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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 2/3/1 · 10 marks · Grammar

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 3

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, 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

  1. (i)

    Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the brackets, for the given portion of a letter. Please do not hesitate to contact me if there are any further questions or if I can be of __________ (assist) in any way.

    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    Read the given sentence from a travel blog. Identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence. “Spend a night under the stars in a traditional camp, where you can experience the warmth of our hospitable and savour the delicious local cuisine.” Use the given format for your response. | Error | Correction |

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    Kriva and Manish had a conversation about the engagement of Kriva’s brother. Report Manish’s question. “How far is the engagement venue from your house?”

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    Read the dialogue between Ankita and her mentor, Sharwari, about the cultural exchange programme. Ankita: Are we going to get some time off for sightseeing? Sharwari: Oh yes! All the students will get two days for sightseeing. Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue. Ankita asked Sharwari if they were going to get some time off for sightseeing, to which Sharwari replied in the affirmative __________ two days for sightseeing.

    1. (A)that all the students should get
    2. (B)that all the students would get
    3. (C)that all the students ought to get
    4. (D)that all students must be getting
    1 mark
  5. (v)

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete a description of Notice Writing. A notice is a type of social _______________________ (conversation/conveyance/communication) used to notify or present information to a specific set of people.

    1 mark
  6. (vi)

    Identify the error and supply correction for the given sentence from an advertisement. “The board invite online applications from eligible candidates for the post of a senior English teacher.” Use the given format for your response. | Error | Correction |

    1 mark
  7. (vii)

    Identify and correct the error in the given line taken from a user manual of an ironing board. “Place the garment on the ironing board, smoothening out as many wrinkle as possible.” | Option No. | Error | Correction | (A) | on | in | (B) | many | any | (C) | wrinkle | wrinkles | (D) | possible | impossible |

    1. (A)on / in
    2. (B)many / any
    3. (C)wrinkle / wrinkles
    4. (D)possible / impossible
    1 mark
  8. (viii)

    Complete the given sentence by filling in the blank with the correct option. After she __________ her homework, Anaisha finally relaxed and watched a movie with her friends.

    1. (A)finished
    2. (B)had finished
    3. (C)have finished
    4. (D)will finish
    1 mark
  9. (ix)

    Report the dialogue between two friends by completing the sentence. Ankita: Will you help me plan my itinerary? Tanu: Yes, indeed! Where are you going? Ankita asked Tanu if __________. Tanu enthusiastically replied in the affirmative and asked where she was going.

    1 mark
  10. (x)

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the pop-up message appearing on a website. Welcome to our website! You __________ enjoy 10 percent off on your first purchase with code WELCOME. Click here to start shopping!

    1. (A)may
    2. (B)will
    3. (C)should
    4. (D)might
    1 mark
  11. (xi)

    Complete the given sentence about the reaction of some students, by selecting the correct option. Since morning the group of students __________ excited about the forthcoming cultural fest.

    1. (A)are
    2. (B)was
    3. (C)has been
    4. (D)were
    1 mark
  12. (xii)

    Identify the error and supply the correction for the following note on a food packet. “This product is manufacturing for infants and contains no additives.” | Error | Correction |

    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 2/3/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Decide which part of speech the blank or the error needs.

Hint 2

For reported speech, shift the tense back and use statement word order.

Hint 3

For subject-verb agreement, find the true subject: 'board' and 'group' are singular.

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) assistance (the noun is needed after 'of')

    1 mark

  2. (ii) Error: hospitable. Correction: hospitality (a noun is needed after 'the warmth of').

    1 mark

  3. (iii) Manish asked Kriva how far the engagement venue was from her house.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) B. 'that all the students would get': 'will' changes to 'would' in indirect speech.

    1 mark

  5. (v) communication

    1 mark

  6. (vi) Error: invite. Correction: invites (the singular subject 'board' takes a singular verb).

    1 mark

  7. (vii) C. wrinkle → wrinkles, because 'many' needs a plural noun.

    1 mark

  8. (viii) B. had finished: the finishing happened before relaxing, so the past perfect is used.

    1 mark

  9. (ix) she would help her plan her itinerary.

    1 mark

  10. (x) B. will: the offer is a certainty.

    1 mark

  11. (xi) C. has been: 'since morning' needs the present perfect, and 'group' is singular.

    1 mark

  12. (xii) Error: manufacturing. Correction: manufactured (passive voice).

    1 mark

Answer: (i) assistance; (ii) hospitable→hospitality; (iii) Manish asked Kriva how far the engagement venue was from her house; (iv) B; (v) communication; (vi) invite→invites; (vii) C; (viii) B; (ix) she would help her plan her itinerary; (x) B; (xi) C; (xii) manufacturing→manufactured

Where the marks are

  • Each correct answer of any ten earns 1 mark; no partial credit (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 paper2025 board paper, set 2/3/1: every question, by section.

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