English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 636 · 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.A story begins: “Mrs Rao next door slipped and hurt her leg. Zoya ran to help Mrs Rao get up.”
   Which sentence comes next? (a) Mrs Rao thanked Zoya with a box of sweets. (b) Zoya's parents took Mrs Rao to the clinic.
2. 2.Read the paragraph:
   1. The vegetable market near our house opens early.
   2. Sellers pile fresh vegetables on their carts.
   3. Shoppers pick the best onions and potatoes.
   4. By noon, most of the vegetables are sold.
   5. Everyone reads quietly in the library.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 5
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
4. 4.Which of these is a statement? (a) How is Arjun travelling to school? (b) What a big cake! (c) Ananya drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Water the plants today.
5. 5.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   9 March 2026, 5:20 pm
   Dear Mum,
   Mr Bose called. He will visit us at 6 pm on Thursday. (a) the greeting (b) the date and time (c) the writer's name (d) the word MESSAGE
6. 6.Dev wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) slow (c) round
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
8. 8.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Tenzin carried a big blue bag. (b) Tenzin carried a bag. (c) Tenzin carried a big bag. (d) Tenzin carried a blue bag.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) The bright moon. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Waiting for the bus.
10. 10.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    First, write the letter.
    Then, fold it and put it in an envelope.
    ___, seal the envelope.
    Finally, stick a stamp on it and post it. (a) Next (b) First (c) Finally
11. 11.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Omkar noticed the kitchen tap was dripping.
    ___
    His father fixed the tap with a new washer.
    Omkar was glad that no water was wasted. (a) He flew the kite high above the roof. (b) She watered the pot every morning. (c) He told his father about the leaking tap.
12. 12.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Meera wanted to bake a cake for Mum.
    ___
    Grandma helped her put the cake in the oven.
    Mum smiled when she tasted the cake. (a) He told his father about the leaking tap. (b) She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl. (c) Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Priya drew a small red house. (b) Priya drew a house. (c) Priya drew a red house. (d) Priya drew a small house.
14. 14.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya made Diya's card. Diya posted it. (b) Diya made her card. Her posted it. (c) Diya made her card. She posted it.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Tuesday i went to Bhopal by train.” (a) i (b) train (c) by (d) to
17. 17.Read the paragraph:
    1. Ants are tiny but very hard-working.
    2. Ants can carry food heavier than themselves.
    3. The monkeys jumped from branch to branch.
    4. Ants walk one behind the other in a line.
    5. Ants store food for the winter.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 2
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Rahul eating for lunch?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
19. 19.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Rahul saw a fish flapping on the dry riverbank.
    He gently picked up the fish in his hands.
    ___
    The fish swam away, and Rahul smiled. (a) Dev got wet and shivered all the way home. (b) Her little brother spilled juice on the book. (c) He put the fish back into the river.
20. 20.Read the paragraph:
    1. Our classroom is bright and clean.
    2. It has big windows that let in sunlight.
    3. Our desks are arranged in neat rows.
    4. Frogs croak loudly in the wet fields.
    5. We keep our classroom tidy every day.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 2
21. 21.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    Dear Bhaiya,
    Mr Bose called. He will visit us at 5 pm on Saturday.
    Yash (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the writer's name (c) the date and time (d) the greeting
22. 22.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Knead it into a soft dough. (b) Add a little water. (c) Put flour in a big bowl. (d) Cover the dough and let it rest.
23. 23.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) She shaped the volcano with clay and paint. (b) He fetched a ladder and climbed up carefully. (c) Nisha searched the whole house for the ring.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Patna on Sunday.” (a) we (b) fort (c) on (d) in
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The train. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Sat next to me.
26. 26.Imagine this picture:
    A street at night: shops with bright lights, a full moon, a man selling roasted corn from a cart and a rickshaw puller resting.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (b) Green fields stretch far away. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
27. 27.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “We ran fast. ___, we missed the train.” (a) Because (b) However (c) So
28. 28.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    A new girl named Lakshmi joined our class.
    At first, Lakshmi sat alone and looked shy.
    Kavya invited Lakshmi to play at lunch.
    ___ (a) Now Lakshmi and Kavya are best friends. (b) Pooja said sorry to the librarian and paid for it. (c) Mrs Rao thanked Zoya with a box of sweets.
29. 29.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) We have a pet cat named Mishti. (b) In January, the sky fills with kites. (c) Our street had a cricket match on Sunday. (d) A fair comes to our village every winter.
30. 30.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 does NOT fit this picture? (a) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (b) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (c) A girl is flying a kite. (d) A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
34. 34.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Priya got the role of a queen in the school play.
    Priya practised her lines every evening.
    On stage, Priya spoke her lines perfectly.
    ___ (a) The fish swam away, and Rahul smiled. (b) Everyone clapped loudly for the queen. (c) Pooja said sorry to the librarian and paid for it.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi plays in the park cricket. (b) Plays Saanvi cricket in the park. (c) Saanvi cricket plays in the park. (d) Saanvi plays cricket in the park.
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Tenzin a kite on the roof. (b) Tenzin flies on the roof a kite. (c) Tenzin a kite flies on the roof. (d) Tenzin flies a kite on the roof.
37. 37.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) so (b) However (c) because (d) Finally
38. 38.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Isha planted a bean seed in a small pot. She watered the pot every morning. After a week, a tiny green shoot came up. Soon the plant had beans for Isha to pick. (a) The Kitten in the Tree (b) The Dripping Tap (c) The Dinosaur Book (d) The Bean Seed
39. 39.Read the paragraph:
    1. In January, the sky fills with kites.
    2. Children fly kites from their rooftops.
    3. We buy strong string for our kites.
    4. At night, people fly kites with small lights.
    5. Its branches spread very wide.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 5
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Ishaan is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Ishaan eating for lunch? (c) What is Ishaan eating for lunch? (d) Ishaan is what eating for lunch?

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