CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 3

Q3 · 10 marks · GrammarGrammar

1. (i)

   Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the brackets, for the given portion of a letter.
   Thank you for exceeding company expectations and __________ (inspire) your team with your spectacular work ethic.

   1 mark
2. (ii)

   Read the given sentence from a movie review article. Identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence.
   "The movie doesn't let you rest and is packed with engaged action sequences."
   Use the given format for your response.

   Error	Correction

   1 mark
3. (iii)

   Akshat and Niharika had a conversation about the felicitation of Akshat's achievements. Report Niharika's question.
   "What will you be wearing for tomorrow's function?"

   1 mark
4. (iv)

   Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the disclaimer given before a documentary film.
   The film has been created by taking creative liberties and dramatizing the events __________ (about/for/on) cinematic expressions.

   1. (A)about
   2. (B)for
   3. (C)on

   1 mark
5. (v)

   Identify the error and supply the correction for the given sentence from a comment posted by an admirer of a reporter.
   "The report was well document, so no one could claim that it was just one person's opinion."
   Use the given format for your response.

   Error	Correction

   1 mark
6. (vi)

   Complete the given narrative by filling in the blank with the correct option.
   Now that many employees have shown high productivity working from home, will their bosses hereafter __________ them to take working vacations?

   1. (A)expecting
   2. (B)expected
   3. (C)have expected
   4. (D)expect

   1 mark
7. (vii)

   Read the dialogue between Karan and his teacher regarding his absence from school.
   Teacher: Karan, why were you absent yesterday?
   Karan: Yesterday I had cold and fever, sir. I couldn't inform you beforehand.
   Teacher: That's okay. Take care of your health.
   Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.
   The teacher asked Karan __________________.
   Karan replied that he had cold and fever the previous day and added that he couldn't inform the teacher beforehand. The teacher advised him to take care of his health.

   1. (A)why did he remain absent the previous day
   2. (B)why he had been absent the previous day
   3. (C)the reason he was absent
   4. (D)why was he absent yesterday

   1 mark
8. (viii)

   Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the opening line, from a Terms and Conditions document.
   "Though all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the content on this website, the same could not be construed as a statement of law or used for any legal purposes."

   Option No.	Error	Correction
   (A)	efforts	effort
   (B)	ensure	ensuring
   (C)	could	should
   (D)	of	for

   1. (A)efforts — effort
   2. (B)ensure — ensuring
   3. (C)could — should
   4. (D)of — for

   1 mark
9. (ix)

   Report the following dialogue between a hawker and his customer, by completing the sentence.
   Hawker: Do you want any tomatoes?
   Customer: Yes, indeed! Although they are a bit expensive, I like to add tomatoes to my diet.
   The hawker asked the customer whether she wanted any tomatoes. The customer answered in the affirmative and explained that _______________.

   1 mark
10. (x)

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the part of the grievance posted by a citizen on a social media platform.
    Crossing this stretch at any time of the day is a challenge. Even during afternoons, there ____________ ice cream vendors on the road with people crowding around their carts.

    1. (A)were
    2. (B)are
    3. (C)have been
    4. (D)would be

    1 mark
11. (xi)

    Complete the line from a 'Save the Planet' song, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
    Let's see what we can do
    To save the planet for me and you
    E is for environment, keep it clean
    If we __________ together, we'll make the best team.

    1. (A)will be standing
    2. (B)stand
    3. (C)had stood
    4. (D)are standing

    1 mark
12. (xii)

    Identify the error and supply the correction for the following note in a smart watch's instruction manual.
    "When the watch is connected to the mobile phone, the watch may automatically calibrate and synchronize with the time of the mobile phone."
    Use the given format for your response.

    Error	Correction

    1 mark