SECTION B –GRAMMAR CBSE CLASS 10 SAMPLE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

 Attempt ANY TEN of the following questions. 10

i Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete an online update.

The climate control comment by an activist on social media yesterday.

A. blow up

B. blew up

C. is blown

D. will be blown


ii Read the conversation between a doctor and his patient. Complete the sentence by

reporting the patient’s reply correctly.

Doctor: Do you feel down from time-to-time Mr. Gopalan?

Patient: Yes, I do not stay in a good mood.

The doctor, while trying to figure out his patient’s ailment, asked about his well-being,

to which, the patient affirmed __________________________.


iii Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a health magazine.  The advertisement read, ‘If you smoke, statistically your story end 15% before it should’. 

 A. must 

B. should 

C. will

 D. ought to 

iv Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a news report: Last week a child was not allowed to board the plane at Ranchi airport. 

A. child ---children 

B. last-----previous 

C. the----- a 

D. at------- in 


 v Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option

As I was standing on the dock, looking out at the lake for the last time, a feeling of emptiness -------over me like darkness. 

A. will wash

 B. had washed 

C. will have washed 

D. washed 

vi Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter: Subject: Request for Approval

 Dear Sir

This is to respectfully submit that I________________ (seek) approval for organising a tree plantation drive to be undertaken by the club. 

 vii Report the dialogue between a grandson and his grandfather, by completing the sentence:  Grandson: Grandpa, who are your superheroes? 

Grandpa: Anyone who shows kindness and compassion to others.

  In response to the question about his superheroes, grandfather says that  _______________

 .viii Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and supply the correction.  In order to balancing the sentiments of the Eagles and the Hawks, the Student Council suggested a rematch between the teams.

  Use the given format for your response.

                                                error              correction 


 ix Sunil shared some information, with Tariq, about a holiday at sea. Report Tariq’s question.  Did you enjoy travelling by sea?  

x Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan by the Ministry for Child Welfare.   

WE AFFORD TO NEGLECT CHILDREN? THINK TWICE!! 

 A. WILL B. MAY C. NEED D. CAN


 xi Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Latha and her father.  Father: Why ask so many questions, Latha?

 Latha: I believe that if you don’t know the answer, keep asking till you do! 

 Father asked Latha the reason for the many questions she was asking. Latha exclaimed good-humouredly that in event of not knowing the answer one should______________   .  

A. keep asking till one does.

 B. kept asking till one does.

 C. keep asking till one do.

 D. kept on to ask till one do. 

xii Identify the error on a shop’s hoarding and supply the correction, for the following sales offer: 

Gumnaam & Daughters Pvt. Ltd.                Bindapur, Jharkhand  

Massive discount for all senior citizen vaccinated with the precautionary dose. 

Use the given format for your response.  

                                       error                              correction


ANSWERS

i. B. blew up    

              Award 1 mark for complete answer  No partial credit

 ii. that he does not stay in a good mood.  (Addition of sometimes/time to time acceptable)  

iii. C. will 

 iv. C. the/a 

 v. D. washed  

vi. seek 

 vii. it is anyone who shows kindness and compassion to others  

viii.   error correction Balancing Balance 

ix. Tariq asked Sunil if/whether he had enjoyed travelling by sea. 

 x. D. CAN  

 xi. A. keep asking till one does.   

xii. error correction 

        all     each

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