CBSE CLASS 10 ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Total Questions: 20
Time Allowed: 20 Minutes
Marks: 20 (1 mark each)

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Each question has four options (a, b, c, d)
  2. Choose the most appropriate answer
  3. All questions carry equal marks
  4. There is no negative marking

QUESTIONS

Q1. Fill in the blank with the correct determiner: "There isn't _____ water left in the bottle."

  • (a) many
  • (b) much
  • (c) few
  • (d) little

Q2. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

  • (a) Each of the students have completed their homework.
  • (b) Each of the students has completed their homework.
  • (c) Each of the students are completing their homework.
  • (d) Each of the students were completing their homework.

Q3. Identify the correct tense form: "By next month, I _____ this book."

  • (a) will finish
  • (b) will have finished
  • (c) will be finishing
  • (d) would have finished

Q4. Select the appropriate modal: "You _____ consult a doctor if the fever persists."

  • (a) can
  • (b) may
  • (c) should
  • (d) would

Q5. Change to passive voice: "The gardener waters the plants every morning."

  • (a) The plants are watered by the gardener every morning.
  • (b) The plants were watered by the gardener every morning.
  • (c) The plants have been watered by the gardener every morning.
  • (d) The plants are being watered by the gardener every morning.

Q6. Choose the correct reported speech: Direct: She said, "I am writing a letter." Indirect: She said that _____.

  • (a) she is writing a letter
  • (b) she was writing a letter
  • (c) she has been writing a letter
  • (d) she writes a letter

Q7. Identify the error in the sentence: "One of my friends are going to Delhi tomorrow."

  • (a) One of
  • (b) friends
  • (c) are going
  • (d) to Delhi

Q8. Fill in the blank with correct preposition: "The train arrived _____ the station at 6 PM."

  • (a) in
  • (b) on
  • (c) at
  • (d) by

Q9. Select the correct conjunction: "He is intelligent _____ hardworking."

  • (a) but
  • (b) so
  • (c) because
  • (d) and

Q10. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

  • (a) She don't like coffee.
  • (b) She doesn't likes coffee.
  • (c) She doesn't like coffee.
  • (d) She not like coffee.

Q11. Choose the correct form of the verb: "If I _____ a bird, I would fly in the sky."

  • (a) am
  • (b) was
  • (c) were
  • (d) will be

Q12. Identify the type of sentence: "What a beautiful garden this is!"

  • (a) Assertive
  • (b) Interrogative
  • (c) Imperative
  • (d) Exclamatory

Q13. Select the correct article: "_____ Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world."

  • (a) A
  • (b) An
  • (c) The
  • (d) No article

Q14. Change to active voice: "A letter was written by him."

  • (a) He writes a letter.
  • (b) He wrote a letter.
  • (c) He has written a letter.
  • (d) He is writing a letter.

Q15. Choose the correct degree of comparison: "Mount Everest is _____ peak in the world."

  • (a) high
  • (b) higher
  • (c) highest
  • (d) the highest

Q16. Fill in the blank with correct pronoun: "Neither Raj nor his friends _____ present yesterday."

  • (a) was
  • (b) were
  • (c) is
  • (d) are

Q17. Select the correct reported speech: Direct: He said, "Where do you live?" Indirect: He asked me _____.

  • (a) where do I live
  • (b) where I lived
  • (c) where did I live
  • (d) where I live

Q18. Identify the correct sentence:

  • (a) The furnitures are expensive.
  • (b) The furniture are expensive.
  • (c) The furniture is expensive.
  • (d) The furnitures is expensive.

Q19. Choose the correct modal: "_____ you please pass me the salt?"

  • (a) Should
  • (b) Must
  • (c) Could
  • (d) Ought to

Q20. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction: "Walk fast, _____ you will miss the bus."

  • (a) and
  • (b) but
  • (c) or
  • (d) so

  • ANSWER KEY

    1. (b) much - Use 'much' with uncountable nouns in negative sentences
    2. (b) Each of the students has completed their homework - 'Each' is singular and takes singular verb 'has'
    3. (b) will have finished - Future Perfect tense for action completed by a certain time in future
    4. (c) should - Modal expressing advice/recommendation
    5. (a) The plants are watered by the gardener every morning - Simple Present Passive
    6. (b) she was writing a letter - Present Continuous changes to Past Continuous in reported speech
    7. (c) are going - Should be 'is going' because 'one of' takes singular verb
    8. (c) at - Use 'at' with specific places/points like stations
    9. (d) and - Conjunction showing addition of two qualities
    10. (c) She doesn't like coffee - Third person singular uses 'doesn't' + base verb
    11. (c) were - Use 'were' in hypothetical/unreal conditions (Type 2 conditional)
    12. (d) Exclamatory - Sentence expresses strong emotion and ends with exclamation mark
    13. (c) The - Unique geographical features take definite article 'the'
    14. (b) He wrote a letter - Simple Past Active voice
    15. (d) the highest - Superlative degree requires 'the'
    16. (b) were - 'Neither...nor' takes verb according to the nearest subject (friends - plural)
    17. b) where I lived - Question word order changes to statement order; tense shifts back
    18. (c) The furniture is expensive - 'Furniture' is uncountable, always singular
    19. (c) Could - Modal for polite request
    20. (c) or - Conjunction showing alternative/consequence (otherwise)

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