NAIKAVAKI COLLEGE

YEAR 10B ENGLISH WORKSHEET 1 2022

PART 1 Language Usage

The multiple-choice questions are all compulsory.
1. Are we on time? What time…….it now?
a) am b) are c) is d) was

2. Are they here? No, they ………….

a) are b) isn’t c) aren’t d) wasn’t

3. Helen is very …………. . She doesn’t go out a lot.

a) bored b) confident c) angry d) shy

4. My Dad …………. His car yet.

a) hasn’t sold b) didn’t sell c) doesn’t sell d) wasn’t sell

5. Which bus ……………… for when I saw you this morning?

a) did you wait b) had you waited c) were you waiting d) have you waited

6. I’ve been a doctor …………… fifteen years.

a) Since b) for c) until d) by

7. We’re getting married ………… March .

a) in b) on c) at d) by

8. Harry ………. the violin once a week.

a) listens b) plays c) play d) sings

9. My brother Peter ……….. karate three days a week.

a) do b) does c) I d) is

10. People should follow instructions to fight ………… COVID 19.

a) with b) for c) against d) with
PART II REWRITING
Rewrite the following sentences using the instructions given in the brackets. Each question
is worth 1 mark.
1. The teacher said to Jenny: “You have to learn your grammar”.
Rewrite in reported speech. (The teacher told Jenny…)
___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.

2. The car was being cleaned by its owner. (Rewrite in Active voice ).
__________________________________________________________________________ .

3. Mere broke the law, as a result she got arrested by the police. (Begin : If…)
___________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________.

4. Lice eats very little while Ena eats a lot. ( Use: more than…)
______________________________________________________________________.

5. Nisha bought a new gold watch yesterday. It costs $300 at Tappoo.

( combine into one sentence, using which)
__________________________________________________________________________.
PART I PROOF READING

Each sentence has one grammatical error. You are required to write the error and its correction
in the spaces provided. Each sentence is worth 1 mark (1/2 mark is for identifying the error,
1/2 mark is for correcting the error).

No. Sentence Error Correction

1
I love to see my sister grown up to be a successful
person in the coming years.
2 always have a smile on your face.

3
Vince is a very very hardworking person.
4
I get nerve when I talk in public.
5
Parents should check there childrens work.
6
Wash your hands with sop and water daily.
7
Learn to respect teachers bcoz they provide us with
knowledge.
8
Raise in sea level is an issue addressed throughout the
world.
9
Do your homework dialy, said Mrs Nand.
10
We need to leave a happy life.

PART II Word Forms

Change the form of the word in brackets to fit in correctly in the sentences given below.

1. The dancer shared with the audience his _____________________ (humility)

background.
2. Whenever I meet my old teacher, I greet him __________________ (respect)
3. _______________ (Happy) is a value that we all should have.
4. She ________________ (reverse) into a parking space.
5. I was ________________________ (disappoint) to find out that they had already left.
PART I Prepositions
A preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a
sentence.eg. on, under/below, over/above, in, behind, in front of, between, into, out of, up,
through, across, beside/next to, around.
Use appropriate prepositions to fill in the blank spaces in the sentences given below.
1. You must apologise _____________ your rude behaviour.
2. the curious child eagerly begged _________ an answer to the riddle.
3. he was confident that he will be coming first ___________ the examination.
4. I ran _________ my teacher at the show last night.
5. My friends called __________ me yesterday.

PART II Agreement
Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Either my shoes or your hat (is/ are) _________always on the floor.
2. The chief guest, together with his wife, (greets/ greet) ____________the students cordially.
3. Neither Pauliasi nor Jone (has/ have) any right to the property.
4. No prize or medal (was/ is) ________given to the boy, though he came first in the
examination.
5. One of my friends (has/ have) __________been awarded a scholarship to study in Australia.

PART III Completion Complete the following sentences using 5 to 8 words.

1. Despite the flood warning, _________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________.

2._________________________________________________________________________
instead of choosing one question only.
3.I will have to choose between my friend and brother because
__________________________________________________________________________.
4.Without proper equipment, __________________________________________________.

5.My mother scolded me _____________________________________________________.

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