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Attempt ANY TEN of the… (Class 10 English 2023, Q3)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/4/1 · 10 marks · Grammar

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 3

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/4/1, 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)

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option: The mud houses are not …………………… the buildings in your city.

    1. (A)comparable to
    2. (B)comparable of
    3. (C)comparable as
    4. (D)comparable for
    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    Read the conversation between a policeman and a driver. Complete the sentence by reporting the driver's reply correctly.

    Policeman: Why did you park your car here? Don't you see a 'no parking area'.
    Driver: Sorry Sir! The engine broke down.

    The policeman asked the driver why he had parked the car there and if he didn't see it was a 'no parking area'. The driver felt sorry and explained ………………..

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given sentence: Where were you? You ……….. be in the class at the right time.

    1. (A)shall
    2. (B)should
    3. (C)will
    4. (D)would
    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following sentence: More of the fun and excitement in our lives comes from using our imagination.

    1. (A)Error: More; Correction: Most
    2. (B)Error: Our; Correction: The
    3. (C)Error: From; Correction: Of
    4. (D)Error: Using; Correction: Use
    1 mark
  5. (v)

    Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option: Each of the boys …………………… rewarded.

    1. (A)are being
    2. (B)have been
    3. (C)was
    4. (D)were
    1 mark
  6. (vi)

    Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket: Governments are starting programmes……………… (teach) adults how to read and write.

    1. (A)that teaching
    2. (B)which taught
    3. (C)to teach
    4. (D)were teaching
    1 mark
  7. (vii)

    Report the dialogue between Ashish and his interviewer by completing the sentence.

    Interviewer: Why do you want to be a computer programmer?
    Ashish: I have always been interested in computers.

    In response to the question of the interviewer about why Ashish wanted to be a computer programmer, he replied ………………..

    1 mark
  8. (viii)

    Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction: Latex was a natural polymer found beneath the bark of a mature rubber tree. Use the given format for your response:

    ErrorCorrection
      
    1 mark
  9. (ix)

    Kabir shared some information with Sahil about his travel plans. Report Kabir's plans. "I will go to Tripura tomorrow."

    1 mark
  10. (x)

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the slogan: ……………… ONLY WEAPON TO FIGHT INJUSTICE IS EDUCATION

    1. (A)THE
    2. (B)A
    3. (C)AN
    4. (D)THIS
    1 mark
  11. (xi)

    Select the correct option to complete the narration of a dialogue between a passerby and a farmer.

    Passerby: Can you tell me the way to Rampur.
    Farmer: Drive for four kms and then turn right.

    The passerby asked the farmer if he could tell him the way to Rampur. The farmer replied that ………………..

    1. (A)he may drive for four kms and then turn right.
    2. (B)he should drive for four kms and then turn right.
    3. (C)he might drive for four kms and then turn right.
    4. (D)he had to drive for four kms and then turn right.
    1 mark
  12. (xii)

    Identify the error in the statement given below and supply the correction. Use the given format for your response: Water was vital to human health and fitness.

    ErrorCorrection
      
    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 2/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Check tense and agreement first.

Hint 2

For reported speech, shift the tense and the time words.

Hint 3

General truths keep the present tense.

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) comparable to: (A).

    1 mark

  2. (ii) that the engine had broken down.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) should: (B), because it expresses a duty or expectation.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) Error: More; Correction: Most (A).

    1 mark

  5. (v) Was. 'Each' takes a singular verb: (C).

    1 mark

  6. (vi) to teach: (C), an infinitive of purpose.

    1 mark

  7. (vii) that he had always been interested in computers.

    1 mark

  8. (viii) Error: was; Correction: is. Latex is a general fact.

    1 mark

  9. (ix) Kabir told Sahil that he would go to Tripura the next day.

    1 mark

  10. (x) THE: (A), because 'only' calls for 'the'.

    1 mark

  11. (xi) he should drive for 4 kms and then turn right: (B).

    1 mark

  12. (xii) Error: was; Correction: is. Water's vital role is a general fact.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) A; (ii) that the engine had broken down; (iii) B; (iv) A; (v) was; (vi) C; (vii) that he had always been interested in computers; (viii) was → is; (ix) Kabir told Sahil that he would go to Tripura the next day; (x) A; (xi) B; (xii) was → is

Where the marks are

  • Any ten sub-parts are worth 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 2/4/1: every question, by section.

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