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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/1/1 · 10 marks · Grammar

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 3

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/1/1, section B, question 3, for 10 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q3 · 10 marks · GrammarGrammar

Attempt any Ten of the following questions :

  1. (i)

    Reena always ______ the truth.

    1. (a)speak
    2. (b)speaks
    3. (c)will speak
    4. (d)speaking
    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line : Bread and butter ______ my favourite breakfast.

    1. (a)is
    2. (b)am
    3. (c)are
    4. (d)has been
    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    Read the conversation between two friends Ravi and Reena. Complete the sentence by reporting Reena’s reply correctly. Ravi : “Reena, lend me hundred rupees’. Reena : “I don’t have it right now, but I will arrange it for you”. Ravi asked Reena to lend him hundred rupees, to which Reena replied that _______.

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line : I can run fast when I was young.

    1. (a)Error: was; Correction: is
    2. (b)Error: run; Correction: ran
    3. (c)Error: can; Correction: could
    4. (d)Error: when; Correction: whence
    1 mark
  5. (v)

    Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option : Heena _______ from fever since last Sunday.

    1. (a)suffered
    2. (b)will suffer
    3. (c)suffer
    4. (d)has been suffering
    1 mark
  6. (vi)

    Fill in the blank by using the correct word in the bracket. Anyas _______ (eat) all the chocolates kept in the tray.

    1. (a)ate
    2. (b)eating
    3. (c)have eaten
    4. (d)eaten
    1 mark
  7. (vii)

    Report the dialogue between a mother and a daughter by completing the sentence : Mother : Why are you looking so worried ? Daughter : My exams are approaching. In response to the question of the mother, the daughter replied that ________.

    1 mark
  8. (viii)

    Identify the error in the given sentence : The ship Titanic and her fate continues to fascinate the imagination of the people. Use the given format for your response :

    ErrorCorrection
      
    1 mark
  9. (ix)

    Ritu and Randeep are talking. Report Ritu’s question. Ritu – Where are you going ? Ritu asked ________.

    1 mark
  10. (x)

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan : ______ smile and pass it to others.

    1. (a)Happy
    2. (b)Short
    3. (c)Always
    4. (d)Humble
    1 mark
  11. (xi)

    Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Anil and Sanjeev : Anil : Where are you going ? Sanjeev : To the airport. Anil : May I drop you there as I’m going in that direction ? Anil asked Sanjeev where he was going and offered to drop him as _____.

    1. (a)he could be going in that direction
    2. (b)he would be going in the direction
    3. (c)he is going in the direction
    4. (d)he was going in that direction
    1 mark
  12. (xii)

    Identify the error in the newspaper headline. Attractive packages for different Tourist destination – Mizoram, Kashmir, Kerala, Goa. Use the given format for your response :

    ErrorCorrection
      
    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 2/1/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Check subject-verb agreement and the tense signal word in each item.

Hint 2

For reported speech, shift the tense back and change pronouns and time words.

Hint 3

In error spotting, look for singular/plural mismatches.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. (i) (b) speaks. 'Always' signals the simple present, and 'Reena' takes a singular verb.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) (a) is. 'Bread and butter' is one item, so the verb is singular.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) ...she did not have it right then but she would arrange it for him.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) (c) Error: can; Correction: could. The past time ('when I was young') needs the past form.

    1 mark

  5. (v) (d) has been suffering. 'Since last Sunday' needs the present perfect continuous.

    1 mark

  6. (vi) (a) ate. The sentence is in the simple past.

    1 mark

  7. (vii) ...her exams were approaching.

    1 mark

  8. (viii) Error: continues; Correction: continue. The subject 'ship and her fate' is plural.

    1 mark

  9. (ix) ...Randeep where he was going.

    1 mark

  10. (x) (c) Always.

    1 mark

  11. (xi) (d) he was going in that direction. Reported speech shifts the tense back.

    1 mark

  12. (xii) Error: destination; Correction: destinations. The plural is needed because four places are listed.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) b; (ii) a; (iii) she did not have it right then but she would arrange it for him; (iv) c; (v) d; (vi) a; (vii) her exams were approaching; (viii) continues → continue; (ix) Randeep where he was going; (x) c; (xi) d; (xii) destination → destinations

Where the marks are

  • Any ten items correct, 1 mark each (10 marks)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Grammar
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Grammar, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 2/1/1: every question, by section.

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