CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 3
Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/3/1, 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
- (i)1 mark
Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter.
Sir
Enclosed is the report that ______ (summarize) the study conducted on the impact of climate change on crop yield in the region. - (ii)1 mark
Read the given sentence from a recipe review article. Identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence.
The cake recipe was to sweet for my liking, but the texture was perfect.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction - (iii)1 mark
Marie and Peter had a conversation about volunteer work. Report Marie's question.
What kind of skills have you imbibed from this volunteer work?
- (iv)1 mark
Read the dialogue between Adam and Emma about a career option.
Adam : Why did you opt for a career in journalism?
Emma : I couldn't resist my love for storytelling and my desire to expose the truth.Select the option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue:
Adam asked Emma ______ in journalism. Emma passionately expressed that she couldn't resist her love for storytelling and her desire to expose the truth.- (A)why did she opt for a career
- (B)why had she opted for a career
- (C)why she opted for a career
- (D)why she had opted for a career
- (v)1 mark
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete an issued circular by an organization, to its Managers.
Please refer to the attached conference schedule and ______ (it/these/them) should be circulated among all attendees for their reference.
- (vi)1 mark
Identify the error and supply correction for the given sentence from a public health campaign.
The campaign's focus is on reduce sugar intake among children by promoting healthier snacks.
Error Correction - (vii)1 mark
Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction from a scientific review.
The study examines the association among exposure to sunlight and vitamin D levels in the body.
- (A)Error: examines; Correction: examine
- (B)Error: to; Correction: for
- (C)Error: among; Correction: between
- (D)Error: levels; Correction: level
- (viii)1 mark
Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
The opportunity to volunteer at the local food bank made me ______ the challenges faced by underprivileged communities.
- (A)realizing
- (B)to realize
- (C)realized
- (D)realize
- (ix)1 mark
Report the dialogue between a vendor and his customer, by completing the sentence:
Vendor : We missed your usual visits, sir.
Customer : I know, I had to travel for work.The vendor expressed that the customer's regular visits were missed, reaching out to the customer. The customer acknowledged this and clarified that ______.
- (x)1 mark
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the update on the school's chess team.
It's a victorious day !
Our school's chess team ______ the interschool chess championship.- (A)has been won
- (B)will winning
- (C)was winning
- (D)has won
- (xi)1 mark
Complete the line from a song by filling in the blank with the correct option.
The whispering leaves tell your tale,
The silent stones ______ your journey,
The sun casts light on your path,
Leading you towards tomorrow's glory.- (A)have echoed
- (B)echo
- (C)echoes
- (D)shall echo
- (xii)1 mark
Identify the error and supply correction for this sentence from an economic analysis.
The relationships of the country's inflation rate and the GDP growth was analysed.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 2/3/1.
Hints
Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.
Hint 1
For the reporting items, back-shift the tense and use statement word order.
Hint 2
For the error items, check the part of speech: too/to, preposition + -ing, and subject-verb agreement.
Hint 3
In (xii) the subject is 'relationship' (singular), matching 'was'.
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 mark
(i) summarizes (the subject 'report' is singular, so the verb takes -s)
- 1 mark
(ii) Error: to; Correction: too (an adverb of degree is needed)
- 1 mark
(iii) Marie asked Peter what kind of skills he had imbibed from that volunteer work.
- 1 mark
(iv) D: why she had opted for a career (the reporting verb is in the past, so the past simple becomes the past perfect; the word order is statement order)
- 1 mark
(v) it (it refers to the singular 'schedule')
- 1 mark
(vi) Error: reduce; Correction: reducing (a gerund follows the preposition 'on')
- 1 mark
(vii) C: among → between (the association is between two things)
- 1 mark
(viii) D: realize (make is followed by a bare infinitive)
- 1 mark
(ix) he had had to travel for work
- 1 mark
(x) D: has won (the present perfect fits a just-completed result)
Answer: (i) summarizes; (ii) to→too; (iii) Marie asked Peter what kind of skills he had imbibed from that volunteer work; (iv) D; (v) it; (vi) reduce→reducing; (vii) C; (viii) D; (ix) he had had to travel for work; (x) D. (Also: (xi) B echo; (xii) relationships→relationship.)
Where the marks are
- Any ten correct items, 1 mark each (10 marks)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Grammar
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