English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 514 · 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.In an informal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) the closing (b) your name (c) the date (d) the body
2. 2.Sneha wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) quick (c) slow
3. 3.Rohan is writing a letter to his friend Farhan. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir, (b) Dear Farhan, (c) Dear, Farhan (d) Dear Farhan.
4. 4.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for two days’ leave. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Leave for two days (b) Subject: Change of section (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Garbage on our street
5. 5.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   16 December 2026, 4:10 pm
   Dear Mum,
   Aunt Lata called. She will come home at 10 am on Friday.
   Pooja (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the date and time (c) the greeting (d) the writer's name
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “we” (b) after “closed” (c) after “The” (d) after “back”
7. 7.What is this paragraph mostly about?
   
   Our school sports day was full of fun. The day began with a march past. I ran in the hundred-metre race. Our house won the tug of war. The winners got shiny medals. (a) our classroom (b) our school sports day (c) eating healthy food (d) the peacock
8. 8.The first steps are: “Wet your hands with clean water. Rub soap on your hands.”
   Which step comes next? (a) Scrub between your fingers. (b) Rinse and dry your hands.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    Book Fair
    A book fair will be held on 19 February at 9 am in the school library. All are welcome.
    Tenzin
    Secretary, Literary Club (a) the word NOTICE (b) the date (c) the title (d) name and designation
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) Arjun said (d) said, It
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.The first step is: “Boil water in a pan.”
    Which step comes next? (a) Add tea leaves and let it boil. (b) Strain the tea into cups. (c) Pour in milk and sugar.
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) salty (c) noisy (d) fluffy
17. 17.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Sneha rode a bicycle. (b) Sneha rode a new green bicycle. (c) Sneha rode a new bicycle. (d) Sneha rode a green bicycle.
18. 18.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Diya wanted to surprise Grandpa on his birthday.
    Diya painted a birthday card for him.
    Diya hid the card under Grandpa's pillow.
    ___ (a) Grandpa found the card and laughed with joy. (b) His team won the cup and Rohan was thrilled. (c) Pooja said sorry to the librarian and paid for it.
19. 19.These words are mixed up: eats / school / banana / after / a / Dev
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Dev a banana after school. (b) Dev a banana eats after school. (c) Dev eats a banana after school. (d) Dev eats after school a banana.
20. 20.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    20 November 2026
    Science Exhibition
    A science exhibition will be held on 26 November at 11 am in the science lab. All are welcome. (a) the title (b) name and designation (c) the date (d) the word NOTICE
21. 21.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Farhan reading today? (b) How big the cake is! (c) Sit down quietly. (d) Pooja packs the school bag at night.
22. 22.Imagine this picture:
    A doctor's clinic: a doctor checking a boy, a nurse with a thermometer, patients waiting on chairs and a poster about clean hands.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (b) The gardener is holding a watering can. (c) A small crab is walking on the sand. (d) Rain is falling on the road.
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Aisha leaving for Delhi? (b) Aisha is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When Aisha is leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Aisha leaving for Delhi?
25. 25.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Kunal bowled very fast. Imran took the last wicket. Everyone cheered when we won the match. (a) Our street had a cricket match on Sunday. (b) The railway station is always busy. (c) We spent a happy day at the beach. (d) Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli.
26. 26.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Riverside School
    NOTICE
    9 November 2026
    Music Club Auditions
    Auditions for the music club will be held on 15 November at 3 pm. All are welcome.
    Pooja
    Cultural Secretary (a) what is happening (b) when (date and time) (c) where (the place)
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a funny joke” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot so we went for a swim.
31. 31.Manav is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Tomorrow I will get full marks in maths. (b) You got full marks in maths today. (c) Today I got full marks in maths. (d) Every day I get full marks in maths.
32. 32.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) Diya hid the card under Grandpa's pillow. (b) Diya wanted to surprise Grandpa on his birthday. (c) Diya painted a birthday card for him. (d) Grandpa found the card and laughed with joy.
33. 33.Read the paragraph:
    1. We have a pet cat named Mishti.
    2. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast.
    3. She has soft white fur and green eyes.
    4. Mishti drinks milk from a blue bowl.
    5. Mishti chases balls of wool all day.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 4
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How noisy the market is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The baby elephant.
37. 37.Read the paragraph:
    1. Our classroom is bright and clean.
    2. It has big windows that let in sunlight.
    3. He brings letters and parcels every day.
    4. Our desks are arranged in neat rows.
    5. A green board hangs at the front.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 2
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash wrote Yash's poem. Yash read it. (b) Yash wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Yash wrote his poem. He read it.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Arjun rode a new red bicycle. (b) Arjun rode a new bicycle. (c) Arjun rode a red bicycle. (d) Arjun rode a bicycle.
40. 40.These words are mixed up: cleans / Saturday / the / Priya / every / room
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Cleans Priya the room every Saturday. (c) Priya the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Priya cleans the room every Saturday.

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