CBSE Class 10 English Gap Filling MCQs

Question. I am hungry. Can I have something ...........................?
(a) for eating
(b) to eat
(c) to eating

Answer : B

Question. I .............................. I am not hungry now.
(a) just ate
(b) have just eaten
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : C

Question. The road is closed. There ............................. an accident.
(a) is
(b) was
(c) has been

Answer : C

Question. What time ...................................?
(a) are you leave
(b) do you leave
(c) are you leaving

Answer : C

Question. I burned my hand while ................................ dinner.
Please select 2 correct answers
(a) cooking
(b) cooked
(c) I was cooking

Answer : A, C

Question. When he arrived, we ................................. dinner.
(a) are having
(b) were having
(c) have

Answer : B

Question. I ............................. tea.
(a) am not drinking
(b) don't drink
(c) don't drinking

Answer : B

Question. They .................................. with each other.
(a) are not getting on
(b) don't get on
(c) don't get out

Answer : B

Question. I was born in Kerala. I ............................... anywhere else.
(a) didn't live
(b) don't live
(c) haven't lived

Answer : C

Question. We .............................. the house painted next week.
(a) have
(b) are having
(c) had

Answer : B

Question. I usually .............................. in the morning.
(a) am feeling tired
(b) feel tired
(c) feeling tired

Answer : B

Question. I .......................... a headache all morning.
(a) have
(b) have had
(c) had

Answer : B

Question. The company ........................... CEO has been arrested for fraud has filed for bankruptcy.
(a) which
(b) who
(c) whose
(d) that

Answer : C

Question. She is .................... friend of mine.
(a) no
(b) none
(c) not

Answer : A

Question. This is the club ........................... we used to meet.
(a) that
(b) where
(c) which

Answer : B

Question. She lives ......................
(a) alone
(b) lonely

Answer : A

Question. I am not used to ............................... in night shifts.
(a) work
(b) working
(c) worked

Answer : B

Question. She is good .................... singing.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) on

Answer : A

Question. No sooner ........................... arrived than trouble started brewing.
(a) he had
(b) had he
(c) he
(d) did he

Answer : B

Question. I would rather ........................... overnight if you don't mind.
(a) stay
(b) stayed
(c) to stay

Answer : A

Question. She kissed them ............. on their forehead.
Please select 2 correct answers
(a) each
(b) every
(c) both

Answer : A

Question. ........................ your help, I would have been in real trouble.
(a) But for
(b) If not
(c) Not
(d) Unless

Answer : A

Question. That was rude - you ...................... have called him a fool.
(a) wouldn't
(b) mustn't
(c) shouldn't

Answer : C

Question. I visited granny ......................... day.
(a) the other
(b) another
(c) other

Answer : A

Question. I found it difficult ................... the
(a) puzzle.
(b) solving
(c) to solve

Answer : C

Question. It was just ............................ day in his life.
(a) other
(b) another
(c) the other
(d) the another

Answer : B

Question. She is .................... old.
(a) pretty
(b) prettily

Answer : A

Question. This is the village ........................... I was born in.
(a) where
(b) which
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B

Question. ....................... you try, you will not succeed.
(a) Unless
(b) Otherwise
(c) Without

Answer : A

Question. That is ...................... of your business.
(a) no
(b) none
(c) not

Answer : B

Question. Fruits and vegetables are good .............. you.
(a) of
(b) for
(c) with

Answer : B

Question. I want to speak ............... the manager.
(a) to
(b) with
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A, B

Question. He has two daughters who look .................................
(a) like
(b) alike

Answer : B

Question. If I had been there, this ................
(a) will not happen
(b) would not happen
(c) would not have happened

Answer : C

Question. I was ................... tired that I could not work.
(a) so
(b) very
(c) too

Answer : A

Question. It is high time you ............................ smoking.
(a) stop
(b) stopped
(c) have stopped

Answer : B

Gap Filling Vocabulary English Grammar Exercises

Question. He returned the vacuum cleaner because it was …………………….
(a) defective
(b) defect
(c) deficient

