CBSE Class 10 English 2026: question 3
Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, 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)
- (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 auto driver did not sustain injuries, though the passenger who was __________ (sit) in the auto was injured. - (ii)1 mark
Read the given sentence from a story. Identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence. Use the given format for your response (Error | Correction).
The fisherman requested the guards to let him go to meet the king, but they demands half of the profit from his reward. - (iii)1 mark
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option given in the brackets: __________ (All/Many/Each) girl in the class must have her/their own book.
- (iv)1 mark
Report the dialogue between a mother and her son by completing the sentence.
Mother: What have you bought from the store?
Son: A soft toy, mother.
Mother: How much did you pay for it?
Son: All the money father gave me yesterday.
The mother asked her son what he had bought from the store. He replied that he had bought a soft toy. Then his mother enquired how much he had paid for that. Upon this he said that __________. - (v)1 mark
Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the line given below: Mohini attend every concert in the city because she loves classical music. (Option: Error → Correction)
- (A)Error: attend → Correction: attends
- (B)Error: in → Correction: to
- (C)Error: because → Correction: but
- (D)Error: loves → Correction: have love
- (vi)1 mark
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the dialogue given below: My sister said to me, "I have washed my new dress."
- (A)My sister told me that she had washed her new dress.
- (B)My sister asked me that she was washing her new dress.
- (C)My sister told me that she has being washed her new dress.
- (D)My sister replied me that she have been washed her new dress.
- (vii)1 mark
Complete the given sentence with the correct form of verb. It was a challenge to meet the expectations of the committee __________ the given time period.
- (A)along
- (B)within
- (C)between
- (D)into
- (viii)1 mark
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option given in the brackets: Heena has worked hard the last six months. She surely __________ (must/would/may) pass this year.
- (ix)1 mark
Identify the error and supply the correction for the following note in an air purifier's instruction manual. Use the given format for your response (Error | Correction).
If the humidity level in the room is very high, condensation may developed on the air quality sensor. - (x)1 mark
Mona and Tina plan a visit to the National Museum. Report the question asked by Mona to Tina.
Which is the shortest route to reach the museum?
Mona asked Tina __________. - (xi)1 mark
Replace the underlined word used in the sentence with the best option given below: If Hemant take the earlier train, he would not have been late for the meeting.
- (A)had taken
- (B)had been taking
- (C)have taken
- (D)have been taking
- (xii)1 mark
Identify the error and supply the correction for the following sentence. Use the given format for your response (Error | Correction).
A bird in the hand are worth two in the bush.
Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 2/3/1.
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 first.
Hint 2
In reported speech, change the tense, the pronouns and the time words, and use assertive order for questions.
Hint 3
For conditionals, match 'would have been' with 'if + past perfect'.
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) sitting (past continuous: 'was sitting').
- 1 mark
(ii) demands | demanded (the sentence is in the past tense, like 'requested').
- 1 mark
(iii) Each (a singular noun 'girl' needs 'each').
- 1 mark
(iv) he had paid all the money father had given him the previous day (simple past becomes past perfect; 'yesterday' becomes 'the previous day').
- 1 mark
(v) (A) attend → attends (singular subject 'Mohini' in the simple present).
- 1 mark
(vi) (A) My sister told me that she had washed her new dress.
- 1 mark
(vii) (B) within (within the given time period).
- 1 mark
(viii) would (the scheme accepts 'would'; 'must' is also a plausible modal).
- 1 mark
(ix) developed | develop (a modal such as 'may' is followed by the base form).
- 1 mark
(x) which the shortest route was to reach the museum (an assertive word order in reported speech, with no question mark).
(xi) (A) had taken (third conditional: if + past perfect).
(xii) are | is (the singular subject 'bird' needs 'is'). Only ten sub-parts are needed.
Answer: (i) sitting; (ii) demands→demanded; (iii) Each; (iv) he had paid all the money father had given him the previous day; (v) A; (vi) A; (vii) B within; (viii) would; (ix) developed→develop; (x) which the shortest route was to reach the museum; (xi) A; (xii) are→is
Where the marks are
- Each correct answer earns 1 mark; any ten are counted (10 marks)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Grammar
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