CBSE Class 10 English (Communicative) — Grammar
All previous year questions from Chapter: Grammar
17 questions found
2026(10 questions)
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7. Fill in the blanks (i) – (iii) with the appropriate option from those given in the brackets. Renewable energy is essential to the world's efforts to (i) ___________ (reduce/reducing/reduced) dependence on fossil fuels.
1 mark· C· Verb Forms — Infinitive after 'to' - 25
7. Fill in the blanks (i) – (iii) with the appropriate option from those given in the brackets. Solar and wind power (ii) ___________ (has emerged/emerge/are emerging) as the most promising alternatives.
1 mark· C· Subject-verb agreement / verb form - 26
7. Fill in the blanks (i) – (iii) with the appropriate option from those given in the brackets. Many countries (iii) ___________ (are invest/is investing/are investing) heavily in renewable infrastructure to ensure a sustainable future for the next generation.
1 mark· C· Subject-verb agreement / verb form - 27
8. In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. In your answer sheets, remember to write the missing word along with the word that comes before and after it, as shown below. The first one has been done as an example (e.g. Greenhouse gases trap heat the earth’s atmosphere — Word before: heat, Word Omitted: in, Word after: the). (i) atmosphere. They released mainly from
1 mark· C· Editing — Word Omission (line i) - 28
8. In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. (ii) burning fossil. An increase in greenhouse
1 mark· C· Editing — Word Omission (line ii) - 29
8. In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. (iii) gases leads global warming and climate change.
1 mark· C· Editing — Word Omission (line iii) - 30
8. In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. (iv) Melting glaciers and rising sea levels effects of climate change
1 mark· C· Editing — Word Omission (line iv) - 31
9.(i) Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases in the given dialogue to create a meaningful sentence. Patient : Doctor, I've been having a severe headache for the past three days, what should I do ? Doctor : and avoid stress / don't worry / I'll prescribe you / also advise you / it seems like / some medicine and / a case of migraine / to take proper rest
1 mark· C· Jumbled sentence reordering - 32
9.(ii) Report the conversation given below by filling in the blanks to complete the following paragraph : Teacher : Why didn't you submit your homework yesterday ? Student : I am sorry ma'am. I wasn't feeling well. The teacher asked the student ___________.
1 mark· C· Reported speech - blank 1 (question) - 33
9.(ii) Report the conversation given below by filling in the blanks to complete the following paragraph : Teacher : Why didn't you submit your homework yesterday ? Student : I am sorry ma'am. I wasn't feeling well. The student replied that he was ___________.
1 mark· C· Reported speech - blank 2 (reply)
2025(4 questions)
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Fill in the blanks: Prerna and Sushil (i) ___________ (has/have/had) spent years together. On growing up they (ii) ___________ (had got/have got/got) separated and went their own ways. Sushil (iii) ___________ (becomes/became/had become) a well-known sports personality...
3 marks· C· Tenses - 25
Word omitted exercise: ii. This depends the physical / iii. conditions under the material forms. / iv. This results a wide range of colours...
4 marks· C· Omission - 26
Rearrange jumbled words: education experience / a more dynamic / for a holistic / the NEP is / and wholesome / pave the way/ approach / which will
1 mark· C· Sentence Reordering - 27
Report: The King: How will the new policy benefit college students? Minister 2: The policy will provide for an interdisciplinary education that has flexible study plans.
2 marks· C· Reported Speech
2017(3 questions)
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Fill in the blanks: Gavri was only eight years old, but (a) ________ mountain of family responsibilities had already (b) ________ (c) ________ her head.
3 marks· B· Gap Filling - 22
Editing: Walt Disney was our hero. He | e.g. was | Correction: is. (a) left me a legacy that can (b) be enjoy time and again. He (c) knew who to entertain us so well. (d) He developed a process in creating animated films.
4 marks· B· Editing - 23
Rearrange sentences: (a) it / sparsely populated / a / is / in Uttarakhand / town / (b) an average / has / literacy rate / it / 77% / of / (c) Devprayag / pandas / Badrinath Dham / the / is / seat of /
3 marks· B· Sentence Transformation