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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2024-25 · 10 marks · Grammar

CBSE Class 10 English sample paper 2024-25: question 3

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, 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 twelve of the following tasks, as directed.

  1. I

    Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the opening line of a formal letter: Dear Mr. Patel, We are pleased to inform you that your proposal for the upcoming project by the board of directors______.

    1. (A)had endorsed
    2. (B)will have been endorsed
    3. (C)has been endorsed
    4. (D)have endorsed
    1 mark
  2. II

    Read the given sentence from a marketing report. Identify the error and supply the correction in the given format. The company continues to strives tirelessly to meet customer demands. (Format: ERROR | CORRECTION)

    1 mark
  3. III

    Rhea asked the following question to her colleague, Deepak. Have you finalised the magazine content to be submitted tomorrow? Report Rhea’s question correctly.

    1 mark
  4. IV

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete an official announcement. Attention all prefects, Please be informed that the deadline for submitting your registrations for participation in the Art Exhibition has been extended; ______ should be communicated to all students of classes IX-X. (that / these / this)

    1. (a)that
    2. (b)these
    3. (c)this
    1 mark
  5. V

    Read Sana’s reply to her team leader, regarding the preparation of an important presentation. I’m sorry I forgot ma’am. I’ll have the presentation ready for you very soon today. Report Sana’s reply by completing the following sentence correctly. Sana apologised for having forgotten and said ______.

    1 mark
  6. VII

    Complete the given school announcement by selecting the correct option to fill in the blank. Good news, everyone! Our school's robotics team has successfully______ a place in the semi-finals.

    1. (A)securing
    2. (B)secured
    3. (C)will secure
    4. (D)had secured
    1 mark
  7. VIII

    Detect the error and supply the correction for the given observation by a child. That needn’t be Dad’s jacket. It’s too small. (Format: ERROR | CORRECTION)

    1 mark
  8. IX

    Report the dialogue between a teacher and a student, by completing sentence. Teacher: Did everyone understand the new assignment? Students: Yes, we all got it, thank you! The teacher asked if everyone had understood the new assignment, to which the students ______, expressing their gratitude.

    1 mark
  9. X

    Select the correct option to complete the given sentence from a handbook for managers. The manager ______ consider the proposal before making a decision.

    1. (A)will
    2. (B)should
    3. (C)might
    4. (D)can
    1 mark
  10. XI

    Complete the given sentence about the reaction of some friends, by selecting the correct option: The group of friends ______ excited at the prospect of their upcoming adventure.

    1. (A)are
    2. (B)has
    3. (C)is
    4. (D)were
    1 mark
  11. XII

    Read the conversation about social media, between a teacher and a student. Teacher: How do you think social media influences our perceptions of reality? Jagrit: I believe it distorts our perception of reality by only showing the highlight reels of people's lives. Report the student's response by completing the following. The student remarked ______ by only showing the highlight reels of people's lives.

    1 mark

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2024-25.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Identify the grammar area first: tense, modals, reported speech or subject-verb agreement.

Hint 2

In reported speech, shift the tense back and change time words (tomorrow becomes the next day).

Hint 3

A collective noun treated as one unit takes a singular verb.

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. C, 'has been endorsed': present perfect passive, since the news is being announced now.

    1 mark

  2. II. strives | strive: after the plural/base-form pattern 'continues to', the infinitive takes the base form.

    1 mark

  3. III. Rhea asked her colleague if he had finalised the magazine content to be submitted the following day.

    1 mark

  4. IV. 'this' (option c): it refers to the single fact of the extended deadline.

    1 mark

  5. V. that she would have the presentation ready for her very soon that day.

    1 mark

  6. VII. B, 'secured': present perfect 'has successfully secured'.

    1 mark

  7. VIII. needn't | can't: a negative deduction about something being impossible uses 'can't'.

    1 mark

  8. IX. ...replied/responded affirmatively (or said they had understood).

    1 mark

  9. X. B, 'should': advice or obligation in a handbook.

    1 mark

  10. XI. C, 'is': a collective noun acting as one unit takes a singular verb.

    1 mark

  11. XII. that he believed social media distorts their perception of reality.

    1 mark

Answer: I C; II strives | strive; III as above; IV this; V that she would have the presentation ready for her very soon that day; VII B; VIII needn't | can't; IX responded affirmatively; X B; XI C; XII that he believed social media distorts their perception of reality

Where the marks are

  • Each correct item earns 1 mark; any ten are counted (10 marks)

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  • Chapter: Grammar
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