English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 731 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
2. 2.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a school picnic. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (c) Subject: Joining the football team (d) Subject: Request for a school picnic
3. 3.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Saanvi drew a tall house. (b) Saanvi drew a house. (c) Saanvi drew a red house. (d) Saanvi drew a tall red house.
4. 4.Riya is writing a letter to her friend Dev. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) loud (c) colourful (d) fluffy
6. 6.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
   
   Farhan heard a kitten meowing in a tree.
   He fetched a ladder and climbed up carefully.
   He brought the scared kitten down safely.
   ___ (a) Farhan's family decided to keep the kitten. (b) Soon Karan found his uncle near the giant wheel. (c) Mrs Rao thanked Zoya with a box of sweets.
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our teacher.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara draws a picture in art class. (b) Tara draws in art class a picture. (c) Tara a picture draws in art class. (d) Draws Tara a picture in art class.
9. 9.These words are mixed up: after / school / Rahul / eats / banana / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul eats after school a banana. (b) Rahul a banana eats after school. (c) Rahul eats a banana after school. (d) Eats Rahul a banana after school.
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Kabir is crying? (b) Kabir is why crying? (c) Is why Kabir crying? (d) Why is Kabir crying?
11. 11.Imagine this picture:
    A festival evening: rows of oil lamps, a rangoli at the door, children holding sparklers and a family sharing sweets.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) An old man is holding a walking stick. (b) Children are planting saplings. (c) Children are holding sparklers. (d) A dog is running after a ball.
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul washes on Sundays the car. (b) Rahul washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Rahul the car on Sundays. (d) Rahul the car washes on Sundays.
13. 13.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    12 January 2026, 11:30 am
    Dear Papa,
    Uncle Ravi called. He will bring the books at 10 am on Monday. (a) the writer's name (b) the date and time (c) the greeting (d) the word MESSAGE
14. 14.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Its branches spread very wide. Birds build nests in its branches. Villagers rest in its cool shade. (a) An old banyan tree stands in our village. (b) A fair comes to our village every winter. (c) Ants are tiny but very hard-working. (d) Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli.
15. 15.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) Pooja borrowed a book about dinosaurs. (b) Pooja said sorry to the librarian and paid for it. (c) She read the book every night before bed. (d) Her little brother spilled juice on the book.
16. 16.In a diary entry, what comes just after the time? (a) “Dear Diary,” (b) the entry (body) (c) the day and date (d) your name
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.These words are mixed up: draws / a / Aarav / art / in / class / picture
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav draws a picture in art class. (b) Draws Aarav a picture in art class. (c) Aarav draws in art class a picture. (d) Aarav a picture draws in art class.
19. 19.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) The gardener is holding a watering can. (d) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls.
20. 20.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    7 October 2026
    Inter-House Quiz
    An inter-house quiz will be held on 12 October at 9 am. All are welcome.
    Kunal
    Secretary, Quiz Club (a) when (date and time) (b) where (the place) (c) what is happening
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The school bus. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Gave us cool shade.
22. 22.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Our school library is my favourite place. The librarian helps us find good books. We may borrow two books every week. Everyone reads quietly in the library. (a) A Day at the Beach (b) Our Classroom (c) Elephants (d) Our School Library
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “fell” (b) after “hurt” (c) after “Kabir” (d) after “bicycle”
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “for” (b) after “The” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “it”
25. 25.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Wrap the box in coloured paper. (b) Tie a ribbon around it. (c) Stick the ends with tape. (d) Put the gift in a box.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) salty
27. 27.These words are mixed up: evening / plants / the / the / in / Nisha / waters
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Waters Nisha the plants in the evening. (b) Nisha waters the plants in the evening. (c) Nisha waters in the evening the plants. (d) Nisha the plants waters in the evening.
28. 28.You are writing a letter to the Bank Manager about opening a savings account. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Leave for two days (b) Subject: Garbage on our street (c) Subject: Request for new storybooks (d) Subject: Opening a savings account
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    5 July 2026, 5:20 pm
    Coach Iqbal called. He will visit us at 6 pm on Wednesday.
    Arjun (a) the greeting (b) the date and time (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the writer's name
31. 31.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    12 June 2026, 11:30 am
    Dear Didi,
    Coach Iqbal called. He will come home at 6 pm on Tuesday. (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the date and time (c) the writer's name (d) the greeting
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “children” (c) after “rang” (d) after “bell”
33. 33.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a fee receipt. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (b) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (c) Subject: Request for a school picnic (d) Subject: Broken water cooler
34. 34.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.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara the cat feeds every morning. (b) Feeds Tara the cat every morning. (c) Tara feeds the cat every morning. (d) Tara feeds every morning the cat.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Let us
37. 37.Tenzin is ending a letter to his uncle. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Your's lovingly, (c) Yours, lovingly (d) Yours lovingly.
38. 38.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ The monkeys jumped from branch to branch. A giraffe ate leaves from a tall tree. We watched the zookeeper feed the bears. (a) We spent a happy day at the beach. (b) Ants are tiny but very hard-working. (c) Our street had a cricket match on Sunday. (d) Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The rain. (d) Watered the plants.
40. 40.These words are mixed up: washes / Sundays / car / the / Priya / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya washes on Sundays the car. (b) Priya the car washes on Sundays. (c) Washes Priya the car on Sundays. (d) Priya washes the car on Sundays.

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