Answer : A

Question. Judas' .......................... of Jesus led to his crucifixion.
(a) betray
(b) betrayal
(c) betraying

Answer : B

Question. Smoking is …………………….. to your health.
(a) delectable
(b) deleterious

Answer : B

Question. Ancient kings of India were known for their policy of religious................................
(a) tolerance
(b) tolerant

Answer : A

Question. You must learn to wait ...........................
(a) patient
(b) patience
(c) patiently

Answer : C

Question. A diet ……………………. in vitamins is unhealthy.
(a) deficient
(b) defective
(c) deficiency

Answer : A

Question. He was humorous and ..............................
(a) imagination
(b) imaginary
(c) imaginative

Answer : C

Question. They devised a ……………………. method to keep insects at bay.
(a) definite
(b) definitive

Answer : B

Question. He fought with great ............................ to overcome difficult situations.
(a) vigor
(b) vigorous
(c) vigorously

Answer : A

Question. We watched the ……………………… of the old building.
(a) demolish
(b) demolition
(c) demolished

Answer : B

Question. The carving was executed with great …………………….
(a) precision
(b) precise

Answer : A

Question. Today the climate is ...........................
(a) tolerable
(b) tolerant
(c) tolerance

Answer : A

Question. We awaited the ……………………. of the parcel.
(a) delivery
(b) deliverance
(c) deliverable

Answer : A

Question. His ............................. made matters worse for him.
(a) haughty
(b) haughtiness

Answer : B

Question. She has a …………………… that makes walking difficult.
(a) deform
(b) deformation
(c) deformity

Answer : C

Question. I don't have the .......................... to hear your complaints again.
(a) patience
(b) patient
(c) patiently

Answer : A

Question. The leader's .......................... to abstain from violence had a magical effect on his followers.
(a) exhort
(b) exhortation
(c) exhorted

Answer : B

Question. The child showed ………………….. by refusing to eat.
(a) defy
(b) defiant
(c) defiance

Answer : C

Question. He was telling lies ............................
(a) deliberate
(b) deliberately
(c) deliberation

Answer : B

Question. There has been a ……………………. change in her personality.
(a) definite
(b) definitive

Answer : A

Question. They are still not aware of the .............................. of the situation.
(a) grave
(b) gravity

Answer : B

Question. He had the ……………………. that he was a superman.
(a) delusion
(b) delusive
(c) delusional

Answer : A

Question. The poets imagine many things. Their ideas are not real but ............................
(a) imaginary
(b) imagination
(c) imaginative

Answer : A

Question. The old woman’s ……………………… on her children was absolute.
(a) depend
(b) dependent
(c) dependence

Answer : C

Gap Filling Intermediate English Grammar Exercises

Question. A chain of customers ................................ waiting when the door opened.
(a) was
(b) were

Answer : A

Question. The wind was ………………………… fierce that we could hardly stand up.
(a) so
(b) too
(c) very

Answer : A

Question. ……………………. a grown up, you must fend for yourself from now on.
(a) As
(b) Like
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. The acrobats performed ………………………. of dexterity.
(a) feets
(b) feats
(c) foots

Answer : B

Question. Tigers are among ………………………. animals.
(a) most ferocious
(b) ferociousest
(c) the most ferocious
(d) the more ferocious

Answer : C

Question. The unrest among the students caused the college ………………………..
(a) to close
(b) closing
(c) to closing

Answer : A

Question. The old woman is ………………………… feeble to do his own cooking.
(a) so
(b) too
(c) very

Answer : B

Question. The consultant's fee was …………………….. than we expected.
(a) more high
(b) higher
(c) more higher

Answer : B

Question. It is not feasible ………………………… the trip in one day.
(a) to make
(b) making
(c) make

Answer : A

Question. Females ………………………….. a slight majority of the population.
(a) consist
(b) constitute
(c) constitute of

Answer : B

Question. The child cowered ………………………… the father raised his voice.
(a) every time
(b) everytime
(c) every times

Answer : A

Question. They let a bottle of apple juice ………………………… into cider.
(a) ferment
(b) to ferment
(c) fermenting

Answer : A