CBSE Class 7 English Common Errors Assignment

In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark (a), (b) or (c) as your answer. If there is no error, then mark (d) as your answer.

Question. A city dweller finds it difficult (a)/to pass away the time (b)/in a village. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. Visitors (a)/were not permitted (b)/ entering the park (c)/after dark. No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. The fifth and final act (a)/of Macbeth contain (b)/the sleepwalking scene. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. One of the terrorists (a)/of the Kashmir valley (b)/are shot dead. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. Ten kilometres (a)/is (b)/a long distance to walk. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : D

In these questions, read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, then the answer is (d). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Question. You must either (a)/be regular with your studies (b)/and study for longer period before the examination. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. The new taxation rates (a)/announced by the government (b)/are bound to effect the export sector. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. These days, job opportunities are not as better (a)/as they used to be (b)/in the early 70’s. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. When viewed with his point of view (a), the entire episode assumes (b)/a different colour altogether. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. On many occasions (a)/we did helped the poor (b)/people by way of giving them food to eat and clothes to put on. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. Unless it is accepted to both the parties, an (a)/arbitrator would be of no (b)/ use to settle this dispute. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. Although the manager was keen on getting the work (a)/done through Sudhir yesterday, (b)/he tries to avoid it. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. The various consequences (a)/the decision taken by the (b)/finance ministry was not foreseen by the bureaucrats. (c)/ No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. I never considered him to be a person who would (a)/go back on his promise and (b)/then do not even apologize. (c)/ No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. Having finished at school (a)/Raghu thought/of going to Bombay in (b)/search some job. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C 

Read each of the following sentences to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of it. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error your answer is (d), i.e., No error.

Question. When shall we (a)/arrive (b)/to our destination? (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. Based on the newspaper reports, (a)/ we can conclude that (b)/many accidents caused by reckless driving. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. Females (a)/are not appointed (b)/ in our college. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : D

Question. The officer (a)/is angry on the clerk (b)/for not attending to the work. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. No sooner (a)/I had spoken, (b) than he left. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. Computer education (a)/in universities and colleges (b) leaves much to be desired. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. You will be prosecuted (a)/for bringing seeds (b)/into Australia. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. You must either tell me (a)/the whole story or at least (b)/the first half of it. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. Our new neighbours (a)/had been living in Arizona (b)/since ten years before moving to their present house. (c)/ No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. The patient (a)/was accompanied (b)/with his friend. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate appropriate number (1, 2 and 3). If there is no error, indicate corresponding number (d) as your answer.

Question. I saw him (a)/a couple of times (b)/since May. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. Tea (a)/which I am drinking (b)/is hot. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. Although the police officer sympathized with poor (a)/he refused to (b)/ take an action against the rich man (c)./ No error (d)
Answer : A

Question. We were looking forward (a)/to hear news (b)/about the missing fishermen. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : B

Question. The actress (a)/was shocked (b)/by the news of her dog’s death. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. One of the questions (a)/he asked me was (b)/“Who did you travel with?” (c)/No error (d)
Answer : D

Question. I know (a)/a doctor (b)/you are referring to. (c)/No error (d))
Answer : B

Question. The introduction of job oriented courses (a)/in the self-financing colleges (b)/attract many students. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : D

Question. It is better (a)/to keep one’s head in the face of danger than (b)/losing one’s courage. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

Question. The short story (a)/should not exceed (b)/more than two hundred words. (c)/No error (d)
Answer : C

In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error; if there is no error then mark (d) as your answer.

Question. To die with honour (a)/is better than (b)/live with dishonour. (c)/No Error (d)
Answer : D

Question. It is I (a)/who is to blame (b)/for this bad situation. (c)/No Error (d)
Answer : B

Question. Gowri told me (a)/his name after (b)/he left. (c)/No Error (d)
Answer : C

Question. John would have told (a)/you the truth (b)/if you had asked him. (c)/No Error (d)
Answer : D

Question. My sister (a)/has read (b)/pages after pages of the Bible. (c)/No Error (d)
Answer : C

Question. Your success in the IAS examinations depends not only on (a)/what papers you have selected (b)/but on how you have written them. (c)/No Error (d)
Answer : C

Question. Heavy rain (a)/prevented us (b)/to go to the cinema. (c)/No Error (d)
Answer : C

Question. If majority of the individuals in a state (a)/prosper (b)/the state itself would prosper. (c)/No Error (d)
Answer : C

Question. If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations (a)/they will be stopped, ticketed (b)/and have to pay a fine. (c)/ No Error (d)
Answer : C

Question. He asked (a)/supposing if he fails (b)/what he would do. (c)/No Error (d)
Answer : B