Practice English Grammar for CBSE Board Exam 2021( WITH ANSWERS)

I. Fill in  the blanks choosing the most appropriate option ( 3 marks )

1. Butterflies are abundant( a) ___________the Central African Republic .

2. It (b)____________ home to nearly 600 identified species.

3. Many butterflies are brilliantly coloured and small ____( c) some are as big as saucers.

4. Farmer Philippe (d ) _____solace in collecting butterfly wings from his fields and turning

them into works of art .

5. My favourite hobby , since my childhood, is __________(e) butterflies.

6. I always wondered ___________where did the butterflies come.

1.(a ) ( i) in (ii ) from (iii) for (iv) into

2.(b ) (i) has (ii) is (iii) was (iv) are

3.(c ) (i) if (ii) therefore (iii) so (iv ) while

4.(d ) (i ) find (ii ) to find (iii) finding (iv ) finds

5. (e) ( i) catch (ii ) caught (iii) catching (iv) has been catching

6.  (f ) ( i) in(ii ) from (iii) for (iv) into

ANSWERS

a) (i) in (b) (ii) is (c) (iv ) but (d)(iv) finds( e) (iii) catching(f) from

II.Fill in  the following blanks choosing the most appropriate option

 A. Sanitation and hygiene are also important ( a) ___________the well – being of society and

biodiversity conservation .

B. The government has (b )____________ a programme .

C. It aims to develop ( c) ____________riverfronts .

D. It will solve the problem of pollution ( d) ____________ the rivers .

E. The need has been(e) ______for a long time.

F.The environment can be protected (f)_ the people.

 (a ) ( i) by (ii ) from (iii) for (iv) into

 (b ) (i) initiates (ii) initiated (iii) initiate (iv)initiating

 (c ) (i) an (ii) a (iii) in (iv ) the

 (d ) (i) in (ii ) on (iii) onto (iv )by

 (e) (d ) (i) feeling (ii ) feel (iii) felt (iv ) have felt

(f) ( i) by (ii ) from (iii) for (iv) into

ANSWERS

a) (iii) for

b)(ii) initiated

c) (iv) the

d)(i) in

 e) (iii) felt

(f)(i) by

III.Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks choosing the

correct option from those that follow

Elephants (a) _____ the largest land mammals. Three species of elephants

(b) _____ living today. Elephants (c) ________other Elephantidae were

once classified with other thick skinned . The elephant’s gestation period is

22 months,  the longest for any land animal.

 (a) (i) is (ii) are (iii) was (iv) were

 (b) (i) are living (ii) have been living (iii) had been living (iv) will be living

 (c) (i) with (ii) also (iii) and (iv) but

 (d) (i) a (ii) an (iii) which (iv) the

Answers

 a) ii) are b) ii) are living c) iii) and 

iv Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option

 Thinking negatively will get negative results because your thoughts create a negative atmosphere which

is hospitable (a) ____________ negative results. On the contrary, (b) _____________ thinking positively

you can create a positive atmosphere which makes positive results a certainty. To cultivate positive

thinking, you should speak hopefully (c)__________ everything.

(a) (i) of (ii) on (iii) to (iv) in

(b) (i) at (ii) by (iii) on (iv) of

(c) (i) among (ii) over (iii) across (iv) about

ANSWERS  

(a) (iii) to 

(b) (ii) by 

(c) (iv) about