CBSE Class 10 English Grammar Practice Assignment Set 01

Tense

Question 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets:
Honey, amla, gums, resins, tubers and tamarind; all these and more (a) ______ (come) from forests and (b) ______ (find) their way into our lives. But the tribals who (c) ______ (pluck), dig and extract them get a pittance. Now, the government (d) ______ (decide) to provide a minimum support price (MSP) for some select forest produce on the lines of wheat and paddy. The step could (e) ______ (help) around 40 million tribal families which still (f) ______ (depend) part or whole year on the income from forests.
Answer: (a) come (b) find (c) pluck (d) has decided (e) help (f) depend

Question 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets:
A new study has (a) ______ (find) that birds living in cities (b) ______ (have) larger brains while species with smaller brains (c) ______ (find) almost exclusively in rural locations. Researchers at Sweden's Uppsala University (d) ______ (look) at 82 bird species in central European cities and in the surrounding countryside and (e) ______ (find) that birds with relatively large brains, such as crows and magpies (f) ______ (inhabit) urban areas.
Answer: (a) found (b) have (c) are found (d) looked / have looked (e) found / have found (f) inhabit

Question 3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets:
Peddacheppalli (a) ______ (become) a habitation after Pakanati Kapu brothers who (b) ______ (come) from Northern India, (c) ______ (cut) down a forest and (d) ______ (level) it, and hence the village (e) ______ (name) Peddacheppalli after the eldest of the brothers. Sage Agastya (f) ______ (live) here for some time.
Answer: (a) became (b) came (c) cut (d) levelled (e) was named (f) lived

Question 4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets:
With the onset of Kaliyuga, none (a) ______ (perform) pooja and the area (b) ______ (turn) into a forest with wild shrubs and mud hills (c) ______ (form) on the Shivlingam. When chappali (d) ______ (get) trees cut down for (e) ______ (form) a village, a valmeekam (f) ______ (surface) and local people offered prayers.
Answer: (a) performed (b) turned (c) formed (d) got (e) forming (f) surfaced

Question 5. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter:
Subject: Placement of order for musical instruments
This is to inform you that our school management ______ (decide) to place an order with your company for the supply of musical instruments; the list is given below.
Answer: has decided

Question 6. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter:
Some of the families ______ (shift) lock, stock, and barrel to better localities. You are requested to take an immediate remedial action to set things right.
Answer: have shifted

Question 7. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter:
Subject: Bullying of a class X student
With due respect, I wish to bring to your kind notice that my brother, Ashutosh Singh, of class X-A, who has been staying in Room No. 20 for the last 6 months ______ (bully) by some seniors.
Answer: is being bullied

Question 8. There is a report on dengue published in a magazine. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in the bracket.
All regions in the world were affected, and dengue transmission ______ (record) in Afghanistan for the first time.
Answer: was recorded

Question 9. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter:
Dear Raman
I ______ (write) this letter to tell you about the dangers of consuming drugs.
Answer: am writing

Question 10. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter:
Subject: Replacement of damaged goods
I regret to inform you that some of the items ______ (find) defective and are not as per specification.
Answer: have been found

Question 11. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter:
I read an article in yesterday's newspaper regarding the large-scale cutting of trees near Vande Bharat Nagar and I ______ (write) to express my horror at this decision.
Answer: am writing

Question 12. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter:
Subject: Complaint against cruelty to pet dog
I ______ (distress) to see the cruelty committed by my neighbour, Mr Kiran Shah against his pet dog.
Answer: am distressed

Question 13. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter:
Subject: Insanitary conditions in the colony
I ______ (be) a resident of Amar Enclave for the past eleven years.
Answer: have been

Question 14. Fill in the blanks by using the correct form of the words in the brackets, for the given portion of a letter:
An early and appropriate action ______ (be) highly ______ (appreciate).
Yours faithfully
Manmeet Singh
Answer: will be; appreciated

Question 15. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
All the students ______ (do) the classwork when the teacher came in.
Answer: were doing

Question 16. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
Mahesh ______ (come) tomorrow from Mumbai.
Answer: will come

Question 17. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
I have ______ (pass) the examination.
Answer: passed

Question 18. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
The patient ______ (die) before the doctor came.
Answer: had died

Question 19. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
I saw that the policemen ______ (chase) the thieves.
Answer: were chasing

Question 20. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
I ______ (do) my work before he came.
Answer: had done

Question 21. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
The girl is ______ (sing) a song.
Answer: singing

Question 22. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
The train is about to ______ (leave).
Answer: leave

Question 23. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
We will be ______ (play) cricket tomorrow.
Answer: playing

Question 24. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
You ______ (play) football yesterday.
Answer: played

Question 25. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
Don’t worry I ______ (help) you in writing the essay.
Answer: shall help / will help