English Writing Skills Test Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 24: Final test: writing skills · Set 97 · 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.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) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (b) A woman is buying bananas. (c) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
2. 2.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
   
   ___ Turn off the tap while you brush. Fix leaking taps quickly. Take a quick bath with one bucket of water. (a) A fair comes to our village every winter. (b) The railway station is always busy. (c) The vegetable market near our house opens early. (d) We must not waste water.
3. 3.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Imagine this picture:
   A birthday party: a big cake with eight candles, balloons tied to the chairs, a girl in a party hat and friends clapping.
   
   Which sentence does NOT fit this picture? (a) A big cake has eight candles on it. (b) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (c) Her friends are clapping and singing. (d) A girl is wearing a party hat.
5. 5.In a diary entry, what comes just before “Dear Diary,”? (a) your name (b) the day and date (c) the time (d) the entry (body)
6. 6.Which linking word gives a reason? (a) Next (b) Although (c) so (d) since
7. 7.Farhan is writing a letter to his elder sister. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Didi (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear Didi. (d) Dear Didi,
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Rang loudly.
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “his” (b) after “Kabir” (c) after “off” (d) after “bicycle”
10. 10.Read the paragraph:
    1. A fair comes to our village every winter.
    2. There is a giant wheel and a merry-go-round.
    3. Fix leaking taps quickly.
    4. Stalls sell bangles, toys and balloons.
    5. A magician does tricks for the children.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 5 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 3 (d) Sentence 4
11. 11.Farhan is writing a letter to his friend Arjun. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sir, (b) Dear Arjun. (c) Dear, Arjun (d) Dear Arjun,
12. 12.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) however (b) finally (c) because
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw.
14. 14.These words are mixed up: the / bus / seven / at / catches / Kavya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Kavya the bus at seven. (b) Kavya catches the bus at seven. (c) Kavya catches at seven the bus. (d) Kavya the bus catches at seven.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first saturday of october.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
16. 16.A diary entry shares feelings, not only facts. Which sentence tells a feeling? (a) I felt thankful for my friends. (b) A week has seven days. (c) The bus has forty seats. (d) The test had ten questions.
17. 17.Which is the best title for this paragraph?
    
    Our school sports day was full of fun. The day began with a march past. Our house won the tug of war. The winners got shiny medals. (a) My Pet Cat (b) Sports Day (c) My Grandfather (d) The Monsoon
18. 18.You are writing a letter to the Principal asking for a fee receipt. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Request for a fee receipt (b) Subject: Joining the football team (c) Subject: Broken water cooler (d) Subject: Change of section
19. 19.Which is the best title for this story?
    
    Meera wanted to bake a cake for Mum. She mixed flour, sugar and milk in a bowl. Grandma helped her put the cake in the oven. Mum smiled when she tasted the cake. (a) Meera Bakes a Cake (b) Dev Forgets His Umbrella (c) The Clean Park (d) The Spelling Contest
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
22. 22.Aisha is writing a letter to her friend Kavya. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Kavya (b) Dear Sir, (c) Dear Kavya. (d) Dear Kavya,
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Kabir eating for lunch?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
24. 24.Simran is writing a letter to her friend Sneha. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Sneha, (b) Dear Sneha. (c) Dear Sir, (d) Dear, Sneha
25. 25.Pooja is writing an email to her teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) Share the homework now. (b) Could you please share the homework? (c) SHARE THE HOMEWORK!!!
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) rough (d) sweet
27. 27.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Meera playing cricket? (b) What a lovely song! (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) Farhan plays cricket in the park.
28. 28.A story begins: “Mrs Rao next door slipped and hurt her leg.”
    Which sentence comes next? (a) Zoya ran to help Mrs Rao get up. (b) Zoya's parents took Mrs Rao to the clinic. (c) Mrs Rao thanked Zoya with a box of sweets.
29. 29.Which sentence is the best opening (topic sentence) for this paragraph?
    
    ___ Farhan sits next to me in class. My friend always shares his lunch with me. Farhan and I play football after school. (a) My grandfather is seventy years old. (b) We have a pet cat named Mishti. (c) The monsoon is my favourite season. (d) My best friend is Farhan.
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) salty (c) rough (d) colourful
31. 31.Imran is writing a letter to his friend Priya. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear, Priya (b) Dear Priya, (c) Dear Priya. (d) Dear Sir,
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Diya drawing in class” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
33. 33.Arjun is writing an email to his teacher. Which sentence is the most polite? (a) TELL ME THE TEST DATE!!! (b) Tell me the test date now. (c) Could you please tell me the test date?
34. 34.These steps are jumbled. Which step comes LAST? (a) Walk across quickly and carefully. (b) Stop at the edge of the road. (c) Wait until the road is clear. (d) Look right, then left, then right again.
35. 35.You are writing an email to ask your teacher for the maths homework. Which subject line is best? (a) Maths homework for today (b) Science project – Class 5B (c) READ THIS NOW (d) Leave: unwell today
36. 36.Read the paragraph:
    1. In January, the sky fills with kites.
    2. Kites of every colour dance in the wind.
    3. Ants store food for the winter.
    4. We buy strong string for our kites.
    5. At night, people fly kites with small lights.
    
    Which sentence does NOT belong? (a) Sentence 3 (b) Sentence 2 (c) Sentence 4 (d) Sentence 5
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
39. 39.Choose the linking word for the gap:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) finally (b) however (c) because
40. 40.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 man is jogging along the path. (b) Children are holding sparklers. (c) A boatman is rowing his boat. (d) A coach is blowing a whistle.

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