10th Grade English Grammar Mock Test: Set 2 (2025-26 Pattern)

Hello students! To keep your exam preparation on track, here is another intensive practice set. This mock test focuses on the Subject-Verb Concord, Modal nuances, and Reported Speech—the backbone of Section C in your English paper.

I. Tenses & Subject-Verb Concord

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb provided in brackets.

  1. One of the biggest problems in our cities _______ (is/are) the lack of clean water.

  2. Economics _______ (is/are) a subject that requires a lot of logical thinking.

  3. The jury _______ (was/were) divided in their opinions regarding the verdict.

  4. By the time I reach home, my mother _______ (cook) dinner.

  5. I _______ (wait) for you for over an hour before you finally arrived.

II. Modals

Choose the most appropriate modal to complete the sentences.

  1. You _______ (mustn't/shouldn't) touch those wires; they are live and very dangerous.

  2. He _______ (can/could) speak five languages fluently even as a child.

  3. _______ (Would/Will) you mind helping me with these heavy bags?

  4. We _______ (ought to/might) respect our elders and teachers.

  5. If it rains today, the match _______ (may/must) be cancelled.

III. Determiners

Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners.

  1. He is _______ (a/an) university student from Europe.

  2. There is _______ (little/a little) hope left for the survivors, but we must not give up.

  3. How _______ (much/many) experience do you have in this field?

  4. _______ (Every/Each) of the ten finalists will receive a certificate.

  5. I haven't got _______ (some/any) siblings; I am an only child.

IV. Reported Speech & Voice

Change the following as directed.

  1. Indirect Speech: The mother asked her daughter, "Did you finish your breakfast?"

  2. Indirect Speech: The commander said to the soldiers, "March forward!"

  3. Indirect Speech: He said, "Practice makes a man perfect."

  4. Passive Voice: Someone has stolen my bicycle from the porch.

  5. Indirect Speech: "What a beautiful scenery this is!" exclaimed the traveler.

Answer Key & Explanations

Tenses & Concord

  1. is (The subject is "One," which is always singular).

  2. is (Subjects like Economics, Physics, and Mathematics are singular).

  3. were (When the members of a collective noun act individually or are divided, use a plural verb).

  4. will have cooked (Future Perfect tense for an action that will be completed by a future point).

  5. had been waiting (Past Perfect Continuous for a long-duration action interrupted by another past action).

Modals

  1. mustn't (Indicates strong prohibition or danger).

  2. could (Past ability).

  3. Would (Used for making polite requests).

  4. ought to (Indicates a moral obligation).

  5. may (Indicates a strong possibility).

Determiners

  1. a (The word "University" starts with a consonant 'y' sound).

  2. little (Used in a negative sense to mean "almost none").

  3. much ("Experience" is an uncountable noun).

  4. Each (Used to refer to individual members of a small, specific group).

  5. any (Used in negative sentences).

Reported Speech & Voice

  1. The mother asked her daughter if/whether she had finished her breakfast.

  2. The commander ordered/commanded the soldiers to march forward.

  3. He said that practice makes a man perfect. (No tense change for universal truths/proverbs).

  4. My bicycle has been stolen from the porch.

  5. The traveler exclaimed with wonder that it was a very beautiful scenery.

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