English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 663 · 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 frog is sitting on a leaf. (b) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) A small crab is walking on the sand.
2. 2.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
   
   Manav saw plastic bags all over the park.
   He asked his friends to help clean the park.
   They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks.
   ___ (a) The park looked clean and green again. (b) Tara's model won the first prize. (c) Omkar was glad that no water was wasted.
3. 3.You are writing a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about stray dogs. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Change of section (b) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (c) Subject: Broken traffic light (d) Subject: Order for a dictionary
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) smooth (d) colourful
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
6. 6.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Water the plants today. (b) What a funny joke! (c) Who is Rohan calling? (d) Aarav eats a banana after school.
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran bought her book. She read it. (b) Simran bought her book. Her read it. (c) Simran bought Simran's book. Simran read it.
8. 8.Farhan answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will bring the books at 4 pm on Wednesday.” What should Farhan write in the message for his mother? (a) Aunt Lata will bring the books at 4 pm on Wednesday. (b) You will bring the books at 4 pm on Wednesday. (c) Aunt Lata will bring the books at 10 am on Wednesday. (d) I will bring the books at 4 pm on Wednesday.
9. 9.Rohan is writing a letter to his elder sister. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir, (b) Dear Didi. (c) Dear Didi, (d) Dear, Didi
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Joseph reads a storybook at night.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
11. 11.You are writing a letter to the Sports Teacher asking to join the football team. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Garbage on our street (b) Subject: Frequent power cuts (c) Subject: Joining the football team (d) Subject: Order for a dictionary
12. 12.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli. First we draw the pattern with white chalk. Then we fill it with bright coloured powder. Our neighbours stop to admire our rangoli. (a) Our School Library (b) Making Rangoli (c) Our Classroom (d) A Day at the Beach
13. 13.Priya is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Bye bye!!! (c) Thank you and regards, (d) See ya,
14. 14.You are writing an email to invite your class to your birthday party. Which subject line is best? (a) Science project – Class 5B (b) Sports day date (c) hi (d) Invitation: my birthday party
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ishaan and Sneha will come to my house on Wednesday.” (a) house (b) ishaan (c) my (d) on
16. 16.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Singh,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Healthy food keeps our bodies strong. Fruits give us many vitamins. Milk and curd make our bones strong. Too many sweets are bad for our teeth. (a) Healthy Food (b) Sports Day (c) A Day at the Beach (d) Making Rangoli
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) bitter
20. 20.Saanvi is writing a letter to her grandfather. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Zoya said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit
22. 22.Read the paragraph:
    1. My grandmother has a lovely garden.
    2. Red roses grow along the fence.
    3. She sprinkles the plants every morning.
    4. Butterflies visit the marigold flowers.
    5. Our house won the tug of war.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 5
23. 23.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    At first, Lakshmi sat alone and looked shy.
    Kavya invited Lakshmi to play at lunch.
    Now Lakshmi and Kavya are best friends. (a) A new girl named Lakshmi joined our class. (b) Karan went to the mela with his uncle. (c) Nisha's grandmother lost her gold ring.
25. 25.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    An old banyan tree stands in our village. Its branches spread very wide. Birds build nests in its branches. Villagers rest in its cool shade. (a) Healthy Food (b) The Night Sky (c) The Old Banyan Tree (d) Our Classroom
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya a picture draws in art class. (b) Diya draws in art class a picture. (c) Draws Diya a picture in art class. (d) Diya draws a picture in art class.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Saanvi washed Saanvi's bicycle. Saanvi rode it. (c) Saanvi washed her bicycle. She rode it.
28. 28.Tenzin is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Tomorrow I will fly a kite on the roof. (b) You flew a kite on the roof today. (c) Today I flew a kite on the roof. (d) Every day I fly a kite on the roof.
29. 29.Saanvi is writing a letter to her mother. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram packed Vikram's bag. Vikram carried it. (b) Vikram packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Vikram packed his bag. He carried it.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes,” said Dad. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Dad. (c) “I love mangoes” said Dad. (d) I love mangoes,” said Dad.
32. 32.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Lotus Vidyalaya
    NOTICE
    17 January 2026
    A drawing competition will be held on 25 January at 2 pm in the art room. All are welcome.
    Vikram
    Secretary, Art Club (a) Yoga Day (b) Drawing Competition (c) Science Exhibition
33. 33.A story begins: “Tara decided to build a model volcano.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) At the science fair, her volcano bubbled with foam. (b) She shaped the volcano with clay and paint. (c) Tara's model won the first prize.
34. 34.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    The peacock is the national bird of India. It has a long, bright blue neck. Its tail feathers have beautiful eye spots. A peacock dances with its feathers spread. Peahens are smaller and brown in colour. (a) a cricket match (b) the night sky (c) the peacock (d) a busy railway station
35. 35.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
36. 36.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
37. 37.You are writing an email to ask a friend for the class notes. Which subject line is best? (a) Thank you for the gift (b) Class notes for Monday (c) Something (d) Science project – Class 5B
38. 38.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    6 January 2026, 6:40 pm
    Dear Bhaiya,
    Aunt Lata called. She will pick up the parcel at 5 pm on Thursday. (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the date and time (c) the writer's name (d) the greeting
39. 39.Ishaan wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) brave (c) afraid
40. 40.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ She grows tomatoes and chillies too. She sprinkles the plants every morning. Butterflies visit the marigold flowers. (a) The night sky is full of wonders. (b) Healthy food keeps our bodies strong. (c) My grandmother has a lovely garden. (d) The vegetable market near our house opens early.

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