English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 810 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The school bus.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav is what eating for lunch? (b) Is what Aarav eating for lunch? (c) What Aarav is eating for lunch? (d) What is Aarav eating for lunch?
4. 4.Farhan is writing a letter to his friend Diya. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Diya (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear Diya, (d) Dear Diya.
5. 5.Imran answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will come home at 7 pm on Saturday.” What should Imran write in the message for his brother? (a) Aunt Lata will come home at 10 am on Saturday. (b) I will come home at 7 pm on Saturday. (c) Aunt Lata will come home at 7 pm on Saturday. (d) You will come home at 7 pm on Saturday.
6. 6.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   First, put a little toothpaste on your brush.
   ___, brush all your teeth gently.
   Next, spit out the toothpaste.
   Finally, rinse your mouth with water. (a) Finally (b) Then (c) First
7. 7.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Arjun playing cricket? (b) Isha flies a kite on the roof. (c) How long the train is! (d) Turn left at the temple.
8. 8.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   25 February 2026, 5:20 pm
   Dear Mum,
   Mrs Das called. She will come home at 11 am on Thursday.
   Aarav (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the date and time (c) the writer's name (d) the greeting
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Rahul flies a kite on the roof” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
10. 10.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) finally (b) because (c) however
11. 11.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Tara found a shell. (b) Tara found a pink shell. (c) Tara found a small shell. (d) Tara found a small pink shell.
12. 12.You are writing to the Librarian, Dr Iyer. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Dr Iyer. (b) Dear, Dr Iyer (c) Hi Iyer! (d) Dear Dr Iyer,
13. 13.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Asha found a little puppy crying near her gate.
    ___
    Then she put up a notice about the lost puppy.
    The next day, the owner came and thanked Asha. (a) He told his father about the leaking tap. (b) Soon there were three small eggs in the nest. (c) She gave the puppy some milk and a blanket.
14. 14.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Farhan heard a kitten meowing in a tree.
    He fetched a ladder and climbed up carefully.
    ___
    Farhan's family decided to keep the kitten. (a) He brought the scared kitten down safely. (b) Kavya invited Lakshmi to play at lunch. (c) In the final round, she spelt every word right.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) spicy
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Meera leaving for Delhi?” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara lives near the lake in lucknow.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
18. 18.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) Rohan practised kicking the ball every day. (b) On the day of the match, he scored a goal. (c) Rohan's team had a big football match. (d) His team won the cup and Rohan was thrilled.
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
20. 20.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 describes this picture? (a) Dark clouds cover the sky. (b) A train is pulling into the station. (c) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (d) A coach is blowing a whistle.
21. 21.Which of these is a question? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) How noisy the market is! (c) What is Kunal reading today? (d) Riya drinks warm milk before bed.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died because nobody watered them. (b) The plants died but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “ran” (c) after “rang” (d) after “The”
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Joseph said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) It is (c) said, It (d) Joseph said
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in indore starts in april.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
26. 26.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    My grandmother has a lovely garden. Red roses grow along the fence. She grows tomatoes and chillies too. She sprinkles the plants every morning. Butterflies visit the marigold flowers. (a) a busy railway station (b) grandma's garden (c) my new bicycle (d) our classroom
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The train. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
28. 28.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Thousands of stars twinkle above us. Sometimes we spot a shooting star. Some stars make shapes in the sky. (a) Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo. (b) Our street had a cricket match on Sunday. (c) The night sky is full of wonders. (d) Our school sports day was full of fun.
29. 29.Ishaan is writing a letter to his friend Imran. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Imran (b) Dear Imran, (c) Dear Imran. (d) Dear Sir,
30. 30.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Ramesh is the postman in our area. He brings letters and parcels every day. He carries a big brown bag of letters. The postman knows every house on our street. We always thank the postman with a smile. (a) the peacock (b) our postman (c) our pet cat (d) the vegetable market
31. 31.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes SECOND? (a) Cover it with soil and water it. (b) Make a small hole in the soil. (c) Fill a pot with soil. (d) Drop the seed into the hole.
32. 32.A story begins: “Isha planted a bean seed in a small pot. She watered the pot every morning.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Soon the plant had beans for Isha to pick. (b) After a week, a tiny green shoot came up.
33. 33.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks. (b) The park looked clean and green again. (c) He asked his friends to help clean the park. (d) Manav saw plastic bags all over the park.
34. 34.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes SECOND? (a) Wet your hands with clean water. (b) Scrub between your fingers. (c) Rub soap on your hands. (d) Rinse and dry your hands.
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Tenzin. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) colourful (b) salty (c) rough (d) noisy
37. 37.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Manav saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Manav saw a butterfly. (c) Manav saw a tiny orange butterfly. (d) Manav saw an orange butterfly.
38. 38.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mrs Mehta. Which opening is best? (a) Mehta, listen up (b) Hey Mehta!!! (c) Yo teacher, (d) Dear Mrs Mehta,
39. 39.Yash wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) smart (c) round
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It

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