English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 761 · 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.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Ishaan washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Ishaan washed Ishaan's bicycle. Ishaan rode it.
2. 2.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes LAST? (a) Fold it and put it in an envelope. (b) Stick a stamp on it and post it. (c) Seal the envelope. (d) Write the letter.
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi washed Saanvi's bicycle. Saanvi rode it. (b) Saanvi washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Saanvi washed her bicycle. She rode it.
4. 4.Simran is writing a letter to her friend Imran. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Imran. (b) Dear, Imran (c) Dear Imran, (d) Dear Sir,
5. 5.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) however (c) finally
6. 6.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
   
   The monsoon is my favourite season. Dark clouds gather and rain pours down. Frogs croak loudly in the wet fields. The monsoon turns the dry fields green. (a) Saving Water (b) The Kite Festival (c) A Day at the Beach (d) The Monsoon
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
8. 8.Read the paragraph:
   1. My grandmother has a lovely garden.
   2. An elephant picks up food with its trunk.
   3. She grows tomatoes and chillies too.
   4. She sprinkles the plants every morning.
   5. Butterflies visit the marigold flowers.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 4
9. 9.What is this paragraph mostly about?
   
   We must not waste water. Turn off the tap while you brush. Fix leaking taps quickly. Use a bucket, not a pipe, to wash the car. Take a quick bath with one bucket of water. (a) ants (b) making a rangoli (c) a busy railway station (d) saving water
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Ishaan is eating for lunch? (b) Ishaan is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Ishaan eating for lunch? (d) What is Ishaan eating for lunch?
11. 11.Read the paragraph:
    1. Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo.
    2. The monkeys jumped from branch to branch.
    3. He carries a big brown bag of letters.
    4. A giraffe ate leaves from a tall tree.
    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
12. 12.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Lotus Vidyalaya
    NOTICE
    Drawing Competition
    A drawing competition will be held on 22 January at 2 pm in the art room. All are welcome.
    Imran
    Secretary, Art Club (a) the title (b) the word NOTICE (c) the date (d) name and designation
13. 13.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    3 August 2026, 11:30 am
    Dear Bhaiya,
    Mrs Das called. She will bring the books at 11 am on Friday. (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the greeting (c) the date and time (d) the writer's name
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
15. 15.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) a visit to an old fort (b) the village fair (c) our classroom (d) a busy railway station
16. 16.Which of these is a question? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) Tara visits the library on Fridays. (c) Why is Diya laughing? (d) What a clever crow!
17. 17.These words are mixed up: in / song / Maria / the / a / sings / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria sings a song in the morning. (b) Sings Maria a song in the morning. (c) Maria a song sings in the morning. (d) Maria sings in the morning a song.
18. 18.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    28 April 2026, 5:20 pm
    Dear Bhaiya,
    Aunt Lata called. She will bring the books at 6 pm on Wednesday.
    Aarav (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the greeting (c) the date and time (d) the writer's name
19. 19.Farhan is writing a letter to his friend Zoya. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Zoya. (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear Zoya, (d) Dear, Zoya
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev found his kite. He flew it. (b) Dev found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Dev found Dev's kite. Dev flew it.
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.In a diary entry, what comes just after the entry (body)? (a) “Dear Diary,” (b) the day and date (c) the time (d) your name
23. 23.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Aisha found a tiny shell. (b) Aisha found a pink shell. (c) Aisha found a shell. (d) Aisha found a tiny pink shell.
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Drinks Kavya warm milk before bed. (c) Kavya warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Kavya drinks warm milk before bed.
25. 25.Which linking word shows a contrast (a difference)? (a) therefore (b) Next (c) Although (d) because
26. 26.In an informal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) the date (b) your address (c) the body (d) your name
27. 27.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aarav opened a big umbrella. (b) Aarav opened a big yellow umbrella. (c) Aarav opened an umbrella. (d) Aarav opened a yellow umbrella.
28. 28.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) On the way home, heavy rain began to fall. (b) Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning. (c) Dev got wet and shivered all the way home. (d) Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes.
29. 29.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ My grandfather goes for a walk every morning. Grandpa tells us stories of his childhood. Grandpa reads the newspaper after breakfast. (a) My grandfather is seventy years old. (b) Ants are tiny but very hard-working. (c) The monsoon is my favourite season. (d) Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli.
30. 30.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) the receiver's address (b) the greeting (c) your address (d) name and signature
31. 31.Isha answered the phone. Grandma said, “I will pick up the parcel at 6 pm on Tuesday.” What should Isha write in the message for her father? (a) I will pick up the parcel at 6 pm on Tuesday. (b) Grandma will pick up the parcel at 6 pm on Tuesday. (c) Grandma will pick up the parcel at 11 am on Tuesday. (d) You will pick up the parcel at 6 pm on Tuesday.
32. 32.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) She gave the puppy some milk and a blanket. (b) Then she put up a notice about the lost puppy. (c) Asha found a little puppy crying near her gate. (d) The next day, the owner came and thanked Asha.
33. 33.A story begins: “Kabir made a kite with paper and sticks.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Suddenly the string snapped and the kite fell. (b) He flew the kite high above the roof. (c) Kabir mended the kite and flew it again.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Maria and I played in the park on wednesday.” (a) played (b) wednesday (c) in (d) and
35. 35.These words are mixed up: the / a / morning / sings / song / Maria / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria a song sings in the morning. (b) Maria sings in the morning a song. (c) Sings Maria a song in the morning. (d) Maria sings a song in the morning.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tall the tree is!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
37. 37.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) The zoo opens at nine. (b) Our school has three floors. (c) A week has seven days. (d) I was so excited that I could not sleep.
38. 38.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Children fly kites from their rooftops. Kites of every colour dance in the wind. We buy strong string for our kites. (a) My grandmother has a lovely garden. (b) Our school sports day was full of fun. (c) Our street had a cricket match on Sunday. (d) In January, the sky fills with kites.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Christmas.” (a) all (b) our (c) met (d) we
40. 40.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Farhan heard a kitten meowing in a tree.
    ___
    He brought the scared kitten down safely.
    Farhan's family decided to keep the kitten. (a) He flew the kite high above the roof. (b) He fetched a ladder and climbed up carefully. (c) At first, Lakshmi sat alone and looked shy.

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