Grammar
Grammar
Grammar
Class IX & X
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the magazine article.
The status of women in India _____ a gradual change.
(a) undergo (c) is undergoing
(b) undergoes (d) has undergone
ii. Read the conversation between a child and a balloon man. Complete the passage in the
reported speech.
Child : I want a balloon, which I can release into the air.
Balloon man : Which colour do you want?
Child : Which colour will take me up with it?
A child told a balloon man that he wanted a balloon to which the balloon man asked
______________________________. And the child then asked _______________________.
iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given narrative.
If you are nervous, _____ I speak to her?
(a) shall (b) would
(c) can (d) could
iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following
line, from a news report:
Ten labourers are killed and four injured when the van in which they are travelling rammed
into a truck parked at Rampura crossing.
v. Complete the given sentence by filling in the blank with the correct option.
Joshua, with his members, _____ really well.
(a) sing (b) singing
(c) have sung (d) sings
vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion
of a letter:
Subject : Increase of air pollution in East Hyderabad
Respected Sir/Ma’am,
I am writing to you ________________ (bring) to your notice the increasing effect of air
pollution in our neighbourhood and in the surrounding area.
vii. Report the dialogue between a policeman and a driver by completing the sentence:
Policeman : Why were you driving at such a high speed?
Driver : Sorry sir! The engine is not working properly.
Policeman : Come to the police station and bring your car.
The policeman asked the driver the reason for his high speed to which he replied
__________________________________________________.
viii. Identify the error in the given sentence from a book review and supply the correction.
Money is certainly necessary to survive. But is money the more important part of life?
Use the given format for your response:
Error Correction
ix. Sushila shared some information with Uma about a visit to a zoo. Report Uma’s question.
Did you see the Royal Bengal Tiger?
x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the sentencce.
You _______________ disturb him during his work.
(a) could not (b) don’t have to
(c) must not (d) should not
xi. Mom was ill and was taken to the doctor where he asked her daughter (Caroline) a few
questions. Report the question.
How old is your mother?
_______________________________________________________________________
xii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line from a daily newspaper:
The cars were stopped ___________going any further due to a traffic diversion.
a) to b) by c) from d) within
xiii. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following
line, from a news report:
Two children died after a massive fire breaks out in a newly constructed hospital building
in Andhra Pradesh.
Error Correction
xiv. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the idiom.
Do unto others as you have them do unto you.
a) might b) would c) should d) could
xv. One important field in which the laser many applications communication.
a) have / is b) does / are c) was / are d) has / is
xvi. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He be tired after such hard work. He
prefer to get some rest.
a) need, should b) mustn’t, had better
c) must, may d) had better, must