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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 2/1/1 · 10 marks · Grammar

CBSE Class 10 English 2026: question 3

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, 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 twelve of the following tasks, as directed: 10×1 = 10

  1. I.

    Fill in the blank with correct option to complete a message from Yogita to her friend Shobit:
    Dear Shobit,
    Let's meet at 5 p.m. for the rehearsal but I need to go home first as I ________ anything since morning.
    (A) did not eat
    (B) had not eaten
    (C) have not eaten
    (D) am not eating

    1. (A)did not eat
    2. (B)had not eaten
    3. (C)have not eaten
    4. (D)am not eating
    1 mark
  2. II.

    Read the given sentence from a self-help book. Identify the error and supply the correction in the given format:
    To identifying your goal is the biggest step in your success story.

    ErrorCorrection
      
    1 mark
  3. III.

    Yamini asked her friend Shifa, "Would you like to come for my birthday party tomorrow?"
    Report Yamini's question correctly.

    1 mark
  4. IV.

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete a newspaper clipping:
    The verdict is yet to come since the members of the jury ________ (is/are) divided in their opinion.

    1 mark
  5. V.

    Read Somil's request to his mother:
    "Can you teach me to swim?"
    Report Somil's request by completing the following sentence correctly:
    Somil asked his mother ________.

    1 mark
  6. VII.

    Complete the given line from 'Rules and Regulations' section of a school diary:
    Minimum 75% attendance is ________ to appear for the final examinations.

    1. (A)recorded
    2. (B)mandatory
    3. (C)secured
    4. (D)obtained
    1 mark
  7. VIII.

    Detect the error and supply the correction for the given newspaper report on a proposal by a Member of Advisory Board:
    After the meeting it was obvious that most stakeholders would not support ________ proposals.

    1. (A)this
    2. (B)that
    3. (C)the
    4. (D)these
    1 mark
  8. IX.

    Report the dialogue between a flight attendant and a passenger by filling in the blank:
    Attendant: Did you have your dinner, sir?
    Passenger: Yes, thank you!
    The flight attendant asked the passenger ________. The passenger replied in affirmation and thanked him.

    1 mark
  9. X.

    Select the correct option to complete the given sentence from the memoir of your grandparent:
    'When I was the team Captain, I ________ often organise get-togethers to develop bonding among the team mates.'
    (A) could
    (B) will
    (C) shall
    (D) would

    1. (A)could
    2. (B)will
    3. (C)shall
    4. (D)would
    1 mark
  10. XI.

    Complete the given sentence about the reaction of a tourist to another, by selecting the correct option:
    Yesterday you loved the spicy Indian curry, ________ you?
    (A) hasn't
    (B) weren't
    (C) did
    (D) didn't

    1. (A)hasn't
    2. (B)weren't
    3. (C)did
    4. (D)didn't
    1 mark
  11. XII.

    Read the conversation between a professional writer and a school student:
    Student: What prompted you to become a professional writer?
    Writer: My childhood library housed books of all kinds. I was fascinated with the compelling stories and wanted to create my own.
    Report the student's question.

    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 2/1/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Work out the tense and the subject of each sentence.

Hint 2

For reported speech, change the tense, pronouns and time words.

Hint 3

For the question tag, flip positive to negative and repeat the auxiliary.

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) have not eaten. 'Since morning' with a link to the present takes the present perfect.

    1 mark

  2. II. Error: identifying. Correction: identify. 'To' is followed by the base form of the verb.

    1 mark

  3. III. Yamini asked her friend Shifa if she would like to come for her birthday party the next day.

    1 mark

  4. IV. are. 'Members' is plural.

    1 mark

  5. V. Somil asked his mother if she could teach him to swim.

    1 mark

  6. VII. (B) mandatory. It means compulsory.

    1 mark

  7. VIII. (D) these. 'Proposals' is plural, so it needs a plural determiner.

    1 mark

  8. IX. The flight attendant asked the passenger if he had had his dinner.

    1 mark

  9. X. (D) would. It expresses a past habit.

    1 mark

  10. XI. (D) didn't. The statement is positive and in the simple past, so the tag is negative.

    1 mark

  11. XII. The student asked the writer what had prompted him/her to become a professional writer.

    1 mark

Answer: I. C; II. identifying→identify; III. if she would like to come for her birthday party the next day; IV. are; V. if she could teach him to swim; VII. B; VIII. D; IX. if he had had his dinner; X. D; XI. D; XII. what had prompted him/her to become a professional writer

Where the marks are

  • Each correct answer earns 1 mark; any ten are counted (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 paper2026 board paper, set 2/1/1: every question, by section.

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