English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 847 · 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.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Maria going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) Dad said
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dev said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) Dev said (d) said, I
4. 4.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a change of section. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Change of section (c) Subject: Garbage on our street (d) Subject: Order for a dictionary
5. 5.Tara is writing a letter to her aunt. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
6. 6.Which part is missing from this notice?
   
   Shanti Nagar Society
   NOTICE
   Cleanliness Drive
   A cleanliness drive will be held on 22 March at 4 pm near the society gate. All are welcome.
   Isha
   Secretary, Youth Club (a) name and designation (b) the word NOTICE (c) the title (d) the date
7. 7.Imran is writing his diary about today. Which sentence fits best? (a) You ate pani puri with my friends today. (b) Today I ate pani puri with my friends. (c) Tomorrow I will eat pani puri with my friends. (d) Every day I eat pani puri with my friends.
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Two ducks.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Imagine this picture:
   A rainy day: dark clouds, people walking with umbrellas, children floating paper boats and a frog sitting on a leaf.
   
   Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) Rain is falling on the road. (b) Dark clouds cover the sky. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) People are walking with umbrellas.
10. 10.You are writing to the Editor, Ms Iyer. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ms Iyer, (b) Dear, Ms Iyer (c) Dear Ms Iyer. (d) Hi Iyer!
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
12. 12.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    5 January 2026
    An inter-house quiz will be held on 11 January at 11 am in the school hall. All are welcome.
    Omkar
    Secretary, Quiz Club (a) name and designation (b) the word NOTICE (c) the title (d) the date
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Diya a kite on the roof. (b) Diya a kite flies on the roof. (c) Diya flies a kite on the roof. (d) Diya flies on the roof a kite.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.You are writing an email to thank your aunt for a birthday gift. Which subject line is best? (a) Maths homework for today (b) hi (c) Missing practice on Friday (d) Thank you for the gift
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ananya and Kabir will come to my house on Saturday.” (a) my (b) ananya (c) on (d) and
17. 17.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Thousands of stars twinkle above us. The moon looks like a silver plate. Sometimes we spot a shooting star. (a) Elephants are the biggest land animals. (b) The night sky is full of wonders. (c) In January, the sky fills with kites. (d) We spent a happy day at the beach.
18. 18.Meera is writing a letter to her aunt. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Aunty (b) Dear Aunty, (c) Dear Sir, (d) Dear Aunty.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How colourful the rangoli is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
20. 20.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) Soon there were three small eggs in the nest. (b) Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (c) Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. (d) One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs.
21. 21.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The room was dark. ___, I switched on the light.” (a) Because (b) So (c) However
22. 22.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 blue bus is arriving. (b) A globe is kept on the table. (c) Rain is falling on the road. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Joseph drawing in class? (b) Joseph is what drawing in class? (c) What is Joseph drawing in class? (d) What Joseph is drawing in class?
25. 25.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Rao,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya made her card. Her posted it. (b) Zoya made Zoya's card. Zoya posted it. (c) Zoya made her card. She posted it.
27. 27.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 describes this picture? (a) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (b) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (c) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (d) An empty bench stands under a tree.
28. 28.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Pooja borrowed a book about dinosaurs.
    ___
    Her little brother spilled juice on the book.
    Pooja said sorry to the librarian and paid for it. (a) He flew the kite high above the roof. (b) Priya practised her lines every evening. (c) She read the book every night before bed.
29. 29.Read the paragraph:
    1. A fair comes to our village every winter.
    2. There is a giant wheel and a merry-go-round.
    3. A magician does tricks for the children.
    4. We eat hot jalebis at the fair.
    5. We collected shells near the shore.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 4
30. 30.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Tenzin bought a round balloon. (b) Tenzin bought a red balloon. (c) Tenzin bought a round red balloon. (d) Tenzin bought a balloon.
31. 31.Imagine this picture:
    A rainy day: dark clouds, people walking with umbrellas, children floating paper boats and a frog sitting on a leaf.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) Dark clouds cover the sky. (b) Children are floating paper boats. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) A frog is sitting on a leaf.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sour (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) quiet
33. 33.Which linking word shows a result? (a) First (b) because (c) But (d) therefore
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Yash calling? (b) Yash is who calling? (c) Who is Yash calling? (d) Who Yash is calling?
35. 35.You are writing to the Principal but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Hi there! (c) Dear Joseph, (d) Dear Sir/Madam,
36. 36.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Kavya picked a tiny flower. (b) Kavya picked a yellow flower. (c) Kavya picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Kavya picked a flower.
37. 37.These words are mixed up: a / Priya / flies / the / on / roof / kite
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya flies on the roof a kite. (b) Priya flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Priya a kite on the roof. (d) Priya a kite flies on the roof.
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Ishaan calling” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
39. 39.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    The peacock is the national bird of India. It has a long, bright blue neck. Its tail feathers have beautiful eye spots. A peacock dances with its feathers spread. Peahens are smaller and brown in colour. (a) ants (b) flying kites (c) our pet cat (d) the peacock
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana.

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