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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 2/1/1 · 10 marks · Grammar

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 3

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, 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

Complete ANY TEN of the following twelve tasks, as directed: 10×1 = 10

  1. (i)

    Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter:

    Dear Sir
    In response to your query, the document that ______ (explain) our country's sustainability initiatives has been attached for your consideration.

    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    Read the given sentence. Identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence:

    "The uniquely flavoured dish was interestingly enough to captivate my taste buds."

    Use the format: Error | Correction

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    Raashi and Ratul had a conversation about volunteer work.

    Raashi: What challenges have you faced while volunteering?
    Ratul: The main challenge is dealing with different personalities, but it's also a great learning experience.

    Report Raashi's question.

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    Read the dialogue between a librarian and a student.

    Librarian: Welcome back! It's good to see you, young man!
    Student: Thanks! I was overloaded with assignments, so I have not visited the library this week.

    Based on the conversation above, report the dialogue between a librarian and a student by completing the sentence.

    The librarian greeted the student warmly, expressing pleasure at his visit. The student thanked her and explained that ______ which had limited his recent visits to the library.

    Select the correct option from those given below:

    1. (A)he had been overloaded with assignments
    2. (B)he has been overloaded with assignments
    3. (C)he was overloaded with assignments
    4. (D)he is overloaded with assignments
    1 mark
  5. (v)

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option in the bracket, to complete the sentence:

    The revised meeting agenda is attached and ______ (this / those / it) needs to be emailed to all participants before the meeting.

    1 mark
  6. (vi)

    Identify the error and supply correction for the given sentence from an e-commerce website's return policy:

    "We offers a 30-day return policy on all unopened products purchased from our websites."

    Use the given format: Error | Correction

    1 mark
  7. (vii)

    Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the sentence from a public health campaign:

    "The campaign's goal is to increase physical activity among the younger."

    1. (A)Error: activity; Correction: activities
    2. (B)Error: goal; Correction: goals
    3. (C)Error: younger; Correction: youth
    4. (D)Error: is; Correction: are
    1 mark
  8. (viii)

    Complete the given narrative by filling in the blank with the correct option:

    "The internship at the tech startup had me ______ excited about the potential of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit."

    1. (A)feeling
    2. (B)felt
    3. (C)to feel
    4. (D)feels
    1 mark
  9. (ix)

    Report the dialogue between a vendor and his customer, by completing the sentence:

    Vendor: You look a little different today!
    Customer: Yes, I just got a new haircut.

    The vendor noticed that his customer's appearance had changed and asked him about it. The customer admitted this, citing the fact that ______.

    1 mark
  10. (x)

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence to update the result of the regional science fair:

    "We have exciting news to share! Our school ______ first place in the regional science fair."

    1. (A)awarded
    2. (B)was awarded
    3. (C)had awarded
    4. (D)has been awarded
    1 mark
  11. (xi)

    Complete the line from a song by filling the blank with the correct option:

    The morning dew captures your essence,
    The flowers and grass ______ your colour,
    The Sunrise embraces your arrival,
    As the dawn welcomes a new day.

    1. (A)reflect
    2. (B)reflects
    3. (C)reflected
    4. (D)shall reflect
    1 mark
  12. (xii)

    Identify the error and supply correction for the given sentence:

    "The public health campaign aimed in increase awareness of the risks associated with underage drinking."

    Use the given format: Error | Correction

    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 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 first.

Hint 2

For reported speech, shift the tense back by one step.

Hint 3

Look for prepositions and adjective/adverb confusions.

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) explains: the subject 'document' is singular, so the verb takes -s in the present tense.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) interestingly | interesting: an adjective is needed after 'was' (the dish was interesting).

    1 mark

  3. (iii) Raashi asked Ratul what challenges he had faced while volunteering.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) Option A: the reporting verb is in the past tense, so the present perfect continuous becomes the past perfect continuous (had been overloaded).

    1 mark

  5. (v) it: it refers to the singular 'agenda'.

    1 mark

  6. (vi) offers | offer: the subject 'We' needs the plural verb form.

    1 mark

  7. (vii) Option C: 'the younger' is incomplete, and 'youth' is the correct noun.

    1 mark

  8. (viii) Option A: 'had me feeling' is the correct causative structure.

    1 mark

  9. (ix) he had recently/just got a haircut.

    1 mark

  10. (x) Option D: has been awarded (a recent event with a present result, and the school receives the award).

    1 mark

  11. (xi) Option A: reflect (plural subject 'flowers and grass', present tense).

    1 mark

  12. (xii) in | to: 'aimed to increase' is the correct form.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) explains; (ii) interestingly | interesting; (iii) Raashi asked Ratul what challenges he had faced while volunteering; (iv) A; (v) it; (vi) offers | offer; (vii) C; (viii) A; (ix) he had recently/just got a haircut; (x) D; (xi) A; (xii) in | to

Where the marks are

  • Any ten correct items, 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 paper2024 board paper, set 2/1/1: every question, by section.

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