10th class,board examination, English grammar practice paper

 

Class 10 English Board Exam: Grammar Practice Paper

1. The Earth _______ around the Sun once every 365 days. A) revolve B) revolves C) is revolving D) has revolved

2. If it rains this afternoon, we _______ the cricket match. A) would cancel B) will cancel C) cancelled D) had cancelled

3. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked. (Change to Indirect Speech) A) She asked where was her umbrella. B) She asked where her umbrella was. C) She asked where is her umbrella. D) She asked that where her umbrella was.

4. Neither the teacher nor the students _______ to the new library yesterday. A) go B) goes C) went D) going

5. You _______ wear a helmet while riding a bike; it is a legal requirement. A) can B) may C) must D) might

6. Identify the error: "The news of the accident were broadcasted all over the country." A) news B) accident C) were D) broadcasted

7. I _______ my homework by the time my father arrived home. A) finished B) have finished C) had finished D) am finishing

8. Passive Voice: "The gardener is watering the plants." A) The plants were being watered by the gardener. B) The plants are watered by the gardener. C) The plants are being watered by the gardener. D) The plants have been watered by the gardener.

9. The committee _______ divided in their opinions regarding the new policy. A) is B) are C) was D) has been

10. Each of the girls _______ received a prize for the debate. A) have B) has C) are D) were

11. "I will call you tomorrow," said Ravi to Meena. (Change to Indirect Speech) A) Ravi told Meena that he will call her tomorrow. B) Ravi told Meena that he would call her the next day. C) Ravi said Meena that he would call her tomorrow. D) Ravi told Meena that I would call you the next day.

12. Bread and butter _______ a wholesome breakfast for most people. A) are B) is C) were D) have been

13. You _______ not talk loudly in the hospital. A) could B) might C) should D) would

14. Passive Voice: "Someone has stolen my bicycle." A) My bicycle was stolen by someone. B) My bicycle is stolen by someone. C) My bicycle has been stolen by someone. D) My bicycle had been stolen by someone.

15. By next June, we _______ in this house for ten years. A) will live B) will be living C) will have lived D) have lived

16. I _______ swimming every morning when I was in high school. A) use to go B) used to go C) am going D) have gone

17. Change to Active Voice: "The window was broken by the wind." A) The wind breaks the window. B) The wind broke the window. C) The wind has broken the window. D) The wind was breaking the window.

18. Choose the correct Determiner: "Is there _______ milk left in the fridge?" A) many B) few C) any D) several

19. He is so weak _______ he cannot walk without help. A) and B) but C) that D) because

20. No sooner did the thief see the police _______ he ran away. A) when B) then C) than D) so

Answer Key with Explanations:

  1. B) revolves (Scientific facts always use Simple Present Tense.)

  2. B) will cancel (First Conditional: If + Simple Present, then Future Simple.)

  3. B) She asked where her umbrella was. (Indirect questions follow assertive word order: Subject + Verb.)

  4. C) went ('Yesterday' indicates Simple Past; 'neither/nor' doesn't change the past tense form.)

  5. C) must (Used for strong obligation or legal necessity.)

  6. C) were (Error: 'News' is an uncountable noun and takes the singular verb 'was'.)

  7. C) had finished (Past Perfect is used for an action completed before another past action.)

  8. C) The plants are being watered by the gardener. (Present Continuous Passive: is/am/are + being + V3.)

  9. B) are (Collective nouns take plural verbs when the members are acting individually/disagreeing.)

  10. B) has ('Each' is always singular.)

  11. B) Ravi told Meena that he would call her the next day. ('Will' changes to 'would', 'tomorrow' to 'the next day'.)

  12. B) is (When two nouns represent a single idea/meal, they take a singular verb.)

  13. C) should (Used for giving advice or suggesting a moral duty.)

  14. C) My bicycle has been stolen by someone. (Present Perfect Passive: has/have + been + V3.)

  15. C) will have lived (Future Perfect: used for an action that will be completed by a certain time in the future.)

  16. B) used to go (Used for describing a past habit.)

  17. B) The wind broke the window. (Passive 'was broken' is Simple Past, so active is 'broke'.)

  18. C) any (Used in questions and negative sentences with uncountable nouns.)

  19. C) that (The construction is 'so... that' to show result/consequence.)

  20. C) than ('No sooner' is always paired with 'than'.)

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