English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 738 · 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 is this paragraph mostly about?
   
   The railway station is always busy. Trains arrive and leave every few minutes. Porters in red shirts carry heavy luggage. Tea sellers walk up and down the platform. Loud announcements tell people about the trains. (a) saving water (b) a busy railway station (c) the night sky (d) a cricket match
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Kabir is going after school? (b) Is where Kabir going after school? (c) Where is Kabir going after school? (d) Kabir is where going after school?
3. 3.Read the paragraph:
   1. My grandmother has a lovely garden.
   2. Peahens are smaller and brown in colour.
   3. Red roses grow along the fence.
   4. She grows tomatoes and chillies too.
   5. She sprinkles the plants every morning.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 5
4. 4.Isha wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) noisy (c) purple
5. 5.Isha wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) tiny (c) huge
6. 6.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   ___, wet your hands with clean water.
   Then, rub soap on your hands.
   Next, scrub between your fingers.
   Finally, rinse and dry your hands. (a) First (b) Because (c) Finally
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Simran going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
8. 8.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
   
   Sunrise Public School
   NOTICE
   19 September 2026
   Annual Sports Day
   Our annual sports day will be held on the main ground. All are welcome.
   Joseph
   Sports Captain (a) when (date and time) (b) what is happening (c) where (the place)
9. 9.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) the greeting (b) the closing (c) the subject (d) your address
10. 10.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mrs Iyer. Which opening is best? (a) Hey Iyer!!! (b) Iyer, listen up (c) Dear Mrs Iyer, (d) Yo teacher,
11. 11.Imagine this picture:
    A birthday party: a big cake with eight candles, balloons tied to the chairs, a girl in a party hat and friends clapping.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A girl is wearing a party hat. (b) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (c) The librarian is stamping a book. (d) Her friends are clapping and singing.
12. 12.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) the date (b) name and signature (c) the subject (d) the greeting
13. 13.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    19 July 2026
    Dance Workshop
    A folk dance workshop will be held on 24 July at 3 pm in the activity room. All are welcome. (a) the date (b) the title (c) the word NOTICE (d) name and designation
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died because nobody watered them. (b) The plants died so nobody watered them. (c) The plants died but nobody watered them.
15. 15.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The soup was hot. ___, it was not tasty.” (a) So (b) Because (c) However
16. 16.You are writing a letter to the Principal thanking the school for a trip. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (c) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
18. 18.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Arjun woke up with a bad cough.
    Dad took Arjun to the doctor.
    ___
    In two days, Arjun felt well again. (a) Then she put up a notice about the lost puppy. (b) His father fixed the tap with a new washer. (c) The doctor gave him some cough medicine.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The train left the station at nine.
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said the coach. (b) Please sit down,” said the coach. (c) “Please sit down” said the coach. (d) “Please sit down,” said the coach.
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “looked” (d) after “pen”
22. 22.Read the paragraph:
    1. The vegetable market near our house opens early.
    2. Sellers pile fresh vegetables on their carts.
    3. Shoppers pick the best onions and potatoes.
    4. By noon, most of the vegetables are sold.
    5. We buy strong string for our kites.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 2
23. 23.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Tara decided to build a model volcano.
    She shaped the volcano with clay and paint.
    ___
    Tara's model won the first prize. (a) His father fixed the tap with a new washer. (b) At the science fair, her volcano bubbled with foam. (c) Suddenly the string snapped and the kite fell.
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day.
25. 25.These words are mixed up: brushes / dog / on / the / Sundays / Rahul
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Rahul the dog on Sundays. (b) Rahul the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Rahul brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Rahul brushes the dog on Sundays.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The cricket match.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The rain. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
28. 28.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) An old banyan tree stands in our village. (b) Our class visited an old fort on a hill. (c) Ramesh is the postman in our area. (d) My grandmother has a lovely garden.
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha feeds every morning the cat. (b) Sneha feeds the cat every morning. (c) Sneha the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Sneha the cat every morning.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The school bus. (d) As soon as we reached home.
31. 31.Imagine this picture:
    A kitchen: a mother rolling chapatis, a pressure cooker on the stove, a cat drinking milk and a basket of vegetables.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (b) The doctor is checking a boy. (c) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (d) A big cake has eight candles on it.
32. 32.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Sunrise Public School
    NOTICE
    Story-Telling Contest
    A story-telling contest will be held on 9 April at 3 pm in the junior hall. All are welcome.
    Zoya
    Secretary, Literary Club (a) name and designation (b) the title (c) the word NOTICE (d) the date
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Dev going after school?” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
34. 34.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) The bus has forty seats. (b) I felt thankful for my friends. (c) Our school has three floors. (d) The shop sells pencils.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) smooth (c) bright (d) quiet
36. 36.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Sir/Madam, (c) Dear Meera, (d) Dear Friend,
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) My best friend. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Dev carried a bag. (b) Dev carried a heavy blue bag. (c) Dev carried a heavy bag. (d) Dev carried a blue bag.
39. 39.Sneha is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Tomorrow I will visit the zoo with my class. (b) You visited the zoo with my class today. (c) Today I visited the zoo with my class. (d) Every day I visit the zoo with my class.
40. 40.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    24 June 2026, 5:20 pm
    Dear Bhaiya,
    Mrs Das called. She will visit us at 7 pm on Wednesday. (a) the date and time (b) the word MESSAGE (c) the writer's name (d) the greeting

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