English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 856 · 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 (“ ”):
   The coach said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) The soup
2. 2.In a diary entry, what comes just after “Dear Diary,”? (a) the time (b) your name (c) the day and date (d) the entry (body)
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “it” (b) after “kite” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “man”
4. 4.Which part is missing from this message?
   
   MESSAGE
   21 December 2026, 4:10 pm
   Dear Didi,
   Mr Bose called. He will come home at 10 am on Wednesday. (a) the date and time (b) the greeting (c) the word MESSAGE (d) the writer's name
5. 5.You are writing an email to ask a friend for the class notes. Which subject line is best? (a) READ THIS NOW (b) Maths homework for today (c) Class notes for Monday (d) Leave: unwell today
6. 6.You are writing an email to send photos of the school trip to your class. Which subject line is best? (a) Missing practice on Friday (b) hi (c) Photos from the school trip (d) Invitation: my birthday party
7. 7.Dev answered the phone. Coach Iqbal said, “I will bring the books at 5 pm on Tuesday.” What should Dev write in the message for his brother? (a) Coach Iqbal will bring the books at 6 pm on Tuesday. (b) Coach Iqbal will bring the books at 5 pm on Tuesday. (c) I will bring the books at 5 pm on Tuesday. (d) You will bring the books at 5 pm on Tuesday.
8. 8.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 does NOT fit this picture? (a) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (b) A butterfly is sitting on a flower. (c) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (d) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase.
9. 9.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   ___, take two slices of bread.
   Then, spread butter on one slice.
   Next, add cucumber and tomato slices.
   Finally, cover them with the other slice. (a) Because (b) Finally (c) First
10. 10.Imagine this picture:
    A bus stop: people standing in a queue, a blue bus arriving, an old man with a walking stick and a girl with a school bag.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (b) The teacher is writing on the board. (c) A farmer is ploughing the field. (d) A girl is carrying a school bag.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Vikram packs the school bag at night” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Sneha carried a bag. (b) Sneha carried a black bag. (c) Sneha carried a heavy bag. (d) Sneha carried a heavy black bag.
13. 13.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Green Park Society
    NOTICE
    1 March 2026
    Tree Plantation Drive
    A tree plantation drive will be held on 8 March at 3 pm in the society park. All are welcome. (a) name and designation (b) the title (c) the word NOTICE (d) the date
14. 14.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes SECOND? (a) Cover the dough and let it rest. (b) Put flour in a big bowl. (c) Knead it into a soft dough. (d) Add a little water.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in patna.” (a) visited (b) patna (c) a (d) in
16. 16.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    First, wet your hands with clean water.
    Then, rub soap on your hands.
    Next, scrub between your fingers.
    ___, rinse and dry your hands. (a) Finally (b) Because (c) First
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How clever the crow is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
18. 18.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Priya got the role of a queen in the school play. Priya practised her lines every evening. On stage, Priya spoke her lines perfectly. Everyone clapped loudly for the queen. (a) Priya the Queen (b) Saving the Fish (c) Asha and the Lost Puppy (d) The Lost Ring
19. 19.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Leave it on the rack to dry. (b) Scrape the leftover food into the bin. (c) Rinse it under the tap. (d) Scrub the plate with soap.
20. 20.Imagine this picture:
    A river bank: women washing clothes, a boatman rowing a boat, ducks swimming and a boy fishing with a long rod.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) Women are washing clothes by the river. (b) A boatman is rowing his boat. (c) Children are holding sparklers. (d) A boy is fishing with a long rod.
21. 21.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    ___, put flour in a big bowl.
    Then, add a little water.
    Next, knead it into a soft dough.
    Finally, cover the dough and let it rest. (a) Finally (b) First (c) Because
22. 22.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Green Park Society
    NOTICE
    10 April 2026
    Tree Plantation Drive
    A tree plantation drive will be held on 15 April at 10 am. All are welcome.
    Pooja
    Secretary, Youth Club (a) when (date and time) (b) where (the place) (c) what is happening
23. 23.Imagine this picture:
    A farm: a farmer ploughing with two bullocks, hens pecking near a hut, a well beside the field and green fields far away.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (b) Green fields stretch far away. (c) There is a well beside the field. (d) Hens are pecking near the hut.
24. 24.These words are mixed up: banana / a / after / school / Yash / eats
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Yash a banana after school. (b) Yash eats after school a banana. (c) Yash a banana eats after school. (d) Yash eats a banana after school.
25. 25.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Its stone walls were very thick. We climbed up to the tower. The guide told us about the old kings. (a) I got a new bicycle on my birthday. (b) Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli. (c) Our class visited an old fort on a hill. (d) The monsoon is my favourite season.
26. 26.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) She read the book every night before bed. (b) Pooja said sorry to the librarian and paid for it. (c) Pooja borrowed a book about dinosaurs. (d) Her little brother spilled juice on the book.
27. 27.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Sunrise Public School
    20 November 2026
    Annual Sports Day
    Our annual sports day will be held on 25 November at 9 am on the main ground. All are welcome.
    Meera
    Sports Captain (a) name and designation (b) the date (c) the word NOTICE (d) the title
28. 28.A story begins: “Meera wanted to bake a cake for Mum.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Mum smiled when she tasted the cake. (b) She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl. (c) Grandma helped her put the cake in the oven.
29. 29.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from mysuru in november.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “a” (b) after “second” (c) after “too” (d) after “sweet”
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
33. 33.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) Diya painted a birthday card for him. (b) In the crowd, Karan lost sight of his uncle. (c) Nisha searched the whole house for the ring.
34. 34.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Diya wanted to surprise Grandpa on his birthday.
    ___
    Diya hid the card under Grandpa's pillow.
    Grandpa found the card and laughed with joy. (a) In the crowd, Karan lost sight of his uncle. (b) She read the book every night before bed. (c) Diya painted a birthday card for him.
35. 35.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Rohan drawing in class? (b) Simran draws a picture in art class. (c) How big the cake is! (d) Water the plants today.
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold so we did not swim.
37. 37.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    MESSAGE
    Dear Mum,
    Mr Bose called. He will drop off the cake at 7 pm on Monday.
    Maria (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the greeting (c) the date and time (d) the writer's name
38. 38.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Aisha and her parents got on a train to Shimla.
    ___
    Hours later, the train climbed into the hills.
    At last Aisha reached Shimla, cool and happy. (a) He asked his friends to help clean the park. (b) The train left the station with a loud whistle. (c) On the way home, heavy rain began to fall.
39. 39.Read the paragraph:
    1. We have a pet cat named Mishti.
    2. She has soft white fur and green eyes.
    3. We keep our classroom tidy every day.
    4. Mishti drinks milk from a blue bowl.
    5. She sleeps in a basket near the window.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 4 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 3
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a colourful rangoli!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement

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