English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 863 · 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 tell your coach you will miss practice. Which subject line is best? (a) Maths homework for today (b) Invitation: my birthday party (c) Hello!!! (d) Missing practice on Friday
2. 2.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) the greeting (b) name and signature (c) the receiver's address (d) the subject
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “on” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “people”
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from patna in September.” (a) came (b) from (c) in (d) patna
5. 5.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Isha opened a big striped umbrella. (b) Isha opened a big umbrella. (c) Isha opened an umbrella. (d) Isha opened a striped umbrella.
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aisha has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
7. 7.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
   
   ___ Dark clouds gather and rain pours down. Children float paper boats in puddles. The monsoon turns the dry fields green. (a) Our class visited an old fort on a hill. (b) Our school library is my favourite place. (c) The monsoon is my favourite season. (d) My grandmother has a lovely garden.
8. 8.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Dev carried a heavy bag. (b) Dev carried a heavy black bag. (c) Dev carried a bag. (d) Dev carried a black bag.
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Arjun flies a kite on the roof.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down.” said Kavya. (b) Please sit down,” said Kavya. (c) “Please sit down” said Kavya. (d) “Please sit down,” said Kavya.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Tara carried a blue bag. (b) Tara carried a big blue bag. (c) Tara carried a big bag. (d) Tara carried a bag.
12. 12.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Maria playing cricket? (b) Switch off the fan. (c) Nisha reads a storybook at night. (d) How funny the joke is!
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in mysuru.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
14. 14.These words are mixed up: Grandma / kitchen / helps / Yash / the / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Yash Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Yash helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Helps Yash Grandma in the kitchen.
15. 15.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    8 January 2026
    A folk dance workshop will be held on 15 January at 10 am in the activity room. All are welcome.
    Diya
    Cultural Secretary (a) Music Club Auditions (b) Dance Workshop (c) Drawing Competition
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kunal catches the bus at seven” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
17. 17.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ They have long trunks and big ears. Elephants eat grass, leaves and fruit. Baby elephants stay close to their mothers. (a) My grandmother has a lovely garden. (b) Our street had a cricket match on Sunday. (c) Healthy food keeps our bodies strong. (d) Elephants are the biggest land animals.
18. 18.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Sunrise Public School
    NOTICE
    5 January 2026
    Our annual sports day will be held on 9 January at 2 pm on the main ground. All are welcome.
    Rohan
    Sports Captain (a) the word NOTICE (b) the title (c) name and designation (d) the date
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Ananya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    I got a new bicycle on my birthday. It is red with a shiny silver bell. I ride it to the park every evening. I oil the chain of my bicycle every week. (a) The Kite Festival (b) Our School Library (c) My New Bicycle (d) Our Classroom
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Lucknow for Eid last year.” (a) year (b) went (c) we (d) last
23. 23.Sneha wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) spicy (c) huge
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tall tree” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
25. 25.You are writing an email to your teacher, Mrs Das. Which opening is best? (a) Das, listen up (b) Hey Das!!! (c) Dear Mrs Das, (d) Yo teacher,
26. 26.Read the paragraph:
    1. An old banyan tree stands in our village.
    2. Its branches spread very wide.
    3. It has a long, bright blue neck.
    4. Long roots hang down from its branches.
    5. Birds build nests in its branches.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 3
27. 27.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    At first, Lakshmi sat alone and looked shy.
    Kavya invited Lakshmi to play at lunch.
    Now Lakshmi and Kavya are best friends. (a) Rahul saw a fish flapping on the dry riverbank. (b) Diya wanted to surprise Grandpa on his birthday. (c) A new girl named Lakshmi joined our class.
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Diya. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Diya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Diya? (d) “Why are you late,” asked Diya.
29. 29.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes FIRST? (a) Serve the rice hot with dal. (b) Cook it on a low flame until soft. (c) Wash the rice in cold water. (d) Put the rice and water in a pot.
30. 30.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “ripe” (b) after “mangoes” (c) after “were” (d) after “picked”
34. 34.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Ananya saw an elephant. (b) Ananya saw a big elephant. (c) Ananya saw a grey elephant. (d) Ananya saw a big grey elephant.
35. 35.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the ENDING of the story.
    
    Rohan's team had a big football match.
    Rohan practised kicking the ball every day.
    On the day of the match, he scored a goal.
    ___ (a) His team won the cup and Rohan was thrilled. (b) Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (c) At last Aisha reached Shimla, cool and happy.
36. 36.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ She has soft white fur and green eyes. She sleeps in a basket near the window. Mishti chases balls of wool all day. (a) Our school sports day was full of fun. (b) We have a pet cat named Mishti. (c) We spent a happy day at the beach. (d) A fair comes to our village every winter.
37. 37.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Hill View School
    NOTICE
    15 December 2026
    A folk dance workshop will be held on 22 December at 10 am in the activity room. All are welcome.
    Kabir
    Cultural Secretary (a) the word NOTICE (b) name and designation (c) the title (d) the date
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot but it was not tasty.
39. 39.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a cute puppy! (b) Where is Rahul going after school? (c) Maria washes the car on Sundays. (d) Water the plants today.

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