English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 605 · 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 should end this sentence?
   “When is Pooja leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   10 December 2026, 11:30 am
   Uncle Ravi called. He will bring the books at 6 pm on Thursday.
   Dev (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the writer's name (c) the greeting (d) the date and time
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last tuesday I went to Delhi by train.” (a) by (b) went (c) tuesday (d) train
4. 4.Kabir answered the phone. Mr Bose said, “I will bring the books at 7 pm on Thursday.” What should Kabir write in the message for his mother? (a) Mr Bose will bring the books at 7 pm on Thursday. (b) Mr Bose will bring the books at 10 am on Thursday. (c) I will bring the books at 7 pm on Thursday. (d) You will bring the books at 7 pm on Thursday.
5. 5.These words are mixed up: poem / a / every / Yash / week / writes
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash writes a poem every week. (b) Writes Yash a poem every week. (c) Yash a poem writes every week. (d) Yash writes every week a poem.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) spicy (c) quiet (d) rough
7. 7.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   3 June 2026, 11:30 am
   Coach Iqbal called. He will visit us at 6 pm on Friday.
   Zoya (a) the greeting (b) the word MESSAGE (c) the date and time (d) the writer's name
8. 8.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) A week has seven days. (b) The zoo opens at nine. (c) My heart was full of joy. (d) The bus has forty seats.
9. 9.Arjun is ending a letter to his elder sister. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours, lovingly (c) Your's lovingly, (d) Yours lovingly.
10. 10.Dev is writing a letter to his elder sister. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Didi (b) Dear Didi, (c) Dear Didi. (d) Dear Sir,
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) aunt (b) baisakhi (c) sweets (d) made
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Kavya going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The teacher said
16. 16.Aarav answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will drop off the cake at 10 am on Friday.” What should Aarav write in the message for his brother? (a) I will drop off the cake at 10 am on Friday. (b) You will drop off the cake at 10 am on Friday. (c) Aunt Lata will drop off the cake at 10 am on Friday. (d) Aunt Lata will drop off the cake at 5 pm on Friday.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Simran opened an umbrella. (b) Simran opened a big striped umbrella. (c) Simran opened a big umbrella. (d) Simran opened a striped umbrella.
18. 18.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ It is red with a shiny silver bell. Its seat is soft and comfortable. I ride it to the park every evening. (a) Healthy food keeps our bodies strong. (b) Ants are tiny but very hard-working. (c) I got a new bicycle on my birthday. (d) The monsoon is my favourite season.
19. 19.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “Ravi is only six. ___, he can swim very well.” (a) However (b) Because (c) So
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Simran picked Simran's mango. Simran ate it. (c) Simran picked her mango. She ate it.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) sweet (d) shiny
22. 22.Which of these is a question? (a) Priya packs the school bag at night. (b) Please pass the salt. (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Why is Priya laughing?
23. 23.Saanvi is ending a letter to her grandmother. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Your's lovingly, (b) Yours lovingly. (c) Yours lovingly, (d) Yours, lovingly
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) Dad said (d) It is my turn now.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) If you come early.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Ananya leaving for Delhi? (b) When Ananya is leaving for Delhi? (c) Ananya is when leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Ananya leaving for Delhi?
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Omkar travelling to school? (b) How is Omkar travelling to school? (c) How Omkar is travelling to school? (d) Omkar is how travelling to school?
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Yash reading today?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Dev flies a kite on the roof.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan sings a song in the morning” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
31. 31.Vikram is ending a letter to his uncle. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Your's lovingly, (b) Yours, lovingly (c) Yours lovingly, (d) Yours lovingly.
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aisha was born in the month of august.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
33. 33.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) I felt sad when it ended. (b) The shop sells pencils. (c) The bus has forty seats. (d) The zoo opens at nine.
34. 34.In a diary entry, what comes just after the time? (a) your name (b) the day and date (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) the entry (body)
35. 35.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Ramesh is the postman in our area. He brings letters and parcels every day. He carries a big brown bag of letters. The postman knows every house on our street. We always thank the postman with a smile. (a) my new bicycle (b) making a rangoli (c) our postman (d) my best friend
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
37. 37.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Dev playing cricket? (b) Please pass the salt. (c) Tenzin washes the car on Sundays. (d) What a tall tree!
38. 38.In an informal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) the date (b) the closing (c) the body (d) your name
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya met imran at the station in indore.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
40. 40.Imagine this picture:
    A railway platform: a train arriving, a tea seller with a kettle, passengers with suitcases, a big clock showing seven o'clock and a porter lifting a suitcase.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A full moon is shining in the sky. (b) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) A farmer is ploughing the field.

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