English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 79 · 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.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Manav said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) Manav said (c) The soup is ready. (d) said, The
2. 2.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Aisha drew a house. (b) Aisha drew a tall red house. (c) Aisha drew a red house. (d) Aisha drew a tall house.
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) Saving Water (c) The Vegetable Market (d) The Railway Station
4. 4.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   5 July 2026, 11:30 am
   Dear Bhaiya,
   Aunt Lata called. She will pick up the parcel at 11 am on Monday.
   Tara (a) the greeting (b) the writer's name (c) the date and time (d) the word MESSAGE
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Kabir playing cricket?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
6. 6.Read the paragraph:
   1. Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo.
   2. We built a big sandcastle.
   3. The monkeys jumped from branch to branch.
   4. A giraffe ate leaves from a tall tree.
   5. We watched the zookeeper feed the bears.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 2
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Nisha picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Nisha picked Nisha's mango. Nisha ate it.
8. 8.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   8 August 2026, 10:15 am
   Mrs Das called. She will pick up the parcel at 5 pm on Monday.
   Rohan (a) the date and time (b) the writer's name (c) the greeting (d) the word MESSAGE
10. 10.Which linking word shows the order of steps? (a) However (b) because (c) Finally (d) therefore
11. 11.Omkar is writing a letter to his friend Rohan. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Rohan, (b) Dear Rohan. (c) Dear, Rohan (d) Dear Sir,
12. 12.You are writing an email to send your science project to your teacher. Which subject line is best? (a) Science project – Class 5B (b) hi (c) Photos from the school trip (d) Maths homework for today
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Grandma. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Grandma. (d) “It is my turn now” said Grandma.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) all (b) on (c) met (d) baisakhi
15. 15.Imagine this picture:
    A street at night: shops with bright lights, a full moon, a man selling roasted corn from a cart and a rickshaw puller resting.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A farmer is ploughing the field. (b) A man is selling roasted corn. (c) A girl is flying a kite. (d) People are standing in a queue.
16. 16.You are writing an email to thank your aunt for a birthday gift. Which subject line is best? (a) Thank you for the gift (b) Leave: unwell today (c) Something (d) Invitation: my birthday party
17. 17.These words are mixed up: drinks / bed / milk / warm / before / Meera
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Meera warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Meera warm milk before bed. (d) Meera drinks warm milk before bed.
18. 18.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    3 February 2026
    Book Fair
    A book fair will be held on 11 February at 4 pm. All are welcome.
    Maria
    Secretary, Literary Club (a) when (date and time) (b) what is happening (c) where (the place)
19. 19.Diya is writing a letter to her elder sister. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Didi, (b) Dear Didi. (c) Dear Sir, (d) Dear, Didi
20. 20.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
22. 22.Imagine this picture:
    A classroom: a teacher writing on the board, students sitting at their desks, a globe on the table and charts on the wall.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) The teacher is writing on the board. (b) A boy is building a sandcastle. (c) A globe is kept on the table. (d) Students are sitting at their desks.
23. 23.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ She has soft white fur and green eyes. Mishti drinks milk from a blue bowl. Mishti chases balls of wool all day. (a) My best friend is Farhan. (b) An old banyan tree stands in our village. (c) We have a pet cat named Mishti. (d) Ramesh is the postman in our area.
24. 24.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Sunrise Public School
    NOTICE
    Annual Sports Day
    Our annual sports day will be held on 9 August at 9 am on the main ground. All are welcome.
    Kabir
    Sports Captain (a) the word NOTICE (b) the date (c) name and designation (d) the title
25. 25.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    18 October 2026
    Inter-House Quiz
    An inter-house quiz will be held in the school hall. All are welcome.
    Tara
    Secretary, Quiz Club (a) where (the place) (b) what is happening (c) when (date and time)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Grandma. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Grandma? (d) “Can I come with you” asked Grandma.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said Ananya. (b) “Please sit down.” said Ananya. (c) “Please sit down” said Ananya. (d) Please sit down,” said Ananya.
28. 28.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    Dear Bhaiya,
    Grandma called. She will call again at 10 am on Saturday.
    Priya (a) the writer's name (b) the greeting (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the date and time
29. 29.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    In January, the sky fills with kites. Children fly kites from their rooftops. Kites of every colour dance in the wind. At night, people fly kites with small lights. (a) Saving Water (b) Healthy Food (c) Sports Day (d) The Kite Festival
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) salty (c) loud (d) prickly
31. 31.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    Dear Papa,
    Grandma called. She will drop off the cake at 11 am on Monday.
    Farhan (a) the date and time (b) the word MESSAGE (c) the greeting (d) the writer's name
32. 32.These words are mixed up: in / park / the / Nisha / cricket / plays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Nisha cricket in the park. (b) Nisha plays cricket in the park. (c) Nisha plays in the park cricket. (d) Nisha cricket plays in the park.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “We ran fast. ___, we missed the train.” (a) So (b) Because (c) However
35. 35.Sneha is ending a letter to her aunt. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours, lovingly (b) Yours lovingly. (c) Yours lovingly, (d) Your's lovingly,
36. 36.These words are mixed up: washes / on / Sundays / the / car / Dev
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev the car washes on Sundays. (b) Washes Dev the car on Sundays. (c) Dev washes the car on Sundays. (d) Dev washes on Sundays the car.
37. 37.Which linking word shows a contrast (a difference)? (a) therefore (b) However (c) since (d) First
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Diya a storybook at night. (b) Diya reads a storybook at night. (c) Diya a storybook reads at night. (d) Diya reads at night a storybook.
39. 39.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Sneha drawing in class? (b) Is what Sneha drawing in class? (c) What Sneha is drawing in class? (d) Sneha is what drawing in class?

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