English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 520 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love (c) Grandma said (d) I love mangoes.
2. 2.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) I was happy but very tired. (b) The zoo opens at nine. (c) The test had ten questions. (d) The bus has forty seats.
3. 3.Which is the best title for this story?
   
   Pooja borrowed a book about dinosaurs. 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) Arjun Gets Well (b) The Dinosaur Book (c) The Bean Seed (d) The Clean Park
4. 4.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) a busy railway station (b) the old banyan tree (c) the peacock (d) making a rangoli
5. 5.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
   
   Our school library is my favourite place. It has tall shelves full of storybooks. We may borrow two books every week. Everyone reads quietly in the library. (a) The Vegetable Market (b) Our School Library (c) The Old Banyan Tree (d) A Trip to the Old Fort
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
8. 8.You are writing a letter to a bookshop ordering a dictionary. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Order for a dictionary (b) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (c) Subject: Change of section (d) Subject: Stray dogs in our area
9. 9.Which is the best title for this story?
   
   Kabir made a kite with paper and sticks. He flew the kite high above the roof. Suddenly the string snapped and the kite fell. Kabir mended the kite and flew it again. (a) The Dinosaur Book (b) The Kitten in the Tree (c) The Broken Kite (d) Dev Forgets His Umbrella
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) loud (b) sweet (c) bright (d) fluffy
11. 11.You are writing an email to your teacher, Ms Iyer. Which opening is best? (a) Iyer, listen up (b) Dear Ms Iyer, (c) Hey Iyer!!! (d) Yo teacher,
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Simran going after school?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
13. 13.In a diary entry, what comes just before your name? (a) “Dear Diary,” (b) the entry (body) (c) the day and date (d) the time
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Kabir fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Kabir fixed Kabir's toy car. Kabir played with it.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last tuesday i went to kochi by train.” (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) finally (b) however (c) because
21. 21.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.These words are mixed up: evening / waters / the / in / plants / the / Ananya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya the plants waters in the evening. (b) Ananya waters the plants in the evening. (c) Ananya waters in the evening the plants. (d) Waters Ananya the plants in the evening.
23. 23.Imagine this picture:
    A bus stop: people standing in a queue, a blue bus arriving, an old man with a walking stick and a girl with a school bag.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A girl is carrying a school bag. (b) A blue bus is arriving. (c) An old man is holding a walking stick. (d) A coach is blowing a whistle.
24. 24.Kunal wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) wealthy (c) poor
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
26. 26.In a formal letter, what comes just after the date? (a) the body (b) the receiver's address (c) the subject (d) name and signature
27. 27.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) Dad took Arjun to the doctor. (b) The doctor gave him some cough medicine. (c) In two days, Arjun felt well again. (d) Arjun woke up with a bad cough.
28. 28.Omkar is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Today I visited the zoo with my class. (b) Tomorrow I will visit the zoo with my class. (c) You visited the zoo with my class today. (d) Every day I visit the zoo with my class.
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
30. 30.Dev is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Today I got full marks in maths. (b) Every day I get full marks in maths. (c) Tomorrow I will get full marks in maths. (d) You got full marks in maths today.
31. 31.You are writing an email to ask the librarian to renew a book. Which subject line is best? (a) READ THIS NOW (b) Missing practice on Friday (c) Request to renew a book (d) Invitation: my birthday party
32. 32.A story begins: “Aisha and her parents got on a train to Shimla.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) The train left the station with a loud whistle. (b) Hours later, the train climbed into the hills. (c) At last Aisha reached Shimla, cool and happy.
33. 33.Read the paragraph:
    1. I got a new bicycle on my birthday.
    2. It is red with a shiny silver bell.
    3. We climbed up to the tower.
    4. Its seat is soft and comfortable.
    5. I oil the chain of my bicycle every week.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 2
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Kabir is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Thank you and regards, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Bye bye!!! (d) See ya,
36. 36.Which linking word shows a contrast (a difference)? (a) since (b) so (c) Next (d) However
37. 37.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Isha planted a bean seed in a small pot.
    She watered the pot every morning.
    After a week, a tiny green shoot came up.
    ___ (a) Soon the plant had beans for Isha to pick. (b) Ananya won the contest and a shiny trophy. (c) Grandmother hugged Nisha with joy.
38. 38.You are writing an email to your teacher, Ms Khan. Which opening is best? (a) Yo teacher, (b) Dear Ms Khan, (c) Hey Khan!!! (d) Khan, listen up
39. 39.You are writing a letter to the Municipal Officer about garbage on your street. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (b) Subject: Leave for two days (c) Subject: Frequent power cuts (d) Subject: Garbage on our street
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Sneha is travelling to school? (b) How is Sneha travelling to school? (c) Is how Sneha travelling to school? (d) Sneha is how travelling to school?

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