English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 755 · 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.Farhan wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) purple
2. 2.Kunal is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) You won a prize at school today. (b) Every day I win a prize at school. (c) Today I won a prize at school. (d) Tomorrow I will win a prize at school.
3. 3.Imagine this picture:
   A school garden: children planting saplings, a gardener holding a watering can, a butterfly on a flower and a heap of fresh soil.
   
   Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (b) Hens are pecking near the hut. (c) A butterfly is sitting on a flower. (d) Children are planting saplings.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Joseph is ending a letter to his grandfather. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Your's lovingly, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours, lovingly (d) Yours lovingly.
6. 6.Which of these is a statement? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Why is Zoya crying? (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) Saanvi packs the school bag at night.
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Arjun going after school? (b) Where Arjun is going after school? (c) Is where Arjun going after school? (d) Arjun is where going after school?
8. 8.What is this paragraph mostly about?
   
   We have a pet cat named Mishti. She has soft white fur and green eyes. Mishti drinks milk from a blue bowl. She sleeps in a basket near the window. Mishti chases balls of wool all day. (a) my best friend (b) my new bicycle (c) grandma's garden (d) our pet cat
9. 9.Read the paragraph:
   1. The night sky is full of wonders.
   2. Thousands of stars twinkle above us.
   3. Sometimes we spot a shooting star.
   4. At night, people fly kites with small lights.
   5. Some stars make shapes in the sky.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 2
10. 10.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. Soon there were three small eggs in the nest. One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs. Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (a) The Power Cut (b) The Nest on the Window (c) Asha and the Lost Puppy (d) Saving the Fish
11. 11.Sneha is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) See ya, (b) Thank you and regards, (c) Bye bye!!! (d) Yours lovingly,
12. 12.You are writing to the Municipal Officer but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Isha, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Hi there!
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in august.” (a) the (b) school (c) in (d) august
14. 14.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) however (b) because (c) finally
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha packs at night the school bag. (b) Packs Sneha the school bag at night. (c) Sneha the school bag packs at night. (d) Sneha packs the school bag at night.
16. 16.You are writing an email to ask a friend for the class notes. Which subject line is best? (a) Class notes for Monday (b) Something (c) Leave: unwell today (d) Missing practice on Friday
17. 17.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) I got a new bicycle on my birthday. (b) We have a pet cat named Mishti. (c) Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli. (d) Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo.
18. 18.Imagine this picture:
    A railway platform: a train arriving, a tea seller with a kettle, passengers with suitcases, a big clock showing seven o'clock and a porter lifting a suitcase.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) Children are holding sparklers. (b) A train is pulling into the station. (c) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (d) A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
19. 19.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Rahul saw a fish flapping on the dry riverbank. He gently picked up the fish in his hands. He put the fish back into the river. The fish swam away, and Rahul smiled. (a) Saving the Fish (b) A Card for Grandpa (c) Priya the Queen (d) The Broken Kite
20. 20.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Mr Patel. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Mr Patel (b) Hi Patel! (c) Dear Mr Patel, (d) Dear Mr Patel.
21. 21.Read the paragraph:
    1. Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo.
    2. We saw a tiger resting on a big rock.
    3. A giraffe ate leaves from a tall tree.
    4. We keep our classroom tidy every day.
    5. We watched the zookeeper feed the bears.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 4
22. 22.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    First, write the letter.
    ___, fold it and put it in an envelope.
    Next, seal the envelope.
    Finally, stick a stamp on it and post it. (a) First (b) Then (c) Finally
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Kolkata starts in january.” (a) big (b) in (c) starts (d) january
24. 24.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) therefore (b) Although (c) Next (d) because
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “The” (c) after “ran” (d) after “children”
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav asked, Why are you late? (b) Aarav asked “Why are you late?” (c) Aarav asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Aarav asked, “Why are you late?”
29. 29.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
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    He flew the kite high above the roof.
    Suddenly the string snapped and the kite fell.
    Kabir mended the kite and flew it again. (a) Tara decided to build a model volcano. (b) Aisha and her parents got on a train to Shimla. (c) Kabir made a kite with paper and sticks.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Yash ate a mango. (b) Yash ate a yellow mango. (c) Yash ate a big mango. (d) Yash ate a big yellow mango.
31. 31.Which of these is a command? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) What is Saanvi drawing in class? (d) Sneha reads a storybook at night.
32. 32.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
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    He gently picked up the fish in his hands.
    He put the fish back into the river.
    The fish swam away, and Rahul smiled. (a) Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning. (b) Rahul saw a fish flapping on the dry riverbank. (c) Asha found a little puppy crying near her gate.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a long train!” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Pooja crying? (b) Is why Pooja crying? (c) Why Pooja is crying? (d) Pooja is why crying?
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Saanvi the bus at seven. (c) Saanvi catches at seven the bus. (d) Saanvi catches the bus at seven.
36. 36.Pooja is writing a letter to her mother. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Mummy, (b) Dear, Mummy (c) Dear Mummy. (d) Dear Sir,
37. 37.You are writing a letter to the Traffic Police about a broken traffic light. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Order for a dictionary (b) Subject: Request for a school picnic (c) Subject: Broken traffic light (d) Subject: Frequent power cuts
38. 38.Arjun is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Every day I 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) Tomorrow I will visit the zoo with my class.
39. 39.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mr Sen. Which opening is best? (a) Sen, listen up (b) Hey Sen!!! (c) Yo teacher, (d) Dear Mr Sen,
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How sweet the mango is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation

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