Class 10 English (Grammar)

1. Identify the correct tense: "The Sun ______ in the east."

• A. rises
• B. is rising
• C. rose
• D. has risen

2. "She ______ working in this school since 2018." Choose the correct verb form.

• A. has been
• B. is
• C. was
• D. will be

3. Choose the appropriate modal: "______ God bless you!"

• A. May
• B. Can
• C. Might
• D. Should

4. "When I reached the station, the train ______." Choose the correct tense.

• A. had left
• B. left
• C. has left
• D. was leaving

5. "You ______ obey your parents and teachers." Select the correct modal verb.

• A. should
• B. may
• C. can
• D. might

6. Select the correct passive voice: "He wrote a letter."

• A. A letter was written by him.
• B. A letter is written by him.
• C. A letter had been written by him.
• D. A letter has written by him.

7. "Look! The baby ______." Complete with the appropriate verb form.

• A. is sleeping
• B. sleeps
• C. slept
• D. had slept

8. "He is ______ Honest man." Choose the correct article/determiner.

• A. an
• B. a
• C. the
• D. no article required

9. "If it rains, we ______ stay inside." Choose the suitable modal.

• A. will
• B. would
• C. must have
• D. could have

10. Choose the correct passive sentence for: "Who broke this mirror?"

• A. By whom was this mirror broken?
• B. By whom is this mirror broken?
• C. Who was broken this mirror?
• D. By whom this mirror was broken?

11. "I ______ drive a car when I was only twelve years old." Select the correct modal.

• A. could
• B. can
• C. may
• D. must

12. "They ______ the project before the deadline yesterday."

• A. completed
• B. have completed
• C. complete
• D. are completing

13. Choose the indirect speech for: He said, "I am busy now."

• A. He said that he was busy then.
• B. He said that I was busy now.
• C. He says that he is busy then.
• D. He told that he is busy now.

14. "Neither he nor his friends ______ present at the meeting."

• A. were
• B. was
• C. is
• D. have

15. "It ______ rain tonight; the sky is covered with dark clouds."

• A. might / may
• B. must not
• C. ought to
• D. cannot

16. "Slow and steady ______ the race." Choose the correct subject-verb agreement.

• A. wins
• B. win
• C. winning
• D. have won

17. "There isn't ______ water left in the pitcher." Choose the correct determiner.

• A. much
• B. many
• C. few
• D. several

18. Choose the correct passive transformation: "They are playing football."

• A. Football is being played by them.
• B. Football was played by them.
• C. Football has been played by them.
• D. Football is played by them.

19. "The patient ______ before the doctor arrived." Fill in the blank.

• A. had died
• B. died
• C. has died
• D. was dying

20. "Walk carefully lest you ______ stumble." Select the correct modal.

• A. should
• B. may
• C. must
• D. would

21. "Bread and butter ______ his favourite breakfast."

• A. is
• B. are
• C. were
• D. have been

22. Change to reported speech: She said to me, "Where do you live?"

• A. She asked me where I lived.
• B. She asked me where did I live.
• C. She told me where I live.
• D. She asked me that where I lived.

23. "He has ______ knowledge of the topic, so he kept quiet."

• A. little
• B. a little
• C. the little
• D. few

24. "We ______ follow traffic rules strictly." Choose the correct modal.

• A. must
• B. can
• C. may
• D. might

25. "By next month, we ______ in this house for ten years."

• A. will have been living
• B. will live
• C. are living
• D. lived