English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 909 · 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.Arjun is ending a letter to his elder brother. Which closing is written correctly? (a) Yours lovingly. (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Your's lovingly, (d) Yours, lovingly
2. 2.Yash is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Bye bye!!! (b) See ya, (c) Thank you and regards, (d) Yours lovingly,
3. 3.Yash is writing a letter to his friend Arjun. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir, (b) Dear Arjun. (c) Dear, Arjun (d) Dear Arjun,
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Dev is travelling to school? (b) Dev is how travelling to school? (c) How is Dev travelling to school? (d) Is how Dev travelling to school?
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
6. 6.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) Our school has three floors. (b) The test had ten questions. (c) I felt sad when it ended. (d) The shop sells pencils.
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bright (c) noisy (d) sweet
8. 8.Kunal answered the phone. Aunt Lata said, “I will bring the books at 10 am on Monday.” What should Kunal write in the message for his father? (a) Aunt Lata will bring the books at 6 pm on Monday. (b) Aunt Lata will bring the books at 10 am on Monday. (c) I will bring the books at 10 am on Monday. (d) You will bring the books at 10 am on Monday.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Ishaan writes a poem every week” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
11. 11.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 girl is carrying a school bag. (b) There is a well beside the field. (c) Ducks are swimming in the water. (d) An empty bench stands under a tree.
12. 12.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “Meera was hungry. ___, she ate a banana.” (a) So (b) However (c) Because
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Maria the ball in the garden. (b) Maria the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Maria kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Maria kicks the ball in the garden.
14. 14.Rahul is writing a letter to his elder brother. Which closing should he use? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
15. 15.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Green Valley School
    NOTICE
    1 August 2026
    Science Exhibition
    A science exhibition will be held in the science lab. All are welcome.
    Yash
    Secretary, Science Club (a) what is happening (b) where (the place) (c) when (date and time)
16. 16.Rohan wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) noisy (c) quiet
17. 17.Read the paragraph:
    1. Ramesh is the postman in our area.
    2. He brings letters and parcels every day.
    3. He carries a big brown bag of letters.
    4. Our neighbours stop to admire our rangoli.
    5. We always thank the postman with a smile.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 5 (d) Sentence 4
18. 18.You are writing an email to tell your teacher you are unwell. Which subject line is best? (a) Sports day date (b) Leave: unwell today (c) Photos from the school trip (d) Hello!!!
19. 19.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) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
21. 21.Read the paragraph:
    1. My best friend is Farhan.
    2. Farhan sits next to me in class.
    3. Elephants eat grass, leaves and fruit.
    4. My friend always shares his lunch with me.
    5. He is a true friend who helps me.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 2 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 3
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The cricket match.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya waters the plants in the evening. (b) Riya waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Riya the plants in the evening. (d) Riya the plants waters in the evening.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Joseph met sneha at the station in Mysuru.” (a) at (b) the (c) met (d) sneha
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Riya travelling to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
26. 26.Read the paragraph:
    1. We spent a happy day at the beach.
    2. The waves splashed over our feet.
    3. We built a big sandcastle.
    4. We watched the zookeeper feed the bears.
    5. Dad bought us fresh coconuts.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 3 (c) Sentence 2 (d) Sentence 4
27. 27.Kabir is ending an email to his teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Bye bye!!! (c) Thank you and regards, (d) See ya,
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar asked “Can I come with you?” (b) Omkar asked, “Can I come with you?” (c) Omkar asked, Can I come with you? (d) Omkar asked, “Can I come with you.”
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) bitter (d) fluffy
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “rang” (c) after “ran” (d) after “The”
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Tenzin playing cricket?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Imagine this picture:
    A festival evening: rows of oil lamps, a rangoli at the door, children holding sparklers and a family sharing sweets.
    
    Which sentence describes this picture? (a) A globe is kept on the table. (b) A poster about clean hands is on the wall. (c) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
35. 35.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes FIRST? (a) Kabir mended the kite and flew it again. (b) Suddenly the string snapped and the kite fell. (c) He flew the kite high above the roof. (d) Kabir made a kite with paper and sticks.
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha cricket plays in the park. (b) Plays Isha cricket in the park. (c) Isha plays in the park cricket. (d) Isha plays cricket in the park.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) Flew high in the sky.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Manav said
40. 40.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) The gardener is holding a watering can. (b) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (c) People are standing in a queue. (d) A tall giraffe is eating leaves.

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