English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 842 · 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.You are writing an email to invite your class to your birthday party. Which subject line is best? (a) READ THIS NOW (b) Invitation: my birthday party (c) Science project – Class 5B (d) Maths homework for today
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) sticky (d) sweet
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya wrote her poem. She read it. (b) Ananya wrote her poem. Her read it. (c) Ananya wrote Ananya's poem. Ananya read it.
5. 5.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
   
   ___ The day began with a march past. I ran in the hundred-metre race. Our house won the tug of war. (a) Ramesh is the postman in our area. (b) I got a new bicycle on my birthday. (c) My grandfather is seventy years old. (d) Our school sports day was full of fun.
6. 6.Isha answered the phone. Coach Iqbal said, “I will pick up the parcel at 7 pm on Saturday.” What should Isha write in the message for her father? (a) I will pick up the parcel at 7 pm on Saturday. (b) Coach Iqbal will pick up the parcel at 10 am on Saturday. (c) You will pick up the parcel at 7 pm on Saturday. (d) Coach Iqbal will pick up the parcel at 7 pm on Saturday.
7. 7.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) a visit to an old fort (c) our postman (d) saving water
8. 8.These words are mixed up: morning / a / song / Maria / sings / the / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria sings in the morning a song. (b) Maria a song sings in the morning. (c) Maria sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Maria a song in the morning.
9. 9.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Manav drawing in class? (b) Sneha waters the plants in the evening. (c) How cold the morning is! (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Simran draws a picture in art class” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
13. 13.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Meera wanted to bake a cake for Mum.
    She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl.
    Grandma helped her put the cake in the oven.
    ___ (a) The fish swam away, and Rahul smiled. (b) Mum smiled when she tasted the cake. (c) Omkar was glad that no water was wasted.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Mum said (c) said, I (d) I love
15. 15.You are writing a letter to the Electricity Officer about power cuts. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Request for a school picnic (c) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (d) Subject: Frequent power cuts
16. 16.Riya is writing a letter to her grandfather. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “was” (b) after “sand” (c) after “beach” (d) after “We”
18. 18.Imran is writing a letter to his friend Pooja. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Pooja (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear Pooja, (d) Dear Pooja.
19. 19.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes SECOND? (a) Heat a little oil in a pan. (b) Cover the pan and wait for the popping. (c) Add a handful of corn kernels. (d) Sprinkle salt on the hot popcorn.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.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) Two children are swinging happily. (b) A man is jogging along the path. (c) A dog is running after a ball. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
22. 22.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) because (b) finally (c) however
23. 23.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) By summer, Neel could swim across the pool. (b) Neel was scared to go into the pool. (c) Slowly, Neel learnt to kick and move his arms. (d) His coach taught him to float in the pool.
24. 24.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    A fair comes to our village every winter. There is a giant wheel and a merry-go-round. Stalls sell bangles, toys and balloons. A magician does tricks for the children. We eat hot jalebis at the fair. (a) saving water (b) our school sports day (c) our trip to the zoo (d) the village fair
25. 25.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Kabir made a kite with paper and sticks.
    ___
    Suddenly the string snapped and the kite fell.
    Kabir mended the kite and flew it again. (a) Dad took Arjun to the doctor. (b) He gently picked up the fish in his hands. (c) He flew the kite high above the roof.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
27. 27.Simran answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will come home at 11 am on Saturday.” What should Simran write in the message for her sister? (a) Aunt Lata will come home at 5 pm on Saturday. (b) I will come home at 11 am on Saturday. (c) You will come home at 11 am on Saturday. (d) Aunt Lata will come home at 11 am on Saturday.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) Tara said (d) said, It
29. 29.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Last Sunday, our class went to the zoo. We saw a tiger resting on a big rock. The monkeys jumped from branch to branch. A giraffe ate leaves from a tall tree. We watched the zookeeper feed the bears. (a) my new bicycle (b) our classroom (c) flying kites (d) our trip to the zoo
30. 30.Kunal is ending a letter to his grandmother. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours lovingly. (b) Yours, lovingly (c) Yours lovingly, (d) Your's lovingly,
31. 31.You are writing an email to your teacher, Ms Mehta. Which opening is best? (a) Dear Ms Mehta, (b) Yo teacher, (c) Mehta, listen up (d) Hey Mehta!!!
32. 32.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes LAST? (a) At the science fair, her volcano bubbled with foam. (b) She shaped the volcano with clay and paint. (c) Tara decided to build a model volcano. (d) Tara's model won the first prize.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan met aisha at the station in indore.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
34. 34.A story begins: “Dev forgot his umbrella one cloudy morning.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) On the way home, heavy rain began to fall. (b) Dev got wet and shivered all the way home. (c) Mum gave Dev hot soup and dry clothes.
35. 35.Yash is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) Every day I get full marks in maths. (b) Tomorrow I will get full marks in maths. (c) You got full marks in maths today. (d) Today I got full marks in maths.
36. 36.These words are mixed up: Rohan / bag / school / at / packs / the / night
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan packs at night the school bag. (b) Rohan the school bag packs at night. (c) Packs Rohan the school bag at night. (d) Rohan packs the school bag at night.
37. 37.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) Ananya learnt ten new spellings every day. (b) In the final round, she spelt every word right. (c) Ananya entered the school spelling contest. (d) Ananya won the contest and a shiny trophy.
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) bright (c) noisy (d) sour
39. 39.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mr Nair. Which opening is best? (a) Hey Nair!!! (b) Yo teacher, (c) Nair, listen up (d) Dear Mr Nair,
40. 40.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) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (b) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (c) Students are sitting at their desks. (d) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls.

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