English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 53 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Yash warm milk before bed. (b) Yash drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Yash warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Yash drinks before bed warm milk.
2. 2.Rahul is writing a letter to his aunt. Which closing should he use? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “The” (b) after “turned” (c) after “over” (d) after “we”
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) sour
5. 5.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Tara saw a big elephant. (b) Tara saw an elephant. (c) Tara saw a grey elephant. (d) Tara saw a big grey elephant.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The bright moon.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
   
   Nisha's grandmother lost her gold ring.
   ___
   At last she found the ring under the sofa.
   Grandmother hugged Nisha with joy. (a) Nisha searched the whole house for the ring. (b) Dad took Arjun to the doctor. (c) She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl.
8. 8.Which of these is a statement? (a) When is Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (b) Aarav packs the school bag at night. (c) What a tall tree! (d) Drink a glass of milk.
9. 9.Which is the best title for this story?
   
   Nisha's grandmother lost her gold ring. Nisha searched the whole house for the ring. At last she found the ring under the sofa. Grandmother hugged Nisha with joy. (a) The Kitten in the Tree (b) The Nest on the Window (c) The Lost Ring (d) The Dinosaur Book
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Riya packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Riya packed Riya's bag. Riya carried it.
11. 11.Read the paragraph:
    1. We have a pet cat named Mishti.
    2. A green board hangs at the front.
    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 3 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 4
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said the coach. (b) “It is my turn now,” said the coach. (c) It is my turn now,” said the coach. (d) “It is my turn now” said the coach.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Riya is laughing? (b) Why is Riya laughing? (c) Is why Riya laughing? (d) Riya is why laughing?
14. 14.Nisha is writing a letter to her aunt. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “smiled” (b) after “teacher” (c) after “our” (d) after “she”
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) on (c) in (d) we
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan is what reading today? (b) What is Ishaan reading today? (c) Is what Ishaan reading today? (d) What Ishaan is reading today?
20. 20.You are writing an email to ask a friend for the class notes. Which subject line is best? (a) Science project – Class 5B (b) Thank you for the gift (c) Class notes for Monday (d) READ THIS NOW
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Rahul leaving for Delhi? (b) When Rahul is leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Rahul leaving for Delhi? (d) Rahul is when leaving for Delhi?
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya and Rohan will come to my house on Thursday.” (a) and (b) priya (c) on (d) come
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Arjun feeds the cat every morning” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
26. 26.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    ___, boil water in a pan.
    Then, add tea leaves and let it boil.
    Next, pour in milk and sugar.
    Finally, strain the tea into cups. (a) Because (b) First (c) Finally
27. 27.A story begins: “Manav saw plastic bags all over the park.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) The park looked clean and green again. (b) They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks. (c) He asked his friends to help clean the park.
28. 28.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    19 February 2026
    A science exhibition will be held on 24 February at 11 am in the science lab. All are welcome.
    Tara
    Secretary, Science Club (a) Science Exhibition (b) Tree Plantation Drive (c) Dance Workshop
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Saturday of September.” (a) is (b) my (c) of (d) the
30. 30.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 girl is wearing a party hat. (b) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dev. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    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. My grandfather loves to play chess with me. (a) the school library (b) my grandfather (c) our postman (d) my best friend
33. 33.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Maria ate a big mango. (b) Maria ate a yellow mango. (c) Maria ate a big yellow mango. (d) Maria ate a mango.
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) The coach said (d) said, The
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev wore new clothes on holi.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
36. 36.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ There is a giant wheel and a merry-go-round. Stalls sell bangles, toys and balloons. A magician does tricks for the children. (a) A fair comes to our village every winter. (b) Our class visited an old fort on a hill. (c) Our street had a cricket match on Sunday. (d) My grandmother has a lovely garden.
37. 37.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.

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