English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 529 · 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 mark goes in the gap?
   “I love mangoes___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Kavya is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) GIVE ME ONE MORE DAY!!! (b) Could you please give me one more day? (c) Give me one more day now.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran said, “Please sit down.” (b) Simran said, “Please sit down. (c) Simran said, Please sit down. (d) Simran said “Please sit down.”
4. 4.Imagine this picture:
   A beach at sunset: gentle waves, a boy building a sandcastle, seagulls over the water and a small crab on the sand.
   
   Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) Children are pointing at the animals. (b) A boy is building a sandcastle. (c) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (d) A small crab is walking on the sand.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Vikram rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Vikram rode a shiny green bicycle. (c) Vikram rode a green bicycle. (d) Vikram rode a bicycle.
6. 6.Omkar answered the phone. Mr Bose said, “I will pick up the parcel at 7 pm on Friday.” What should Omkar write in the message for his sister? (a) I will pick up the parcel at 7 pm on Friday. (b) You will pick up the parcel at 7 pm on Friday. (c) Mr Bose will pick up the parcel at 6 pm on Friday. (d) Mr Bose will pick up the parcel at 7 pm on Friday.
7. 7.Read the paragraph:
   1. In January, the sky fills with kites.
   2. Kites of every colour dance in the wind.
   3. We buy strong string for our kites.
   4. Take a quick bath with one bucket of water.
   5. At night, people fly kites with small lights.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 5
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) sticky (d) loud
9. 9.You are writing an email to your teacher, Ms Patel. Which opening is best? (a) Hey Patel!!! (b) Dear Ms Patel, (c) Yo teacher, (d) Patel, listen up
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Read the paragraph:
    1. Our classroom is bright and clean.
    2. Shoppers pick the best onions and potatoes.
    3. It has big windows that let in sunlight.
    4. A green board hangs at the front.
    5. We keep our classroom tidy every day.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 2
13. 13.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Rahul saw a fish flapping on the dry riverbank.
    He gently picked up the fish in his hands.
    He put the fish back into the river.
    ___ (a) Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes. (b) The fish swam away, and Rahul smiled. (c) Ananya won the contest and a shiny trophy.
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “everyone” (b) after “for” (c) after “race” (d) after “Arjun”
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Sneha washes the car on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Close the window,” said the teacher. (b) “Close the window,” said the teacher. (c) “Close the window.” said the teacher. (d) “Close the window” said the teacher.
18. 18.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 cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) Children are holding sparklers.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Sat next to me. (d) If you come early.
21. 21.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    13 November 2026, 11:30 am
    Mr Bose called. He will bring the books at 10 am on Thursday.
    Arjun (a) the writer's name (b) the greeting (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the date and time
22. 22.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Zoya carried a blue bag. (b) Zoya carried a heavy blue bag. (c) Zoya carried a heavy bag. (d) Zoya carried a bag.
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “saanvi was born in the month of October.” (a) in (b) the (c) saanvi (d) month
24. 24.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Our street had a cricket match on Sunday. Kunal bowled very fast. Our team scored fifty runs. Imran took the last wicket. Everyone cheered when we won the match. (a) my new bicycle (b) a visit to an old fort (c) my grandfather (d) a cricket match
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.The first steps are: “Fill a pot with soil. Make a small hole in the soil.”
    Which step comes next? (a) Cover it with soil and water it. (b) Drop the seed into the hole.
28. 28.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Kunal bowled very fast. Our team scored fifty runs. Imran took the last wicket. (a) My grandmother has a lovely garden. (b) We spent a happy day at the beach. (c) The railway station is always busy. (d) Our street had a cricket match on Sunday.
29. 29.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    2 April 2026, 11:30 am
    Dear Mum,
    Grandma called. She will pick up the parcel at 11 am on Thursday.
    Arjun (a) the greeting (b) the date and time (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the writer's name
30. 30.In an informal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) the greeting (b) your name (c) your address (d) the closing
31. 31.Diya is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Tomorrow I will fly a kite on the roof. (b) Every day I fly a kite on the roof. (c) You flew a kite on the roof today. (d) Today I flew a kite on the roof.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: at / night / a / storybook / Tara / reads
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara a storybook reads at night. (b) Tara reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Tara a storybook at night. (d) Tara reads a storybook at night.
33. 33.In a diary entry, what comes just after “Dear Diary,”? (a) your name (b) the entry (body) (c) the day and date (d) the time
34. 34.Yash is writing a letter to his friend Kabir. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Kabir. (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear, Kabir (d) Dear Kabir,
35. 35.Which linking word gives a reason? (a) therefore (b) Finally (c) Although (d) since
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Bhopal.” (a) i (b) a (c) in (d) and
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Manav is reading today? (b) Manav is what reading today? (c) What is Manav reading today? (d) Is what Manav reading today?
38. 38.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) The bus has forty seats. (b) I was so excited that I could not sleep. (c) Our school has three floors. (d) A week has seven days.
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
40. 40.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    Soon there were three small eggs in the nest.
    One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs.
    Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (a) Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. (b) Pooja borrowed a book about dinosaurs. (c) Mrs Rao next door slipped and hurt her leg.

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