English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 560 · 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) The village pond. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
2. 2.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   7 September 2026, 6:40 pm
   Aunt Lata called. She will visit us at 5 pm on Friday.
   Aarav (a) the greeting (b) the word MESSAGE (c) the writer's name (d) the date and time
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “On friday we have a test in maths.” (a) test (b) friday (c) we (d) a
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Ishaan drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
5. 5.Read the paragraph:
   1. We have a pet cat named Mishti.
   2. Its tail feathers have beautiful eye spots.
   3. She has soft white fur and green eyes.
   4. She sleeps in a basket near the window.
   5. Mishti chases balls of wool all day.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 3
6. 6.In a diary entry, what comes just after the time? (a) the entry (body) (b) your name (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) the day and date
7. 7.Meera is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Every day I make a new friend. (b) Today I made a new friend. (c) You made a new friend today. (d) Tomorrow I will make a new friend.
8. 8.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the receiver's address (b) the body (c) your address (d) the closing
9. 9.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   13 March 2026, 6:40 pm
   Dear Didi,
   Coach Iqbal called. He will call again at 7 pm on Saturday.
   Imran (a) the greeting (b) the writer's name (c) the date and time (d) the word MESSAGE
10. 10.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    6 September 2026
    An inter-house quiz will be held on 11 September at 10 am in the school hall. All are welcome.
    Aarav
    Secretary, Quiz Club (a) name and designation (b) the date (c) the word NOTICE (d) the title
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) salty (d) smooth
12. 12.Manav is writing a letter to his grandfather. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Grandpa. (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear Grandpa, (d) Dear, Grandpa
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said the coach. (b) “I love mangoes,” said the coach. (c) “I love mangoes.” said the coach. (d) I love mangoes,” said the coach.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Dev asked, “Can I come with you.” (c) Dev asked “Can I come with you?” (d) Dev asked, Can I come with you?
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Yash eating for lunch? (b) Yash is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Yash eating for lunch? (d) What Yash is eating for lunch?
18. 18.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    His coach taught him to float in the pool.
    Slowly, Neel learnt to kick and move his arms.
    By summer, Neel could swim across the pool. (a) Neel was scared to go into the pool. (b) One evening, the lights in Imran's house went out. (c) Tara decided to build a model volcano.
19. 19.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The mango looked green. ___, it was very sweet.” (a) Because (b) So (c) However
20. 20.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    We must not waste water. Turn off the tap while you brush. Fix leaking taps quickly. Use a bucket, not a pipe, to wash the car. Take a quick bath with one bucket of water. (a) my new bicycle (b) saving water (c) ants (d) eating healthy food
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) Checked my throat. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) After we ate lunch.
23. 23.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Mrs Rao next door slipped and hurt her leg.
    Zoya ran to help Mrs Rao get up.
    Zoya's parents took Mrs Rao to the clinic.
    ___ (a) Mrs Rao thanked Zoya with a box of sweets. (b) Omkar was glad that no water was wasted. (c) When the power came back, Imran was almost sad.
24. 24.Tara is ending a letter to her aunt. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours lovingly. (b) Yours, lovingly (c) Your's lovingly, (d) Yours lovingly,
25. 25.Imagine this picture:
    A festival evening: rows of oil lamps, a rangoli at the door, children holding sparklers and a family sharing sweets.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) The doctor is checking a boy. (b) People are walking with umbrellas. (c) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
26. 26.You are writing to the Municipal Officer but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ananya, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Friend, (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
28. 28.Tara is writing a letter to her friend Nisha. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Nisha. (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear, Nisha (d) Dear Nisha,
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rahul and maria will come to my house on thursday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya was born in the month of december.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ananya feeds the cat every morning.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
32. 32.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    18 January 2026, 6:40 pm
    Mr Bose called. He will come home at 7 pm on Friday.
    Saanvi (a) the greeting (b) the date and time (c) the writer's name (d) the word MESSAGE
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Isha wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Isha wrote Isha's poem. Isha read it.
35. 35.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Asha found a little puppy crying near her gate. She gave the puppy some milk and a blanket. Then she put up a notice about the lost puppy. The next day, the owner came and thanked Asha. (a) Asha and the Lost Puppy (b) The Train to Shimla (c) Meera Bakes a Cake (d) Neel Learns to Swim
36. 36.Dev is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) CHECK MY PROJECT!!! (b) Could you please check my project? (c) Check my project now.
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “shop” (b) after “was” (c) after “went” (d) after “closed”
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
39. 39.Saanvi is writing a letter to her friend Simran. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Simran. (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear, Simran (d) Dear Simran,
40. 40.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a change of section. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Order for a dictionary (d) Subject: Change of section

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