English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 509 · 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.Farhan answered the phone. Grandma said, “I will bring the books at 6 pm on Sunday.” What should Farhan write in the message for his father? (a) Grandma will bring the books at 6 pm on Sunday. (b) I will bring the books at 6 pm on Sunday. (c) Grandma will bring the books at 7 pm on Sunday. (d) You will bring the books at 6 pm on Sunday.
2. 2.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   18 September 2026, 2:45 pm
   Mrs Das called. She will visit us at 10 am on Friday.
   Imran (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the writer's name (c) the greeting (d) the date and time
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Yash has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
4. 4.These words are mixed up: school / the / at / Maria / packs / night / bag
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Maria the school bag at night. (b) Maria packs at night the school bag. (c) Maria the school bag packs at night. (d) Maria packs the school bag at night.
5. 5.In a formal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) the subject (b) the body (c) your address (d) the receiver's address
6. 6.You are writing an email to tell your teacher you are unwell. Which subject line is best? (a) Something (b) Thank you for the gift (c) Class notes for Monday (d) Leave: unwell today
7. 7.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
   
   Sunrise Public School
   NOTICE
   17 February 2026
   Story-Telling Contest
   A story-telling contest will be held on 24 February at 10 am. All are welcome.
   Kabir
   Secretary, Literary Club (a) what is happening (b) where (the place) (c) when (date and time)
8. 8.Read the paragraph:
   1. Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo.
   2. We saw a tiger resting on a big rock.
   3. The monkeys jumped from branch to branch.
   4. We watched the zookeeper feed the bears.
   5. He carries a big brown bag of letters.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 5
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (b) Mum asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Mum asked, Where is my bag?
10. 10.Diya answered the phone. Coach Iqbal said, “I will come home at 7 pm on Friday.” What should Diya write in the message for her father? (a) I will come home at 7 pm on Friday. (b) You will come home at 7 pm on Friday. (c) Coach Iqbal will come home at 7 pm on Friday. (d) Coach Iqbal will come home at 10 am on Friday.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
12. 12.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes LAST? (a) Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (b) Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. (c) One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs. (d) Soon there were three small eggs in the nest.
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
14. 14.Imran is writing a letter to his mother. Which closing should he use? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
15. 15.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Riverside School
    NOTICE
    11 November 2026
    Auditions for the music club will be held on 19 November at 2 pm in the music room. All are welcome.
    Saanvi
    Cultural Secretary (a) Music Club Auditions (b) Yoga Day (c) Science Exhibition
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Although he was tired. (c) My father. (d) Flew high in the sky.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
18. 18.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Farhan heard a kitten meowing in a tree.
    He fetched a ladder and climbed up carefully.
    He brought the scared kitten down safely.
    ___ (a) Farhan's family decided to keep the kitten. (b) His team won the cup and Rohan was thrilled. (c) Now Lakshmi and Kavya are best friends.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara bought her book. She read it. (b) Tara bought her book. Her read it. (c) Tara bought Tara's book. Tara read it.
21. 21.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window.
    ___
    One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs.
    Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (a) On the way home, heavy rain began to fall. (b) She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl. (c) Soon there were three small eggs in the nest.
22. 22.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    13 July 2026, 10:15 am
    Dear Mum,
    Grandma called. She will bring the books at 5 pm on Monday.
    Sneha (a) the greeting (b) the writer's name (c) the date and time (d) the word MESSAGE
23. 23.Simran wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) purple (c) sad
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The coach said
25. 25.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Saanvi saw a big dog. (b) Saanvi saw a black dog. (c) Saanvi saw a big black dog. (d) Saanvi saw a dog.
26. 26.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Karan went to the mela with his uncle.
    ___
    A police officer helped Karan look for him.
    Soon Karan found his uncle near the giant wheel. (a) In the crowd, Karan lost sight of his uncle. (b) He asked his friends to help clean the park. (c) Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
28. 28.Read the paragraph:
    1. Ants are tiny but very hard-working.
    2. Ants can carry food heavier than themselves.
    3. Elephants eat grass, leaves and fruit.
    4. Ants walk one behind the other in a line.
    5. Ants store food for the winter.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 5
29. 29.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ The waves splashed over our feet. We built a big sandcastle. Dad bought us fresh coconuts. (a) We spent a happy day at the beach. (b) An old banyan tree stands in our village. (c) Our school sports day was full of fun. (d) Ramesh is the postman in our area.
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “spoke” (b) after “was” (c) after “we” (d) after “sleeping”
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) prickly (c) loud (d) sweet
32. 32.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    An old banyan tree stands in our village. Its branches spread very wide. Long roots hang down from its branches. Birds build nests in its branches. Villagers rest in its cool shade. (a) making a rangoli (b) our postman (c) the old banyan tree (d) grandma's garden
33. 33.Which linking word gives a reason? (a) Finally (b) since (c) Although (d) so
34. 34.Rohan is writing a letter to his aunt. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir, (b) Dear, Aunty (c) Dear Aunty. (d) Dear Aunty,
35. 35.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) Although (b) Next (c) so (d) since
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
38. 38.Read the paragraph:
    1. The peacock is the national bird of India.
    2. It has a long, bright blue neck.
    3. A peacock dances with its feathers spread.
    4. Peahens are smaller and brown in colour.
    5. Mishti drinks milk from a blue bowl.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 2
39. 39.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    She read the book every night before bed.
    Her little brother spilled juice on the book.
    Pooja said sorry to the librarian and paid for it. (a) Asha found a little puppy crying near her gate. (b) Arjun woke up with a bad cough. (c) Pooja borrowed a book about dinosaurs.
40. 40.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Manav saw plastic bags all over the park.
    ___
    They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks.
    The park looked clean and green again. (a) Nisha searched the whole house for the ring. (b) She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl. (c) He asked his friends to help clean the park.

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