CBSE Class 10 English Integrated Grammar Practice Assignment

I. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option from the ones given below.

Question. Elephanta Caves (i) ................. and boast of some of India’s most magnificent rock-cut sculptures of Lord Shiva. (ii) ................. the Gateway of India, these caves. (iii) .................. small boats.

(i) (a) are dating back to the sixth century
(b) date back in the sixth century
(c) dated back to the sixth century
(d) date back to the sixth century
Answer. D

(ii) (a) Situating about 11 km from
(b) Situated about 11 km on
(c) Situated about 11 km from
(d) Situated about at 11 km for
Answer. A

(iii) (a) are reaching on
(b) reached by
(c) have been reached by
(d) are reached by
Answer. D

Question. Anita Desai (i) ................. a special liking for this one particular aspect of existentialism ‘the one alone’, the alienated man with no record, (ii) ................. and belongingness with the world around and hence ever (iii) ................. identity.

(i) (a) seemed to have developed
(b) seems to have developed
(c) seems to develop
(d) seemed to have had developed
Answer. B

(ii) (a) to have enjoyed no sense of harmony
(b) enjoying no sense in harmony
(c) not enjoying sense of harmony
(d) enjoying no sense of harmony
Answer. D

(iii) (a) engages for search of
(b) engaged in search on
(c) engaged in search of
(d) engages in search at 
Answer. C

Question. Problems cause stress and stress (i) ................. effectiveness, so it is very logical that once we solve our problems, we (ii) ................. our efficiency and effectiveness. Incidentally, we cannot eliminate problems unless we (iii) ................. the final exit, the very thought of this itself is stressful.

(i) (a) reduces our
(b) reduced our
(c) reducing
(d) has reduced
Answer. A

(ii) (a) can increase
(b) should be able to increase
(c) will be able to increasing
(d) could increase
Answer. B

(iii) (a) opt for
(b) opt from
(c) opt to
(d) opt with
Answer. A

Question. The defence mechanism of human body is a gift of nature provided to human beings. the power of our body (i) ................. various disease-producing agents is known as defensive mechanism. This defensive mechanism (ii) ................. which can be categorised (iii) ................. two types, common factors and special factors.

(i) (a) fighting with
(b) to fight about
(c) to fight against
(d) to have fought on
Answer. C

(ii) (a) depends at various factors
(b) depends upon various factors
(c) depending from various factors
(d) depended at various factors
Answer. B

(iii) (a) mainly into
(b) mainly on
(c) main into
(d) main in
Answer. A

Question. Some women (i) ................. the narrow walls of domesticity and chained in the shackles of honour and shame. Bapsi Sidhwa (ii) ................. issue of honour and shame, and unveils the hypocrisy (iii)..................

(i) (a) are being confined in
(b) are confine to
(c) are confined in
(d) are confined at
Answer. C

(ii) (a) throws light on this
(b) throwing light on this
(c) thrown light on these
(d) throwing light at this
Answer. A

(iii) (a) beyond it
(b) after it
(c) against it
(d) behind it
Answer. D

II. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct options from the ones given below.

Question. In our country the farmers are poor. The government .................. double their income in three years.
(a) shall
(b) will
(c) should
(d) could
Answer. A

Question. Recently India has tested .................. missiles. The government wants to shield the country with anti-missiles.
(a) much
(b) few
(c) lots of
(d) several
Answer. D

Question. A girl, and not a boy .................. won the prize.
(a) have
(b) has
(c) do
(d) done
Answer. B  

Question. A knowledge of what .................. be done in such cases till the doctor arrives .................. always be helpful to the common man.
(a) can, should
(b) may, should
(c) should, can
(d) should, may
Answer. C 

Question. India and China should.................. to the table talks to resolve LAC disputes.
(a) come
(b) comes
(c) has come
(d) coming
Answer. A 

Question. The baby drank .................. milk kept in the bottle.
(a) little
(b) the little
(c) a little
(d) much
Answer. B  

Question. My father is very busy these days. But he .................... find some time for you.
(a) might
(b) has to
(c) must
(d) will
Answer. C 

Question. My friends as well as I ....................... students of Laxmi Bai College.
(a) have
(b) is
(c) was
(d) were
Answer. D 

Question. ..................... the husband and wife are elected to the Assembly.
(a) Every
(b) Both
(c) All
(d) Each
Answer. B 

Question. I am very badly in need of a job. I ...................... if you grant me the favour.
(a) shall obliged
(b) shall be obliging
(c) shall be highly oblige
(d) shall be highly obliged
Answer. D
 

Fill up the given blanks choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given below.

Question. The skin of our body saves us against many micro-organisms producing diseases,(i) ................. it is intact. In case there are cuts or abrasions on it, the micro-organisms (ii) ................... those cuts and abrasions and can cause diseases. Therefore, a cut or an abrasion (iii) ................. .

(i) (a) provided that
(b) provided with
(c) providing that
(d) provide with
Answer. A

(ii) (a) are penetrating the body through
(b) penetrate the body in
(c) penetrate the body through
(d) penetrated the body in
Answer. C

(iii) (a) should never leaving open
(b) should be always left opened
(c) should never be left open
(d) should leave open
Answer. C

Question. It is generally believed that fortune (i) ............. a big role in the life of an individual. If he is favoured by the goddess of destiny, he may have all the good things in life. But if fortune frowns upon him, he (ii) .............. completely. However, you should not forget that without studying hard you (iii)
............with success.

