English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 521 · 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.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The rain.
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Dev eating for lunch?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
3. 3.Read the paragraph:
   1. We have a pet cat named Mishti.
   2. Mishti drinks milk from a blue bowl.
   3. She sleeps in a basket near the window.
   4. Mishti chases balls of wool all day.
   5. We climbed up to the tower.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 4
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi planted Saanvi's sapling. Saanvi watered it. (b) Saanvi planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Saanvi planted her sapling. Her watered it.
5. 5.In an informal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) your address (b) the greeting (c) the closing (d) your name
6. 6.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
   
   ___
   Priya practised her lines every evening.
   On stage, Priya spoke her lines perfectly.
   Everyone clapped loudly for the queen. (a) Aisha and her parents got on a train to Shimla. (b) Priya got the role of a queen in the school play. (c) Asha found a little puppy crying near her gate.
7. 7.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
   
   Lotus Vidyalaya
   NOTICE
   12 June 2026
   Free Eye Check-Up
   A free eye check-up camp will be held in the medical room. All are welcome.
   Rohan
   School Captain (a) when (date and time) (b) what is happening (c) where (the place)
8. 8.Yash is ending a letter to his father. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours lovingly. (c) Yours, lovingly (d) Your's lovingly,
9. 9.In an informal letter, what comes just before the greeting? (a) your name (b) the closing (c) your address (d) the date
10. 10.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) The bus has forty seats. (b) I felt thankful for my friends. (c) The shop sells pencils. (d) The test had ten questions.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in pune on wednesday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
12. 12.Imagine this picture:
    A kitchen: a mother rolling chapatis, a pressure cooker on the stove, a cat drinking milk and a basket of vegetables.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (b) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (c) A globe is kept on the table. (d) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
13. 13.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Omkar, (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Dear Friend, (d) Hi there!
14. 14.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) Our school has three floors. (b) The bus has forty seats. (c) My heart was full of joy. (d) A week has seven days.
15. 15.In a diary entry, what comes just before “Dear Diary,”? (a) your name (b) the time (c) the day and date (d) the entry (body)
16. 16.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Meera wanted to bake a cake for Mum.
    She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl.
    ___
    Mum smiled when she tasted the cake. (a) A police officer helped Karan look for him. (b) Dev got wet and shivered all the way home. (c) Grandma helped her put the cake in the oven.
18. 18.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) my grandfather (b) the school library (c) the night sky (d) a visit to an old fort
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) because (b) finally (c) however
21. 21.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) therefore (b) since (c) But (d) Next
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Grandma said (d) I have finished my homework.
23. 23.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    My grandfather is seventy years old. My grandfather goes for a walk every morning. Grandpa tells us stories of his childhood. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast. (a) Elephants (b) A Visit to the Zoo (c) Saving Water (d) My Grandfather
24. 24.In a diary entry, what comes just after “Dear Diary,”? (a) the entry (body) (b) your name (c) the day and date (d) the time
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Aisha playing cricket?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
26. 26.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Sunrise Public School
    NOTICE
    4 November 2026
    Annual Sports Day
    Our annual sports day will be held on 11 November at 9 am. All are welcome.
    Dev
    Sports Captain (a) what is happening (b) where (the place) (c) when (date and time)
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya eats a banana after school. (b) Ananya eats after school a banana. (c) Ananya a banana eats after school. (d) Eats Ananya a banana after school.
28. 28.Read the paragraph:
    1. The vegetable market near our house opens early.
    2. Shoppers pick the best onions and potatoes.
    3. Mishti chases balls of wool all day.
    4. People bargain loudly over prices.
    5. By noon, most of the vegetables are sold.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 2
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha washed her bicycle. She rode it. (b) Nisha washed Nisha's bicycle. Nisha rode it. (c) Nisha washed her bicycle. Her rode it.
30. 30.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
32. 32.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal made Kunal's card. Kunal posted it. (b) Kunal made his card. Him posted it. (c) Kunal made his card. He posted it.
34. 34.Omkar is writing a letter to his grandmother. Which closing should he use? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
35. 35.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) His coach taught him to float in the pool. (b) By summer, Neel could swim across the pool. (c) Slowly, Neel learnt to kick and move his arms. (d) Neel was scared to go into the pool.
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy.
37. 37.The first steps are: “Squeeze blue paint onto a plate. Add some yellow paint beside it.”
    Which step comes next? (a) Watch the paint turn green. (b) Mix the two with a brush.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “wind” (b) after “was” (c) after “The” (d) after “strong”
39. 39.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Kavya playing cricket” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)

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