English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 656 · 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.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mrs Das. Which opening is best? (a) Hey Das!!! (b) Das, listen up (c) Dear Mrs Das, (d) Yo teacher,
2. 2.Tara answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will bring the books at 6 pm on Friday.” What should Tara write in the message for her sister? (a) You will bring the books at 6 pm on Friday. (b) Aunt Lata will bring the books at 11 am on Friday. (c) I will bring the books at 6 pm on Friday. (d) Aunt Lata will bring the books at 6 pm on Friday.
3. 3.Read the paragraph:
   1. I got a new bicycle on my birthday.
   2. Its seat is soft and comfortable.
   3. Take a quick bath with one bucket of water.
   4. I ride it to the park every evening.
   5. I oil the chain of my bicycle every week.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 2
4. 4.The first steps are: “Take two slices of bread. Spread butter on one slice.”
   Which step comes next? (a) Cover them with the other slice. (b) Add cucumber and tomato slices.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please speak slowly.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
6. 6.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Mehta,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How cold the morning is!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) spicy (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) smooth
10. 10.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Ants can carry food heavier than themselves. Ants walk one behind the other in a line. Ants store food for the winter. (a) Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli. (b) Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo. (c) Ants are tiny but very hard-working. (d) Our school sports day was full of fun.
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya the library visits on Fridays. (b) Diya visits on Fridays the library. (c) Diya visits the library on Fridays. (d) Visits Diya the library on Fridays.
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Aisha the room every Saturday. (b) Aisha the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Aisha cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Aisha cleans every Saturday the room.
13. 13.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a colourful rangoli! (b) Why is Maria crying? (c) Kavya flies a kite on the roof. (d) Water the plants today.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) My father. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Running in the park.
15. 15.Read the paragraph:
    1. We have a pet cat named Mishti.
    2. She has soft white fur and green eyes.
    3. Everyone cheered when we won the match.
    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 3 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 4
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Rahul bought a big purple balloon. (b) Rahul bought a big balloon. (c) Rahul bought a purple balloon. (d) Rahul bought a balloon.
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Saanvi eats a banana after school.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
19. 19.Which of these is a command? (a) Aisha packs the school bag at night. (b) What a bright moon! (c) Sit down quietly. (d) How is Rahul travelling to school?
20. 20.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) name and signature (b) the date (c) the body (d) the closing
21. 21.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    First, scrape the leftover food into the bin.
    Then, scrub the plate with soap.
    ___, rinse it under the tap.
    Finally, leave it on the rack to dry. (a) Next (b) First (c) Finally
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Imran painted Imran's pot. Imran sold it. (c) Imran painted his pot. Him sold it.
23. 23.Ananya is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) SEND THE PHOTOS!!! (b) Could you please send the photos? (c) Send the photos now.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) The teacher said (c) The bus (d) said, The
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Tuesday.” (a) with (b) i (c) dog (d) my
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Omkar crying? (b) Why is Omkar crying? (c) Omkar is why crying? (d) Why Omkar is crying?
27. 27.Read the paragraph:
    1. An old banyan tree stands in our village.
    2. Long roots hang down from its branches.
    3. A giraffe ate leaves from a tall tree.
    4. Birds build nests in its branches.
    5. Villagers rest in its cool shade.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 3
28. 28.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Lotus Vidyalaya
    NOTICE
    7 February 2026
    Drawing Competition
    A drawing competition will be held on 11 February at 4 pm in the art room. All are welcome. (a) the date (b) the word NOTICE (c) the title (d) name and designation
29. 29.Joseph is writing a letter to his friend Nisha. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Nisha (b) Dear Nisha, (c) Dear Sir, (d) Dear Nisha.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Yash is reading today? (b) Yash is what reading today? (c) What is Yash reading today? (d) Is what Yash reading today?
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “It” (b) after “hot” (c) after “cold” (d) after “drank”
33. 33.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir/Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
34. 34.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    15 March 2026
    Book Fair
    A book fair will be held in the school library. All are welcome.
    Sneha
    Secretary, Literary Club (a) what is happening (b) when (date and time) (c) where (the place)
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Ishaan crying? (b) Why Ishaan is crying? (c) Ishaan is why crying? (d) Is why Ishaan crying?
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav writes a poem every week.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
37. 37.Tara is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Bye bye!!! (b) Thank you and regards, (c) Yours lovingly, (d) See ya,
38. 38.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Our school sports day was full of fun. I ran in the hundred-metre race. Our house won the tug of war. The winners got shiny medals. (a) The Old Banyan Tree (b) Sports Day (c) My Grandfather (d) My New Bicycle
39. 39.Imran wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) quick (c) hungry
40. 40.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. Soon there were three small eggs in the nest. One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs. Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (a) The Lost Ring (b) Meera Bakes a Cake (c) A Card for Grandpa (d) The Nest on the Window

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