English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 857 · 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 part is missing from this notice?
   
   Little Flower School
   NOTICE
   16 June 2026
   Yoga Day
   A yoga session will be held on 19 June at 4 pm on the school ground. All are welcome. (a) name and designation (b) the word NOTICE (c) the date (d) the title
2. 2.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   “It was late. ___, the shops were still open.” (a) So (b) However (c) Because
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
4. 4.Choose the linking word for the gap:
   “Arjun practised every day. ___, he won the prize.” (a) So (b) Because (c) However
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a cold morning!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
6. 6.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mr Reddy. Which opening is best? (a) Reddy, listen up (b) Dear Mr Reddy, (c) Hey Reddy!!! (d) Yo teacher,
7. 7.Read the paragraph:
   1. My grandmother has a lovely garden.
   2. She grows tomatoes and chillies too.
   3. She sprinkles the plants every morning.
   4. Butterflies visit the marigold flowers.
   5. I ride it to the park every evening.
   
   Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 5
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The red kite.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Yash is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) See ya, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Thank you and regards, (d) Bye bye!!!
10. 10.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
11. 11.Imran wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) wooden (c) chilly
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
13. 13.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Yash rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Yash rode a bicycle. (c) Yash rode a red bicycle. (d) Yash rode a shiny red bicycle.
14. 14.These words are mixed up: banana / eats / school / a / after / Nisha
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Nisha a banana after school. (b) Nisha a banana eats after school. (c) Nisha eats a banana after school. (d) Nisha eats after school a banana.
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kunal asked, Where is my bag? (b) Kunal asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Kunal asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Kunal asked “Where is my bag?”
16. 16.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Gill,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
17. 17.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Its tail feathers have beautiful eye spots. A peacock dances with its feathers spread. Peahens are smaller and brown in colour. (a) Our school library is my favourite place. (b) My grandfather is seventy years old. (c) Our street had a cricket match on Sunday. (d) The peacock is the national bird of India.
18. 18.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) the vegetable market (b) our postman (c) the peacock (d) grandma's garden
19. 19.Kunal is writing a letter to his friend Riya. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Riya, (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear Riya. (d) Dear, Riya
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) shiny (c) prickly (d) spicy
22. 22.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Our class visited an old fort on a hill. Its stone walls were very thick. We climbed up to the tower. The guide told us about the old kings. (a) Our School Library (b) The Monsoon (c) My Grandfather (d) A Trip to the Old Fort
23. 23.Priya is writing a letter to her father. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir, (b) Dear, Papa (c) Dear Papa. (d) Dear Papa,
24. 24.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    18 June 2026
    Dance Workshop
    A folk dance workshop will be held on 22 June at 2 pm in the activity room. All are welcome. (a) the word NOTICE (b) the title (c) the date (d) name and designation
25. 25.Imagine this picture:
    A fruit market: stalls piled with fruit, a woman buying bananas, a cow standing in the road and a boy riding a bicycle.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (b) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) Fruit is piled high on the stalls.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “her” (c) after “pen” (d) after “she”
27. 27.Read the paragraph:
    1. Our street had a cricket match on Sunday.
    2. Kunal bowled very fast.
    3. Our team scored fifty runs.
    4. Everyone cheered when we won the match.
    5. We keep our classroom tidy every day.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 5
28. 28.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 full moon is shining in the sky. (b) A farmer is ploughing the field. (c) Green fields stretch far away. (d) There is a well beside the field.
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
30. 30.The first step is: “Wash the rice in cold water.”
    Which step comes next? (a) Put the rice and water in a pot. (b) Cook it on a low flame until soft. (c) Serve the rice hot with dal.
31. 31.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes SECOND? (a) Add cold water and sugar to the juice. (b) Squeeze the lemon halves into a jug. (c) Serve the lemonade in glasses. (d) Cut two lemons in half.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Grandma said
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) bright (c) sour (d) loud
34. 34.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 describes this picture? (a) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (b) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (c) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (d) Women are washing clothes by the river.
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cute the puppy is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Shanti Nagar Society
    NOTICE
    7 July 2026
    A cleanliness drive will be held on 12 July at 4 pm near the society gate. All are welcome.
    Saanvi
    Secretary, Youth Club (a) Cleanliness Drive (b) Science Exhibition (c) Annual Sports Day
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
38. 38.These words are mixed up: night / packs / at / bag / school / Kunal / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal packs at night the school bag. (b) Kunal the school bag packs at night. (c) Kunal packs the school bag at night. (d) Packs Kunal the school bag at night.
39. 39.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Manav saw plastic bags all over the park.
    ___
    They picked up the rubbish and filled ten sacks.
    The park looked clean and green again. (a) He asked his friends to help clean the park. (b) She watered the pot every morning. (c) Diya painted a birthday card for him.
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It

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