English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 655 · 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.Imagine this picture:
   A classroom: a teacher writing on the board, students sitting at their desks, a globe on the table and charts on the wall.
   
   Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A mother is rolling chapatis. (b) The sun is setting over the sea. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) The big clock shows seven o'clock.
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
3. 3.Farhan is writing a letter to his friend Kavya. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir, (b) Dear Kavya, (c) Dear, Kavya (d) Dear Kavya.
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Manav has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Open your books to page ten.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
6. 6.Imagine this picture:
   A beach at sunset: gentle waves, a boy building a sandcastle, seagulls over the water and a small crab on the sand.
   
   Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A boy is building a sandcastle. (b) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (c) The sun is setting over the sea. (d) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore.
7. 7.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   Dear Mum,
   Grandma called. She will call again at 10 am on Monday.
   Sneha (a) the greeting (b) the writer's name (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the date and time
8. 8.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) however (c) finally
9. 9.Joseph is writing a letter to his elder brother. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Bhaiya (b) Dear Bhaiya. (c) Dear Sir, (d) Dear Bhaiya,
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) salty
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How funny the joke is!” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
12. 12.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) Now Lakshmi and Kavya are best friends. (b) A new girl named Lakshmi joined our class. (c) At first, Lakshmi sat alone and looked shy. (d) Kavya invited Lakshmi to play at lunch.
13. 13.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Isha planted a bean seed in a small pot.
    ___
    After a week, a tiny green shoot came up.
    Soon the plant had beans for Isha to pick. (a) Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day. (b) She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl. (c) She watered the pot every morning.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The players. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
15. 15.Kavya answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will drop off the cake at 7 pm on Sunday.” What should Kavya write in the message for her father? (a) You will drop off the cake at 7 pm on Sunday. (b) Aunt Lata will drop off the cake at 7 pm on Sunday. (c) Aunt Lata will drop off the cake at 6 pm on Sunday. (d) I will drop off the cake at 7 pm on Sunday.
16. 16.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Mr Bose. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Bose! (b) Dear Mr Bose. (c) Dear, Mr Bose (d) Dear Mr Bose,
17. 17.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    1 November 2026
    Book Fair
    A book fair will be held in the school library. All are welcome.
    Diya
    Secretary, Literary Club (a) when (date and time) (b) what is happening (c) where (the place)
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing because she can dance too.
20. 20.Imagine this picture:
    A fruit market: stalls piled with fruit, a woman buying bananas, a cow standing in the road and a boy riding a bicycle.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (b) A woman is buying bananas. (c) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (d) Children are holding sparklers.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Rohan wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Rohan wrote Rohan's poem. Rohan read it.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) bright (d) fluffy
23. 23.In a diary entry, what comes just after “Dear Diary,”? (a) your name (b) the time (c) the entry (body) (d) the day and date
24. 24.Which linking word shows a contrast (a difference)? (a) Next (b) since (c) so (d) Although
25. 25.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) the closing (b) the subject (c) your address (d) name and signature
26. 26.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Arjun woke up with a bad cough.
    Dad took Arjun to the doctor.
    ___
    In two days, Arjun felt well again. (a) After a week, a tiny green shoot came up. (b) The doctor gave him some cough medicine. (c) At the science fair, her volcano bubbled with foam.
27. 27.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    An old banyan tree stands in our village. Its branches spread very wide. Long roots hang down from its branches. Birds build nests in its branches. Villagers rest in its cool shade. (a) the old banyan tree (b) grandma's garden (c) the school library (d) eating healthy food
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Rohan a song in the morning. (b) Rohan sings in the morning a song. (c) Rohan a song sings in the morning. (d) Rohan sings a song in the morning.
29. 29.Read the paragraph:
    1. My best friend is Farhan.
    2. My friend always shares his lunch with me.
    3. Farhan and I play football after school.
    4. He is a true friend who helps me.
    5. He carries a big brown bag of letters.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 3
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize.
31. 31.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    Dear Mum,
    Mrs Das called. She will call again at 6 pm on Friday.
    Vikram (a) the writer's name (b) the date and time (c) the greeting (d) the word MESSAGE
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) salty
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How noisy the market is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
34. 34.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How clever the crow is! (b) Priya visits the library on Fridays. (c) Where is Rohan going after school? (d) Switch off the fan.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Omkar was born in the month of july.” (a) the (b) born (c) july (d) in
36. 36.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning.
    On the way home, heavy rain began to fall.
    ___
    Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes. (a) One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs. (b) Dev got wet and shivered all the way home. (c) He put the fish back into the river.
37. 37.Tara wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) wealthy (c) poor
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you” asked the coach. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach?
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My grandmother. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) Before the sun set.
40. 40.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Ananya entered the school spelling contest.
    Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day.
    In the final round, she spelt every word right.
    ___ (a) Soon the plant had beans for Isha to pick. (b) The fish swam away, and Rahul smiled. (c) Ananya won the contest and a shiny trophy.

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