English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 937 · 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.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) Dad took Arjun to the doctor. (b) Arjun woke up with a bad cough. (c) The doctor gave him some cough medicine. (d) In two days, Arjun felt well again.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “rahul and I played in the park on Friday.” (a) on (b) rahul (c) and (d) park
3. 3.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) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (c) Students are sitting at their desks. (d) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Diya ate a juicy mango. (b) Diya ate a mango. (c) Diya ate a yellow mango. (d) Diya ate a juicy yellow mango.
5. 5.What is this paragraph mostly about?
   
   The vegetable market near our house opens early. Sellers pile fresh vegetables on their carts. Shoppers pick the best onions and potatoes. People bargain loudly over prices. By noon, most of the vegetables are sold. (a) eating healthy food (b) the vegetable market (c) the old banyan tree (d) a cricket match
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The school bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which of these is a statement? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) When is Riya leaving for Delhi? (c) Vikram cooks rice for lunch. (d) Put your books in the bag.
8. 8.A story begins: “Rahul saw a fish flapping on the dry riverbank. He gently picked up the fish in his hands.”
   Which sentence comes next? (a) The fish swam away, and Rahul smiled. (b) He put the fish back into the river.
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Aarav Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Aarav Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Aarav helps Grandma in the kitchen.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
11. 11.Which part is missing from this notice?
    
    Lotus Vidyalaya
    NOTICE
    9 May 2026
    A drawing competition will be held on 12 May at 9 am in the art room. All are welcome.
    Maria
    Secretary, Art Club (a) name and designation (b) the date (c) the title (d) the word NOTICE
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cold the morning is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
13. 13.In a diary entry, what comes just before the entry (body)? (a) the time (b) your name (c) “Dear Diary,” (d) the day and date
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Isha is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Send me the notes now. (b) Could you please send me the notes? (c) SEND ME THE NOTES!!!
16. 16.Read the paragraph:
    1. Every Diwali, my sister and I make a rangoli.
    2. First we draw the pattern with white chalk.
    3. Tea sellers walk up and down the platform.
    4. We place small lamps around the design.
    5. Our neighbours stop to admire our rangoli.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 4 (b) Sentence 5 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 2
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a beautiful garden” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
18. 18.Isha is ending an email to her teacher. Which closing is best? (a) Bye bye!!! (b) Thank you and regards, (c) Yours lovingly, (d) See ya,
19. 19.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes LAST? (a) Nisha searched the whole house for the ring. (b) Nisha's grandmother lost her gold ring. (c) At last she found the ring under the sofa. (d) Grandmother hugged Nisha with joy.
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “was” (b) after “very” (c) after “drank” (d) after “hot”
21. 21.You are writing to the Bank Manager but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir/Madam, (b) Dear Yash, (c) Dear Friend, (d) Hi there!
22. 22.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Priya got the role of a queen in the school play.
    Priya practised her lines every evening.
    ___
    Everyone clapped loudly for the queen. (a) On stage, Priya spoke her lines perfectly. (b) At the science fair, her volcano bubbled with foam. (c) Zoya's parents took Mrs Rao to the clinic.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
24. 24.Which part is missing from this message?
    
    27 January 2026, 6:40 pm
    Dear Bhaiya,
    Mr Bose called. He will come home at 6 pm on Wednesday.
    Kavya (a) the word MESSAGE (b) the writer's name (c) the date and time (d) the greeting
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Tara drawing in class? (b) What Tara is drawing in class? (c) What is Tara drawing in class? (d) Tara is what drawing in class?
26. 26.You are writing an email to send photos of the school trip to your class. Which subject line is best? (a) hi (b) Maths homework for today (c) Photos from the school trip (d) Science project – Class 5B
27. 27.These words are mixed up: in / Rohan / sings / the / a / song / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Rohan a song in the morning. (b) Rohan a song sings in the morning. (c) Rohan sings a song in the morning. (d) Rohan sings in the morning a song.
28. 28.Imran wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) afraid (c) brave
29. 29.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes SECOND? (a) Cut two lemons in half. (b) Serve the lemonade in glasses. (c) Add cold water and sugar to the juice. (d) Squeeze the lemon halves into a jug.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
31. 31.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    Our school library is my favourite place. It has tall shelves full of storybooks. The librarian helps us find good books. We may borrow two books every week. Everyone reads quietly in the library. (a) the night sky (b) the rainy season (c) our school sports day (d) the school library
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) rough (b) salty (c) colourful (d) quiet
33. 33.These sentences of a story are jumbled. Which sentence comes SECOND? (a) Then she put up a notice about the lost puppy. (b) The next day, the owner came and thanked Asha. (c) She gave the puppy some milk and a blanket. (d) Asha found a little puppy crying near her gate.
34. 34.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a school picnic. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a school picnic (b) Subject: Order for a dictionary (c) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (d) Subject: Broken water cooler
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Saanvi is laughing? (b) Is why Saanvi laughing? (c) Why is Saanvi laughing? (d) Saanvi is why laughing?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Priya drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.These words are mixed up: visits / the / library / Fridays / Riya / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya the library visits on Fridays. (b) Riya visits the library on Fridays. (c) Riya visits on Fridays the library. (d) Visits Riya the library on Fridays.
38. 38.Omkar is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Share the homework now. (b) SHARE THE HOMEWORK!!! (c) Could you please share the homework?
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Surat in february.” (a) came (b) from (c) february (d) uncle
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan writes a poem every week. (b) Ishaan a poem writes every week. (c) Writes Ishaan a poem every week. (d) Ishaan writes every week a poem.

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