English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 798 · 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.Tenzin answered the phone. Uncle Ravi said, “I will bring the books at 5 pm on Wednesday.” What should Tenzin write in the message for his brother? (a) Uncle Ravi will bring the books at 10 am on Wednesday. (b) Uncle Ravi will bring the books at 5 pm on Wednesday. (c) I will bring the books at 5 pm on Wednesday. (d) You will bring the books at 5 pm on Wednesday.
2. 2.Read the paragraph:
   1. In January, the sky fills with kites.
   2. Kites of every colour dance in the wind.
   3. We buy strong string for our kites.
   4. At night, people fly kites with small lights.
   5. Trains arrive and leave every few minutes.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 4
3. 3.These words are mixed up: plays / the / cricket / park / Diya / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya cricket plays in the park. (b) Diya plays in the park cricket. (c) Plays Diya cricket in the park. (d) Diya plays cricket in the park.
4. 4.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   Dear Didi,
   Coach Iqbal called. He will call again at 11 am on Thursday.
   Ananya (a) the greeting (b) the writer's name (c) the date and time (d) the word MESSAGE
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) school (b) the (c) april (d) in
6. 6.These words are mixed up: Yash / bus / at / seven / catches / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Yash the bus at seven. (b) Yash catches at seven the bus. (c) Yash catches the bus at seven. (d) Yash the bus catches at seven.
7. 7.Imran is writing a letter to his aunt. Which closing should he use? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The tall tree.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Saanvi. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Imagine this picture:
    A park on a sunny morning: two children on the swings, a man jogging on the path, a dog chasing a ball, an empty bench under a tree and a girl flying a kite.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A dog is running after a ball. (b) Two children are swinging happily. (c) A girl is flying a kite. (d) Balloons are tied to the chairs.
11. 11.A story begins: “Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning. On the way home, heavy rain began to fall.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Dev got wet and shivered all the way home. (b) Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes.
12. 12.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    My best friend is Farhan. Farhan sits next to me in class. My friend always shares his lunch with me. Farhan and I play football after school. He is a true friend who helps me. (a) my best friend (b) eating healthy food (c) the peacock (d) our school sports day
13. 13.Which linking word gives a reason? (a) therefore (b) However (c) Finally (d) since
14. 14.Kabir is ending a letter to his aunt. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours, lovingly (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Your's lovingly, (d) Yours lovingly.
15. 15.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. (b) Soon there were three small eggs in the nest. (c) One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs. (d) Yash watched the chicks learn to fly.
16. 16.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Nair,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
18. 18.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    Dad took Arjun to the doctor.
    The doctor gave him some cough medicine.
    In two days, Arjun felt well again. (a) Diya wanted to surprise Grandpa on his birthday. (b) Arjun woke up with a bad cough. (c) Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Yash and Isha will come to my house on thursday.” (a) house (b) thursday (c) will (d) on
20. 20.Diya is writing a letter to her father. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir, (b) Dear Papa, (c) Dear Papa. (d) Dear, Papa
21. 21.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Karan went to the mela with his uncle.
    ___
    A police officer helped Karan look for him.
    Soon Karan found his uncle near the giant wheel. (a) She gave the puppy some milk and a blanket. (b) In the crowd, Karan lost sight of his uncle. (c) On the way home, heavy rain began to fall.
22. 22.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Healthy food keeps our bodies strong. Milk and curd make our bones strong. Dal and eggs build strong muscles. Too many sweets are bad for our teeth. (a) Healthy Food (b) My Pet Cat (c) Busy Ants (d) The Old Banyan Tree
23. 23.Yash is writing a letter to his friend Zoya. Which closing should he use? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja feeds every morning the cat. (b) Pooja feeds the cat every morning. (c) Pooja the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Pooja the cat every morning.
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
27. 27.Diya is writing her diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) You made a new friend today. (b) Tomorrow I will make a new friend. (c) Today I made a new friend. (d) Every day I make a new friend.
28. 28.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) Our school has three floors. (b) I was happy but very tired. (c) The zoo opens at nine. (d) The shop sells pencils.
29. 29.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “It was late. ___, the shops were still open.” (a) So (b) However (c) Because
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.Which linking word shows a result? (a) so (b) However (c) because (d) Finally
32. 32.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Pooja bought a balloon. (b) Pooja bought a round red balloon. (c) Pooja bought a red balloon. (d) Pooja bought a round balloon.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Ran across the garden.
34. 34.You are writing an email to invite your class to your birthday party. Which subject line is best? (a) Invitation: my birthday party (b) Sports day date (c) Missing practice on Friday (d) hi
35. 35.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    13 July 2026, 10:15 am
    Grandma called. She will bring the books at 4 pm on Wednesday.
    Rohan (a) the date and time (b) the writer's name (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the greeting
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “out” (c) after “lights” (d) after “a”
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “Meera” (b) after “seed” (c) after “a” (d) after “it”
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan writes a poem every week.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement

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