English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 582 · 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 describes the balloon best? (a) Imran bought a purple balloon. (b) Imran bought a big purple balloon. (c) Imran bought a big balloon. (d) Imran bought a balloon.
2. 2.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) Grandma helped her put the cake in the oven. (b) Mum smiled when she tasted the cake. (c) Meera wanted to bake a cake for Mum. (d) She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl.
3. 3.Saanvi wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) bright (c) dull
4. 4.Which is the best title for this story?
   
   Omkar noticed the kitchen tap was dripping. He told his father about the leaking tap. His father fixed the tap with a new washer. Omkar was glad that no water was wasted. (a) The Dripping Tap (b) The Model Volcano (c) The Clean Park (d) The Big Football Match
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Manav has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
6. 6.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash a song sings in the morning. (b) Yash sings in the morning a song. (c) Sings Yash a song in the morning. (d) Yash sings a song in the morning.
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rahul has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
9. 9.You are writing an email to ask the principal about the sports day date. Which subject line is best? (a) Something (b) Sports day date (c) Thank you for the gift (d) Science project – Class 5B
10. 10.Joseph is writing a letter to his mother. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mummy, (b) Dear, Mummy (c) Dear Mummy. (d) Dear Sir,
11. 11.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mr Joshi. Which opening is best? (a) Dear Mr Joshi, (b) Yo teacher, (c) Hey Joshi!!! (d) Joshi, listen up
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph a song sings in the morning. (b) Sings Joseph a song in the morning. (c) Joseph sings in the morning a song. (d) Joseph sings a song in the morning.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
14. 14.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) Saving the Fish (b) The Lost Ring (c) The Big Football Match (d) The Nest on the Window
15. 15.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    A new girl named Lakshmi joined our class. At first, Lakshmi sat alone and looked shy. Kavya invited Lakshmi to play at lunch. Now Lakshmi and Kavya are best friends. (a) The Train to Shimla (b) The Kitten in the Tree (c) The New Girl (d) The Dripping Tap
16. 16.In a diary entry, what comes just before your name? (a) “Dear Diary,” (b) the day and date (c) the entry (body) (d) the time
17. 17.You are writing an email to ask the librarian to renew a book. Which subject line is best? (a) Something (b) Request to renew a book (c) Invitation: my birthday party (d) Science project – Class 5B
18. 18.Read the paragraph:
    1. Healthy food keeps our bodies strong.
    2. Milk and curd make our bones strong.
    3. Dal and eggs build strong muscles.
    4. Dad bought us fresh coconuts.
    5. Too many sweets are bad for our teeth.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 2
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “The soup is ready. (b) Dad said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Dad said “The soup is ready.” (d) Dad said, The soup is ready.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
21. 21.Ishaan answered the phone. Uncle Ravi said, “I will bring the books at 10 am on Friday.” What should Ishaan write in the message for his mother? (a) Uncle Ravi will bring the books at 10 am on Friday. (b) I will bring the books at 10 am on Friday. (c) Uncle Ravi will bring the books at 5 pm on Friday. (d) You will bring the books at 10 am on Friday.
22. 22.In a diary entry, what comes just before the entry (body)? (a) the day and date (b) “Dear Diary,” (c) your name (d) the time
23. 23.You are writing a letter to the Bank Manager about opening a savings account. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Frequent power cuts (b) Subject: Request for a school picnic (c) Subject: Opening a savings account (d) Subject: Stray dogs in our area
24. 24.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) because (b) Finally (c) so (d) However
25. 25.Saanvi answered the phone. Uncle Ravi said, “I will come home at 4 pm on Saturday.” What should Saanvi write in the message for her brother? (a) Uncle Ravi will come home at 11 am on Saturday. (b) I will come home at 4 pm on Saturday. (c) You will come home at 4 pm on Saturday. (d) Uncle Ravi will come home at 4 pm on Saturday.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
27. 27.Priya is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Today I played cricket with my cousins. (b) You played cricket with my cousins today. (c) Tomorrow I will play cricket with my cousins. (d) Every day I play cricket with my cousins.
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kunal rides a bicycle to school.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The doctor.
30. 30.Omkar is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Bye bye!!! (b) Yours lovingly, (c) See ya, (d) Thank you and regards,
31. 31.Isha is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Tomorrow I will win a prize at school. (b) Today I won a prize at school. (c) Every day I win a prize at school. (d) You won a prize at school today.
32. 32.Read the paragraph:
    1. Healthy food keeps our bodies strong.
    2. Milk and curd make our bones strong.
    3. Dal and eggs build strong muscles.
    4. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast.
    5. Too many sweets are bad for our teeth.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 5
33. 33.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for two days’ leave. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Leave for two days (b) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Frequent power cuts
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “aisha and I played in the park on Thursday.” (a) aisha (b) the (c) in (d) park
35. 35.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Saanvi carried a bag. (b) Saanvi carried a heavy blue bag. (c) Saanvi carried a blue bag. (d) Saanvi carried a heavy bag.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper counted the coins.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Fernandes,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Omkar rides a bicycle to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)

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