English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 747 · 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.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) Diya painted a birthday card for him. (b) Diya wanted to surprise Grandpa on his birthday. (c) Diya hid the card under Grandpa's pillow. (d) Grandpa found the card and laughed with joy.
2. 2.What is this paragraph mostly about?
   
   In January, the sky fills with kites. Children fly kites from their rooftops. Kites of every colour dance in the wind. We buy strong string for our kites. At night, people fly kites with small lights. (a) flying kites (b) my best friend (c) my new bicycle (d) grandma's garden
3. 3.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
   
   The peacock is the national bird of India. Its tail feathers have beautiful eye spots. A peacock dances with its feathers spread. Peahens are smaller and brown in colour. (a) The Peacock (b) My Grandfather (c) Our Classroom (d) Sports Day
4. 4.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   6 August 2026, 10:15 am
   Mr Bose called. He will pick up the parcel at 6 pm on Friday.
   Tenzin (a) the writer's name (b) the date and time (c) the greeting (d) the word MESSAGE
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A green parrot.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) because (b) Next (c) so (d) Although
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) The peacock. (d) As soon as we reached home.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
9. 9.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
   
   Hill View School
   NOTICE
   13 January 2026
   A book fair will be held on 16 January at 3 pm in the school library. All are welcome.
   Kunal
   Secretary, Literary Club (a) Inter-House Quiz (b) Cleanliness Drive (c) Book Fair
10. 10.Imagine this picture:
    A beach at sunset: gentle waves, a boy building a sandcastle, seagulls over the water and a small crab on the sand.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (b) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (c) Seagulls are flying over the water. (d) A boy is building a sandcastle.
11. 11.Pooja wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) square (c) damp
12. 12.In an informal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) the greeting (b) your address (c) your name (d) the closing
13. 13.You are writing a letter to the Traffic Police about a broken traffic light. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Frequent power cuts (b) Subject: Leave for two days (c) Subject: Broken traffic light (d) Subject: Request for a school picnic
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Tara said (b) said, It (c) It is (d) It is my turn now.
15. 15.Diya is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Every day I plant a tree in our garden. (b) Today I planted a tree in our garden. (c) Tomorrow I will plant a tree in our garden. (d) You planted a tree in our garden today.
16. 16.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Green Park Society
    NOTICE
    Tree Plantation Drive
    A tree plantation drive will be held on 20 June at 10 am in the society park. All are welcome.
    Vikram
    Secretary, Youth Club (a) the title (b) the word NOTICE (c) name and designation (d) the date
17. 17.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    Dear Didi,
    Aunt Lata called. She will visit us at 5 pm on Friday.
    Farhan (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the writer's name (c) the date and time (d) the greeting
18. 18.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Kabir made a kite with paper and sticks.
    He flew the kite high above the roof.
    Suddenly the string snapped and the kite fell.
    ___ (a) Soon the plant had beans for Isha to pick. (b) Pooja said sorry to the librarian and paid for it. (c) Kabir mended the kite and flew it again.
19. 19.Priya is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Send me the notes now. (b) SEND ME THE NOTES!!! (c) Could you please send me the notes?
20. 20.Which linking word gives a reason? (a) Although (b) because (c) therefore (d) Next
21. 21.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) however (b) finally (c) because
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to kolkata by train.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 3
24. 24.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Farhan said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
26. 26.Imagine this picture:
    A sports ground: runners racing on the track, a boy crossing the finish line, a coach blowing a whistle and parents cheering.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A boy is crossing the finish line. (b) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (c) Parents are cheering from the stands. (d) Runners are racing on the track.
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Dev cooks rice for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to jaipur for holi last year.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
29. 29.Which linking word shows a contrast (a difference)? (a) because (b) so (c) But (d) First
30. 30.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    14 May 2026
    An inter-house quiz will be held on 18 May at 9 am in the school hall. All are welcome.
    Arjun
    Secretary, Quiz Club (a) Cleanliness Drive (b) Yoga Day (c) Inter-House Quiz
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty.
32. 32.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning.
    ___
    Dev got wet and shivered all the way home.
    Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes. (a) Zoya ran to help Mrs Rao get up. (b) Rohan practised kicking the ball every day. (c) On the way home, heavy rain began to fall.
33. 33.Joseph is writing a letter to his friend Omkar. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Omkar. (b) Dear Omkar, (c) Dear, Omkar (d) Dear Sir,
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes LAST? (a) Neel was scared to go into the pool. (b) His coach taught him to float in the pool. (c) Slowly, Neel learnt to kick and move his arms. (d) By summer, Neel could swim across the pool.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kunal saw an orange butterfly. (b) Kunal saw a tiny orange butterfly. (c) Kunal saw a butterfly. (d) Kunal saw a tiny butterfly.
38. 38.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) People are standing in a queue. (b) A blue bus is arriving. (c) A girl is carrying a school bag. (d) The doctor is checking a boy.
39. 39.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) however (b) finally (c) because
40. 40.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    Dear Mum,
    Uncle Ravi called. He will bring the books at 5 pm on Monday.
    Manav (a) the date and time (b) the word MESSAGE (c) the greeting (d) the writer's name

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