English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 658 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Why is Tara crying?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
2. 2.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Read the paragraph:
   1. My grandfather is seventy years old.
   2. Grandpa tells us stories of his childhood.
   3. The winners got shiny medals.
   4. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast.
   5. My grandfather loves to play chess with me.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 3
4. 4.Which of these is a command? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) What a clever crow! (c) Who is Farhan calling? (d) Tenzin packs the school bag at night.
5. 5.Imagine this picture:
   A park on a sunny morning: two children on the swings, a man jogging on the path, a dog chasing a ball, an empty bench under a tree and a girl flying a kite.
   
   Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A girl is carrying a school bag. (b) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (c) A girl is flying a kite. (d) Children are planting saplings.
6. 6.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
   
   ___ It has big windows that let in sunlight. A green board hangs at the front. We keep our classroom tidy every day. (a) In January, the sky fills with kites. (b) Our class visited an old fort on a hill. (c) Ramesh is the postman in our area. (d) Our classroom is bright and clean.
7. 7.Read the paragraph:
   1. Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo.
   2. We saw a tiger resting on a big rock.
   3. The monkeys jumped from branch to branch.
   4. A giraffe ate leaves from a tall tree.
   5. Loud announcements tell people about the trains.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 4
8. 8.Meera is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) See ya, (c) Bye bye!!! (d) Thank you and regards,
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya the car washes on Sundays. (b) Ananya washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Ananya the car on Sundays. (d) Ananya washes on Sundays the car.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “yash wore new clothes on Holi.” (a) clothes (b) on (c) yash (d) new
11. 11.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Joseph painted an orange pot. (b) Joseph painted a round pot. (c) Joseph painted a pot. (d) Joseph painted a round orange pot.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) loud
13. 13.Pooja is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) You planted a tree in our garden today. (b) Today I planted a tree in our garden. (c) Tomorrow I will plant a tree in our garden. (d) Every day I plant a tree in our garden.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing but she can dance too.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
17. 17.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    ___, put the gift in a box.
    Then, wrap the box in coloured paper.
    Next, stick the ends with tape.
    Finally, tie a ribbon around it. (a) First (b) Finally (c) Because
18. 18.Which linking word shows a contrast (a difference)? (a) therefore (b) because (c) Finally (d) But
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram reads at night a storybook. (b) Vikram a storybook reads at night. (c) Reads Vikram a storybook at night. (d) Vikram reads a storybook at night.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Sneha is ending a letter to her grandfather. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours, lovingly (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours lovingly. (d) Your's lovingly,
22. 22.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Its stone walls were very thick. We climbed up to the tower. The guide told us about the old kings. (a) Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli. (b) Our class visited an old fort on a hill. (c) The railway station is always busy. (d) My best friend is Farhan.
23. 23.Dev is ending a letter to his aunt. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Your's lovingly, (b) Yours lovingly. (c) Yours lovingly, (d) Yours, lovingly
24. 24.In an informal letter, what comes just before your name? (a) the date (b) your address (c) the body (d) the closing
25. 25.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Omkar noticed the kitchen tap was dripping.
    He told his father about the leaking tap.
    ___
    Omkar was glad that no water was wasted. (a) After a week, a tiny green shoot came up. (b) Diya hid the card under Grandpa's pillow. (c) His father fixed the tap with a new washer.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “bell” (c) after “ran” (d) after “children”
27. 27.You are writing an email to tell your coach you will miss practice. Which subject line is best? (a) Hello!!! (b) Sports day date (c) Missing practice on Friday (d) Science project – Class 5B
28. 28.Read the paragraph:
    1. My grandmother has a lovely garden.
    2. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast.
    3. Red roses grow along the fence.
    4. She sprinkles the plants every morning.
    5. Butterflies visit the marigold flowers.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 5
29. 29.Dev answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will call again at 5 pm on Friday.” What should Dev write in the message for his mother? (a) You will call again at 5 pm on Friday. (b) I will call again at 5 pm on Friday. (c) Aunt Lata will call again at 10 am on Friday. (d) Aunt Lata will call again at 5 pm on Friday.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Rohan's team had a big football match.
    Rohan practised kicking the ball every day.
    ___
    His team won the cup and Rohan was thrilled. (a) On the day of the match, he scored a goal. (b) Hours later, the train climbed into the hills. (c) Then she put up a notice about the lost puppy.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Meera found a small pink shell. (b) Meera found a shell. (c) Meera found a small shell. (d) Meera found a pink shell.
33. 33.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the greeting (b) the date (c) the closing (d) the body
34. 34.Zoya is writing a letter to her elder brother. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
35. 35.These words are mixed up: packs / night / school / the / bag / Rohan / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Rohan the school bag at night. (b) Rohan packs the school bag at night. (c) Rohan packs at night the school bag. (d) Rohan the school bag packs at night.
36. 36.Read the paragraph:
    1. My best friend is Farhan.
    2. Grandpa tells us stories of his childhood.
    3. My friend always shares his lunch with me.
    4. Farhan and I play football after school.
    5. He is a true friend who helps me.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 5
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How bright the moon is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
39. 39.These words are mixed up: a / Ishaan / song / the / sings / in / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan a song sings in the morning. (b) Sings Ishaan a song in the morning. (c) Ishaan sings a song in the morning. (d) Ishaan sings in the morning a song.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aisha carried a blue bag. (b) Aisha carried a big bag. (c) Aisha carried a big blue bag. (d) Aisha carried a bag.

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