English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 770 · 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 steps are jumbled. Which step comes SECOND? (a) Peel the banana and the orange. (b) Cut all the fruits into small pieces. (c) Mix them in a bowl and serve. (d) Wash the fruits well.
2. 2.These words are mixed up: Saturday / the / room / Isha / every / cleans
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Isha the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Cleans Isha the room every Saturday. (d) Isha cleans every Saturday the room.
3. 3.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the receiver's address (b) your address (c) the closing (d) the date
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
5. 5.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   6 September 2026, 4:10 pm
   Dear Didi,
   Aunt Lata called. She will visit us at 7 pm on Tuesday.
   Meera (a) the writer's name (b) the date and time (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the greeting
6. 6.You are writing a letter to the Librarian asking for new storybooks. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Leave for two days (b) Subject: Change of section (c) Subject: Frequent power cuts (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha lost Aisha's pencil. Aisha found it. (b) Aisha lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Aisha lost her pencil. Her found it.
8. 8.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
   
   Lotus Vidyalaya
   NOTICE
   4 March 2026
   Drawing Competition
   A drawing competition will be held in the art room. All are welcome.
   Aisha
   Secretary, Art Club (a) where (the place) (b) what is happening (c) when (date and time)
9. 9.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Rohan. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Rohan. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Rohan? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Rohan.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Vikram painted an orange pot. (b) Vikram painted a round pot. (c) Vikram painted a pot. (d) Vikram painted a round orange pot.
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tall tree” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The bus is late today. (c) Grandma said (d) said, The
14. 14.In a diary entry, what comes just before “Dear Diary,”? (a) the entry (body) (b) your name (c) the time (d) the day and date
15. 15.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mr Verma. Which opening is best? (a) Yo teacher, (b) Dear Mr Verma, (c) Hey Verma!!! (d) Verma, listen up
16. 16.In a diary entry, what comes just after the day and date? (a) your name (b) the entry (body) (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) the time
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.You are writing an email to ask the librarian to renew a book. Which subject line is best? (a) Missing practice on Friday (b) Photos from the school trip (c) Hello!!! (d) Request to renew a book
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in jaipur starts in july.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
20. 20.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Simran wore a red cap. (b) Simran wore a cap. (c) Simran wore an old red cap. (d) Simran wore an old cap.
21. 21.Zoya answered the phone. Grandma said, “I will call again at 7 pm on Friday.” What should Zoya write in the message for her mother? (a) You will call again at 7 pm on Friday. (b) Grandma will call again at 7 pm on Friday. (c) I will call again at 7 pm on Friday. (d) Grandma will call again at 5 pm on Friday.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Isha brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Brushes Isha the dog on Sundays. (d) Isha brushes the dog on Sundays.
23. 23.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) Diya hid the card under Grandpa's pillow. (b) The doctor gave him some cough medicine. (c) They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
25. 25.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Our class visited an old fort on a hill. Its stone walls were very thick. We climbed up to the tower. The guide told us about the old kings. From the tower we could see the whole town. (a) making a rangoli (b) a busy railway station (c) our school sports day (d) a visit to an old fort
26. 26.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Manav drew a house. (b) Manav drew a green house. (c) Manav drew a tall green house. (d) Manav drew a tall house.
27. 27.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    The train left the station with a loud whistle.
    Hours later, the train climbed into the hills.
    At last Aisha reached Shimla, cool and happy. (a) Aisha and her parents got on a train to Shimla. (b) Neel was scared to go into the pool. (c) Pooja borrowed a book about dinosaurs.
28. 28.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Gill,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
29. 29.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Tenzin opened a small umbrella. (b) Tenzin opened an umbrella. (c) Tenzin opened a small striped umbrella. (d) Tenzin opened a striped umbrella.
30. 30.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes LAST? (a) Ananya entered the school spelling contest. (b) In the final round, she spelt every word right. (c) Ananya won the contest and a shiny trophy. (d) Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day.
31. 31.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Little Flower School
    NOTICE
    Yoga Day
    A yoga session will be held on 20 February at 4 pm on the school ground. All are welcome.
    Meera
    Sports Captain (a) the title (b) name and designation (c) the date (d) the word NOTICE
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
34. 34.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    The night sky is full of wonders. Thousands of stars twinkle above us. The moon looks like a silver plate. Sometimes we spot a shooting star. Some stars make shapes in the sky. (a) the night sky (b) the vegetable market (c) grandma's garden (d) saving water
35. 35.Rohan is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) See ya, (c) Bye bye!!! (d) Thank you and regards,
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) loud (c) bright (d) sweet
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Arjun said, “Let us play outside. (c) Arjun said “Let us play outside.” (d) Arjun said, Let us play outside.
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is when leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Rahul leaving for Delhi? (c) When Rahul is leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Rahul leaving for Delhi?
40. 40.A story begins: “Tara decided to build a model volcano.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) At the science fair, her volcano bubbled with foam. (b) She shaped the volcano with clay and paint. (c) Tara's model won the first prize.

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