CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 3

Q3 · 10 marks · GrammarGrammar

1. (i)

   Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the following report: The inspector _________ the group sitting behind the shed and took them by surprise.

   1. (A)walked up
   2. (B)walked away
   3. (C)walked into
   4. (D)walked up on

   1 mark
2. (ii)

   Read the conversation between a driver and his passenger. Complete the sentence by reporting the passenger's reply correctly. Driver: Do the bus timings suit you? Passenger: Yes, if I catch the 9 a.m. one, I reach office on time. The driver was trying to figure out whether the bus timings were convenient to the passenger. The passenger clarified that __________.

   1 mark
3. (iii)

   Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line from a fashion magazine. The advertisement read, '__________ we dress your day? Make you special. Pick the perfect look.'

   1. (A)Must
   2. (B)Can
   3. (C)Will
   4. (D)Ought to

   1 mark
4. (iv)

   Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line from a news report: Yesterday, two man were rescued from a deep sewer by a policeman.

   1. (A)Error: man; Correction: men
   2. (B)Error: rescued; Correction: rescue
   3. (C)Error: from; Correction: for
   4. (D)Error: by; Correction: in

   1 mark
5. (v)

   Complete the given narrative by filling in the blank with the correct option: The students _________ to participate in the workshop, and submit a report at the end of the day to the English teacher.

   1. (A)were ask
   2. (B)had been asked
   3. (C)will have asked
   4. (D)were asked

   1 mark
6. (vi)

   Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word given in the brackets, for the given portion of a letter: Subject: Request for permission to participate in the Meet. Dear Sir, I would like to request for permission to participate in the forthcoming inter-school cultural meet. I ________ (interest) in taking part in the dance drama.

   1 mark
7. (vii)

   Report the dialogue between a grandson and his grandfather by completing the sentence. Grandson: Grandpa, can you tell me what inspired you to set up a school in the village? Grandfather: Seeing the lack of adequate facilities and the children's eagerness to learn. In response to the question about his reason for setting up of a village school, the grandfather says that __________.

   1 mark
8. (viii)

   Identify the error in the given sentence from a school magazine report and supply the correction: When I was a child, my grandmother often repetition the story of her childhood days. Use the given format for your response. | Error | Correction |

   1 mark
9. (ix)

   Sunil shared some information with Sunita about the story he was reading. Report Sunita's question. What was the theme of the story?

   1 mark
10. (x)

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the slogan by the Animal Welfare Board. __________ WE CUT TREES AND DESTROY NATURAL HABITAT? STOP! BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

    1. (A)MIGHT
    2. (B)MAY
    3. (C)MUST
    4. (D)COULD

    1 mark
11. (xi)

    Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Shyam and Shivam. Shyam: Have you seen this actor's latest film? Shivam: Yes, I have. The actor has done a marvellous job. Shyam met his friend Shivam and they began talking. Shyam asked Shivam whether he had seen the actor's latest film. Shivam affirmed and said

    1. (A)that the actor has done a marvellous job.
    2. (B)that the actor had done a marvellous job.
    3. (C)that the actor has been doing a marvellous job.
    4. (D)that the actor could have done a marvellous job.

    1 mark
12. (xii)

    Fill in the blank with the correct option: There is something wonderful waiting __________ her, when she reaches home.

    1. (A)of
    2. (B)about
    3. (C)for
    4. (D)inside

    1 mark