English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 701 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our cat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Sneha is travelling to school? (b) Sneha is how travelling to school? (c) Is how Sneha travelling to school? (d) How is Sneha travelling to school?
3. 3.Kunal is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) You ate pani puri with my friends today. (b) Every day I eat pani puri with my friends. (c) Tomorrow I will eat pani puri with my friends. (d) Today I ate pani puri with my friends.
4. 4.Pooja is writing a letter to her elder brother. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Bhaiya. (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear, Bhaiya (d) Dear Bhaiya,
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   First, put an egg in a pan of water.
   ___, boil it for ten minutes.
   Next, cool the egg in cold water.
   Finally, peel the shell and eat the egg. (a) Finally (b) First (c) Then
7. 7.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) Omkar sings a song in the morning. (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) Where is Aisha going after school? (d) How funny the joke is!
10. 10.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Neel was scared to go into the pool.
    His coach taught him to float in the pool.
    ___
    By summer, Neel could swim across the pool. (a) At the science fair, her volcano bubbled with foam. (b) Hours later, the train climbed into the hills. (c) Slowly, Neel learnt to kick and move his arms.
11. 11.In a diary entry, what comes just after the day and date? (a) the entry (body) (b) the time (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) your name
12. 12.Read the paragraph:
    1. Our school sports day was full of fun.
    2. I ran in the hundred-metre race.
    3. Our house won the tug of war.
    4. The winners got shiny medals.
    5. A giraffe ate leaves from a tall tree.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 2
13. 13.You are writing a letter to the Municipal Officer about garbage on your street. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Leave for two days (b) Subject: Garbage on our street (c) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Frequent power cuts
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On monday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) we (c) monday (d) in
15. 15.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) because (b) Finally (c) so (d) But
16. 16.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The water was too cold. ___, we did not swim.” (a) However (b) So (c) Because
17. 17.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ She has soft white fur and green eyes. She sleeps in a basket near the window. Mishti chases balls of wool all day. (a) Ants are tiny but very hard-working. (b) We have a pet cat named Mishti. (c) My best friend is Farhan. (d) Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo.
18. 18.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Maria, (c) Hi there! (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, I love mangoes. (b) Grandma said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Grandma said, “I love mangoes. (d) Grandma said “I love mangoes.”
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) test (c) a (d) on
21. 21.In a diary entry, what comes just after “Dear Diary,”? (a) your name (b) the day and date (c) the entry (body) (d) the time
22. 22.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The shop was closed. ___, we went home.” (a) However (b) Because (c) So
23. 23.Manav answered the phone. Coach Iqbal said, “I will come home at 4 pm on Monday.” What should Manav write in the message for his mother? (a) You will come home at 4 pm on Monday. (b) Coach Iqbal will come home at 5 pm on Monday. (c) Coach Iqbal will come home at 4 pm on Monday. (d) I will come home at 4 pm on Monday.
24. 24.You are writing to the Editor but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Pooja, (c) Dear Friend, (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
26. 26.Read the paragraph:
    1. We have a pet cat named Mishti.
    2. Its branches spread very wide.
    3. Mishti drinks milk from a blue bowl.
    4. She sleeps in a basket near the window.
    5. Mishti chases balls of wool all day.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 5
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Delhi.” (a) visited (b) zoo (c) i (d) cousin
28. 28.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    We spent a happy day at the beach. The waves splashed over our feet. We built a big sandcastle. Dad bought us fresh coconuts. (a) Our School Library (b) My Grandfather (c) A Day at the Beach (d) The Monsoon
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Maria plays cricket in the park.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window.” said Farhan. (b) “Close the window,” said Farhan. (c) Close the window,” said Farhan. (d) “Close the window” said Farhan.
33. 33.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning.
    On the way home, heavy rain began to fall.
    Dev got wet and shivered all the way home.
    ___ (a) Everyone clapped loudly for the queen. (b) Grandmother hugged Nisha with joy. (c) Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes.
35. 35.Read the paragraph:
    1. Ramesh is the postman in our area.
    2. We saw a tiger resting on a big rock.
    3. He carries a big brown bag of letters.
    4. The postman knows every house on our street.
    5. We always thank the postman with a smile.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 3
36. 36.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    In the crowd, Karan lost sight of his uncle.
    A police officer helped Karan look for him.
    Soon Karan found his uncle near the giant wheel. (a) Karan went to the mela with his uncle. (b) Tara decided to build a model volcano. (c) Isha planted a bean seed in a small pot.
37. 37.Imagine this picture:
    A bus stop: people standing in a queue, a blue bus arriving, an old man with a walking stick and a girl with a school bag.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A blue bus is arriving. (b) A girl is carrying a school bag. (c) People are standing in a queue. (d) Green fields stretch far away.
38. 38.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Cut all the fruits into small pieces. (b) Wash the fruits well. (c) Mix them in a bowl and serve. (d) Peel the banana and the orange.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya the school bag packs at night. (b) Diya packs the school bag at night. (c) Packs Diya the school bag at night. (d) Diya packs at night the school bag.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya and saanvi will come to my house on friday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5

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