(i) (a) have played
(b) has play
(c) plays
(d) is playing
Answer. C

(ii) (a) may be destroy
(b) may destroy
(c) may be destroyed
(d) mayn’t be destroyed
Answer. C

(iii) (a) will crown
(b) will be crowned
(c) will be crowning
(d) will crowned
Answer. D

Question. Freedom (i) ................... in India. Unity in diversity is the hallmark of this country.
India (ii) .................. a country in her long history. She is a giver, not a taker. She (iii) ................... the concept of zero to the world and several other things. Undoubtedly the list is endless and unparalleled.

(i) (a) was worshipped
(b) is worshipped
(c) has worshipped
(d) will worship
Answer. B

(ii) (a) never invaded
(b) have never invaded
(c) has never invaded
(d) will never invade
Answer. C

(iii) (a) will give
(b) was given
(c) given
(d) gave
Answer. D

Question. The Manipur Sangai Festival is one of the vibrant festivals ...........(i) in Manipur. This festival ......... (ii) in the month of November during the year 2010. It ............. (iii) every year since then. This festival celebrates the art and culture of the state.

(i) (a) celebrates
(b) is celebrated
(c) celebrated
(d) was celebrated
Answer. C

(ii) (a) was starting
(b) started
(c) will start
(d) is starting
Answer. B

(iii) (a) was happening
(b) has been happening
(c) is happening
(d) happened
Answer. B

Question. Shad Suk Mynsiem is the most important festival of the Khasi Clans of Meghalaya. It is also celebrated by the Jaintia and Garo clans of Meghalaya. This festival................ (i) in April, every year. This......... (ii) an extraordinary celebration and is also known as ‘Move of cheerful hearts’.
This is a three-day festival and is popularly...... (iii) as the ‘Shad Phur’. This festival is celebrated primarily in the Khasi Hills; close to Shillong.

(i) (a) celebrates
(b) is celebrated
(c) celebrated
(d) was celebrated
Answer. B

(ii) (a) was
(b) will be
(c) will start
(d) is
Answer. D

(iii) (a) was known
(b) has been knowing
(c) is knowing
(d) known
Answer. D

Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct options for any four of the six sentences given below.

Question. Only good books .................. be good friends.
(a) can
(b) will
(c) used to
(d) may
Answer. A

Question. It was .................. red letter day for the staff when .................. best prize was given to Mr Azad.
(a) a, am
(b) an, the
(c) a, the
(d) a, an
Answer. C

Question. Our Tejas .................. going to acquire stealth power very soon.
(a) have
(b) is
(c) are
(d) has
Answer. B

Question. The Rafale fighter jets .................. protect Indian space.
(a) shall
(b) will
(c) should
(d) should be
Answer. A

Question. John Keats is one of those poets who .................. never go into the world of oblivion.
(a) will
(b) is
(c) was
(d) are
Answer. A

Question. There is a lonely house near the post office. Nobody wants to live in .................. house.
(a) these
(b) this
(c) that
(d) such
Answer. B

Question. Our examination is drawing near. We.................. work hard.
(a) could
(b) will
(c) should
(d) can
Answer. C

Question. In .................. cases oil comes out of the ground without any drilling at all.
(a) all
(b) some
(c) little
(d) less
Answer. B

Question. “The Arabian Nights” .................. interesting stories.
(a) are
(b) is
(c) has
(d) have
Answer. C

Question. If Sarita had left home early she .................. reached school by how.
(a) has
(b) might have
(c) had
(d) may have
Answer. B

Question. Ravi : “.................. you mind telling me the way to the post office”?
(a) Will
(b) Can
(c) Would
(d) Should
Answer. C

Question. .................. a flower is born to blush unseen.
(a) Many
(b) Several
(c) Few
(d) Less than 
Answer. A

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect ward and the correct word in the space provided.

Incorrect correct

(a) Legends will tell you that flamingoes is ……………….. ………………. (b) no ordinary visitors to Kutch. They were a ………………….. ……………….. (c) honoured guest of King Lakho and he has ……………….. ………………. (d) forbade the hunting of flamingoes, ……………….. ………………. (e) which come to Kutch from various ……………….. ……………….
(f) parts of the world to breeding. For                                     .……………………………….
(g) centuries, the region has being a heaven for                     ………………. ……………….
(h) the migratory birds. Today flamingo City, a                       ………………. ……………….
(i) island of the middle of the Rann of                                    …..…………. ……………….
kutch is strewn with bodies of flamingo chicks.

Omission

In the following passage, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the word that has been omitted along with the word that comes before it and the word that comes after it. Write your answer in the answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.

                                                                                    Before           Word               After
The study fossils is very important                           ……………      ……………       ………….
and helps man learn about his                                 ……………      ……………       .…….....
own past and that of the animals lived                      ……………     …………         ...……….
millions of years ago. It now developed                    ……………      …………         ………...
into separate science called ‘paleontology                 …………         …………        .……....
Fossils are not, some people think, the                     …………         …………        ……….
remains of bodies buried ages.                                …………          …………       …………
Actually, there are three kinds fossils                       …………         …………        ……….
It is chiefly the study of fossils                                …………          ………          ……….
That we know about animal life.

Gap-filing

Fill in the blanks by writing one word in each blank. Write your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number.

All life on earth can ultimately be traced back (a)………. the sea. Creature with limbs (b)…..……………….fingers rather than fins (c) evolved from fishes about 335 millions years (d)……………….., which (e) ……………………mystery. The new fossil (f)……………………….. in the rock formation near Scotland provides one of the few (g)……………………..to what has been happening in these 30 million years.