MGK’s ENGLISH CLASSES

Grammar Test
10th
Std. : Time – 45 min
Sub. : English Marks – 50

1) Tense. 5 mks
He has solved the sums. (Write in Simple Past, Future Continuous, Present
Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect, Future Perfect Continuous)

2) Identify the tense and the verb. 2 mks

a) He is supervising the work.

b) He will have done his homework.

3) Change the voice. 4 mks

a) Who broke the glass?

b) They would find it very easy.

c) She was crossing the street in a hurry.

d) Grab the opportunity.

4) Question Tag. 4 mks

a) I am trying to concentrate.

b) I will never forget.

c) Let’s read the book.

d) They stared at the picture.

5) Interrogative. 3 mks
a) It sounds absurd.

b) That does not stop you from dreaming big.

c) I wish to start a driving school.

6) Exclamatory. 3 mks
a) It is a very unadulterated thinking.

b) He was a noble gentleman.

c) Christmas was wonderful.

7) Remove ‘too’. 2 mks

a) You are too late to come in the class.

b) He was too slow to complete his paper.

8) Use ‘able to’. 2 mks

a) He could not solve the puzzle.

b) She can read fluently.

9) No sooner – than. 2 mks

a) The boys began to talk as soon as the teacher went out of the classroom.

b) You must go there as soon as he comes.

10) Indirect. 4 mks
a) He said, “Let’s not try to jump.”

b) She said, “How horrifying this is!”

c) “Where do you work?” he asked, “At the Oberoi, “I replied.

d) She said, “What can I do with this book?”

11) Affirmative, Negative, Assertive. 3 mks

a) What a strange appeal! (Assertive)

b) She was speechless. (Negative)

c) She failed to finish her job. (Negative)

12) ‘Wh’ question. 2 mks

a) This shop sells interesting books.

b) He took 15 days to learn driving.

13) Change the degree. 5 mks

a) Very few countries are as powerful as Japan.

b) An ignited mind is the most powerful resource.

c) Water is not as thick as blood.

14) Simple, compound, complex. 2 mks
a) He left it there and continued his work. (Use present participle)

b) The man was strong so could pull heavy loads. (Simple, Complex)

15) Clause – structure 2 mks

a) I know that the boy will be hung.

b) Your friend is the one who appreciates you.

16) Do as directed 5 mks

a) He was a college lecturer. He was a scientist. (Not only – but also)

b) She is beautiful. She is talented. (As well as)

c) The situation was difficult but he faced it with courage. (Use ‘though’)

d) I can hardly tell the difference. (State the ‘word class’)

e) Write verbs – sad, glory.