dad took Arjun to the doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine. In two days, Arjun felt well again. (a) Arjun Gets Well (b) Saving the Fish (c) The Nest on the Window (d) The Model Volcano
9. 9.What is this paragraph mostly about?
   
   The vegetable market near our house opens early. Sellers pile fresh vegetables on their carts. Shoppers pick the best onions and potatoes. People bargain loudly over prices. By noon, most of the vegetables are sold. (a) our pet cat (b) our classroom (c) the vegetable market (d) our postman
10. 10.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    First, stop at the edge of the road.
    Then, look right, then left, then right again.
    ___, wait until the road is clear.
    Finally, walk across quickly and carefully. (a) Next (b) First (c) Finally
11. 11.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    Dear Bhaiya,
    Mr Bose called. He will drop off the cake at 10 am on Monday.
    Ananya (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the writer's name (c) the date and time (d) the greeting
12. 12.In an informal letter, what comes just before the closing? (a) the body (b) your address (c) the date (d) the greeting
13. 13.Imran is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Tell me the test date now. (b) Could you please tell me the test date? (c) TELL ME THE TEST DATE!!!
14. 14.Read the paragraph:
    1. My grandfather is seventy years old.
    2. Grandpa tells us stories of his childhood.
    3. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast.
    4. My grandfather loves to play chess with me.
    5. I ran in the hundred-metre race.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 2
15. 15.In an informal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) your address (b) your name (c) the body (d) the date
16. 16.In an informal letter, what comes just before the greeting? (a) your address (b) the date (c) your name (d) the closing
17. 17.Read the paragraph:
    1. Our school sports day was full of fun.
    2. A magician does tricks for the children.
    3. I ran in the hundred-metre race.
    4. Our house won the tug of war.
    5. The winners got shiny medals.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 2
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
19. 19.A story begins: “Manav saw plastic bags all over the park. He asked his friends to help clean the park.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) The park looked clean and green again. (b) They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks.
20. 20.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the receiver's address (b) the date (c) the subject (d) the body
21. 21.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) The test had ten questions. (b) I felt sad when it ended. (c) The bus has forty seats. (d) Our school has three floors.
22. 22.You are writing an email to your teacher, Ms Rao. Which opening is best? (a) Dear Ms Rao, (b) Hey Rao!!! (c) Rao, listen up (d) Yo teacher,
23. 23.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mrs Bose. Which opening is best? (a) Hey Bose!!! (b) Dear Mrs Bose, (c) Bose, listen up (d) Yo teacher,
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How lovely the song is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
25. 25.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    First, write the letter.
    Then, fold it and put it in an envelope.
    ___, seal the envelope.
    Finally, stick a stamp on it and post it. (a) First (b) Next (c) Finally
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in patna on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
27. 27.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) Finally (b) Although (c) because (d) therefore
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
30. 30.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Our school library is my favourite place. It has tall shelves full of storybooks. The librarian helps us find good books. We may borrow two books every week. Everyone reads quietly in the library. (a) the school library (b) ants (c) our school sports day (d) our pet cat
31. 31.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Squeeze blue paint onto a plate. (b) Mix the two with a brush. (c) Add some yellow paint beside it. (d) Watch the paint turn green.
32. 32.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    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. We watched the zookeeper feed the bears. (a) our trip to the zoo (b) the school library (c) the night sky (d) the peacock
33. 33.Yash is writing a letter to his aunt. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Aunty. (b) Dear Aunty, (c) Dear Sir, (d) Dear, Aunty
34. 34.Joseph is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Could you please renew my library book? (b) RENEW MY LIBRARY BOOK!!! (c) Renew my library book now.
35. 35.Isha is ending a letter to her uncle. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Your's lovingly, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours lovingly. (d) Yours, lovingly
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to indore for eid last year.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tasty samosa” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog.
39. 39.Which linking word gives a reason? (a) However (b) First (c) so (d) since
40. 40.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Joseph, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Hi there!

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