CBSE Class 10 English 2026: question 3
Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 2/2/1, 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 brackets, for the given portion of a report. The group __________ (walk) for hours through forests and hills in Mexico before it reached the barbed wire fence, marking the boundary of the forest.
- (ii)1 mark
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option given in the brackets: ____________ (Several/Both/All) people attended the convention because the entry was open to all at a very nominal fee.
- (iii)1 mark
Read the given sentence from a story, identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence. The farmer told his sons that he had hidden a treasure in the fields but he had forget the actual place. Use the given format for your response: Error | Correction
- (iv)1 mark
Report the dialogue between two friends by completing the sentence. Harry: Good morning Bobby, how do you do? Bobby: Quite well, thank you; but these are hard times. Harry wished Bobby good morning and enquired about his well-being. Bobby thanked him and said that he was quite well, but remarked ___________.
- (v)1 mark
Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the line given below: I don't know what it is. It feel like an incredibly lucky day for me. (Option No. / Error / Correction): (A) don't / doesn't; (B) is / have; (C) feel / feels; (D) lucky / luckily
- (A)don't / doesn't
- (B)is / have
- (C)feel / feels
- (D)lucky / luckily
- (vi)1 mark
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the dialogue given below: Sahil said to Shekhar, "Which are your books?"
- (A)Sahil asked Shekhar which his books were.
- (B)Sahil asked Shekhar which books are yours.
- (C)Sahil asked Shekhar which has been his books.
- (D)Sahil asked Shekhar which are his books.
- (vii)1 mark
Complete the given sentence with the correct form of the verb by selecting the correct option: A case ___________ against the unidentified truck driver for causing damage to the street poles due to negligence and rash driving.
- (A)was registered
- (B)is register
- (C)have been registered
- (D)may registered
- (viii)1 mark
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option from the brackets: Anita __________ (ought to/would/have to) likely complete the project on time as her team is collaborating effectively.
- (ix)1 mark
Identify the error and supply the correction for the following note in a hair salon's instruction manual: All tools and frequently touched surfaces must be disinfect after each client's treatment. Use the given format for your response: Error | Correction
- (x)1 mark
Suhani and Sneha decided to purchase books to focus on 'Reading Skills' in their summer vacations. Report the question asked by Suhani to Sneha. Which books are we going to purchase today from the Book Fest? Suhani asked Sneha ____________.
- (xi)1 mark
Replace the underlined word used in the sentence with the best option given below: Since Sheenam study diligently for months, she will clear the competitive exam. (A) studying (B) was studied (C) has been studying (D) have been studied
- (A)studying
- (B)was studied
- (C)has been studying
- (D)have been studied
- (xii)1 mark
Identify the error and supply the correction for the following sentence: True tradition is not in celebrations, but in the culture we carries forward. Use the given format for your response: Error | Correction
Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 2/2/1.
Hints
Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.
Hint 1
Check the tense and subject-verb agreement in each sentence.
Hint 2
For reported speech, shift the tense and change the pronouns and time words, and use statement word order for questions.
Hint 3
Look for an incomplete verb form such as a missing -ed or -en, or a verb that does not agree with its subject.
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) had been walking / walked / had walked
- 1 mark
(ii) Several
- 1 mark
(iii) forget | forgotten
- 1 mark
(iv) that those were hard times
- 1 mark
(v) (C) feel | feels, because the subject 'It' is singular.
- 1 mark
(vi) (A) Sahil asked Shekhar which his books were.
- 1 mark
(vii) (A) was registered
- 1 mark
(viii) would
- 1 mark
(ix) disinfect | disinfected
- 1 mark
(x) which books they were going to purchase that day from the Book Fest.
- 1 mark
(xi) (C) has been studying
- 1 mark
(xii) carries | carry
Answer: Any ten: (i) had been walking; (ii) Several; (iii) forget | forgotten; (iv) that those were hard times; (v) C; (vi) A; (vii) A; (viii) would; (ix) disinfect | disinfected; (x) which books they were going to purchase that day from the Book Fest; (xi) C; (xii) carries | carry
Where the marks are
- One mark for each correct item, with no partial credit; any ten items (10 marks)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Grammar
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