English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 938 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) fluffy (d) noisy
2. 2.Diya is writing a letter to her friend Ishaan. Which closing should she use? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Why is Pooja laughing?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
4. 4.This notice has no title. Which title fits it?
   
   Green Valley School
   NOTICE
   7 November 2026
   An inter-house quiz will be held on 14 November at 3 pm in the school hall. All are welcome.
   Omkar
   Secretary, Quiz Club (a) Music Club Auditions (b) Inter-House Quiz (c) Annual Sports Day
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “tara met Diya at the station in Indore.” (a) met (b) at (c) tara (d) station
6. 6.A story begins: “One evening, the lights in Imran's house went out. Imran found a torch and some candles.”
   Which sentence comes next? (a) The family sat by the candles and told stories. (b) When the power came back, Imran was almost sad.
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “our” (c) after “strong” (d) after “wind”
8. 8.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a tall tree! (b) How is Simran travelling to school? (c) Please feed the cat. (d) Zoya writes a poem every week.
9. 9.What is this paragraph mostly about?
   
   The railway station is always busy. Trains arrive and leave every few minutes. Porters in red shirts carry heavy luggage. Tea sellers walk up and down the platform. Loud announcements tell people about the trains. (a) the village fair (b) our classroom (c) a busy railway station (d) my grandfather
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Washes Dev the car on Sundays. (b) Dev washes on Sundays the car. (c) Dev washes the car on Sundays. (d) Dev the car washes on Sundays.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.You are writing an email to ask your teacher for the maths homework. Which subject line is best? (a) Maths homework for today (b) READ THIS NOW (c) Photos from the school trip (d) Science project – Class 5B
13. 13.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    First, fill a pot with soil.
    Then, make a small hole in the soil.
    ___, drop the seed into the hole.
    Finally, cover it with soil and water it. (a) First (b) Next (c) Finally
14. 14.You are writing a letter to the Municipal Officer about garbage on your street. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken traffic light (b) Subject: Garbage on our street (c) Subject: Broken water cooler (d) Subject: Stray dogs in our area
15. 15.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Sen,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,
16. 16.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Yash saw a bird building a nest on his window. Soon there were three small eggs in the nest. One morning, tiny chicks hatched from the eggs. Yash watched the chicks learn to fly. (a) Priya the Queen (b) The Bean Seed (c) Asha and the Lost Puppy (d) The Nest on the Window
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Yash lost Yash's pencil. Yash found it. (c) Yash lost his pencil. He found it.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya said, Close the window. (b) Riya said “Close the window.” (c) Riya said, “Close the window. (d) Riya said, “Close the window.”
19. 19.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes LAST? (a) Scrub the plate with soap. (b) Scrape the leftover food into the bin. (c) Leave it on the rack to dry. (d) Rinse it under the tap.
20. 20.This notice leaves out an important detail. What is missing?
    
    Lotus Vidyalaya
    NOTICE
    13 September 2026
    Free Eye Check-Up
    A free eye check-up camp will be held on 16 September at 11 am. All are welcome.
    Vikram
    School Captain (a) where (the place) (b) when (date and time) (c) what is happening
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Isha laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
22. 22.Vikram is writing a letter to his friend Aarav. Which closing should he use? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
23. 23.You are writing a letter to the Librarian asking for new storybooks. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for new storybooks (b) Subject: Joining the football team (c) Subject: Broken water cooler (d) Subject: Request for a school picnic
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) Nisha said (d) It is
26. 26.Meera is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Could you please tell me the test date? (b) TELL ME THE TEST DATE!!! (c) Tell me the test date now.
27. 27.What is this paragraph mostly about?
    
    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. From the tower we could see the whole town. (a) a visit to an old fort (b) my best friend (c) a busy railway station (d) eating healthy food
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya fixed Kavya's toy car. Kavya played with it. (b) Kavya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Kavya fixed her toy car. Her played with it.
29. 29.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Waiting for the bus.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Arjun brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
32. 32.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    ___, put an egg in a pan of water.
    Then, boil it for ten minutes.
    Next, cool the egg in cold water.
    Finally, peel the shell and eat the egg. (a) Because (b) Finally (c) First
33. 33.In a formal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) the receiver's address (b) the date (c) the body (d) name and signature
34. 34.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the MIDDLE of the story.
    
    Isha planted a bean seed in a small pot.
    She watered the pot every morning.
    ___
    Soon the plant had beans for Isha to pick. (a) At the science fair, her volcano bubbled with foam. (b) After a week, a tiny green shoot came up. (c) Slowly, Neel learnt to kick and move his arms.
35. 35.Manav answered the phone. Mrs Das said, “I will come home at 4 pm on Thursday.” What should Manav write in the message for his father? (a) You will come home at 4 pm on Thursday. (b) I will come home at 4 pm on Thursday. (c) Mrs Das will come home at 6 pm on Thursday. (d) Mrs Das will come home at 4 pm on Thursday.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Saturday i went to Kolkata by train.” (a) i (b) by (c) train (d) went
37. 37.Which sentence fits the gap? It is the BEGINNING of the story.
    
    ___
    In the crowd, Karan lost sight of his uncle.
    A police officer helped Karan look for him.
    Soon Karan found his uncle near the giant wheel. (a) Meera wanted to bake a cake for Mum. (b) One evening, the lights in Imran's house went out. (c) Karan went to the mela with his uncle.
38. 38.Imagine this picture:
    A kitchen: a mother rolling chapatis, a pressure cooker on the stove, a cat drinking milk and a basket of vegetables.
    
    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (b) Hens are pecking near the hut. (c) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
39. 39.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) a cricket match (b) elephants (c) our classroom (d) the peacock
40. 40.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    First, fill a pot with soil.
    ___, make a small hole in the soil.
    Next, drop the seed into the hole.
    Finally, cover it with soil and water it. (a) First (b) Then (c) Finally

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