CBSE Grammar Practice Questions PDF

CBSE Grammar Practice Questions ------------------------------- **A.    Correct the following sentences:** 1\.  They had hardly gone a few steps that they saw a lion. 2\.  The thief was able to easily make his escape. 3\.  I did nothing but to gossip and to waste time. 4\.  He impressed me by h...

CBSE Grammar Practice Questions ------------------------------- **A.    Correct the following sentences:** 1\.  They had hardly gone a few steps that they saw a lion. 2\.  The thief was able to easily make his escape. 3\.  I did nothing but to gossip and to waste time. 4\.  He impressed me by his good behaviour. 5\.  The magistrate and collector were present there.   **B.    Fill in the blanks with suitable form of verbs given in brackets:** 6\.  He was tired and \...\...\.....asleep immediately. (fall, fell) 7\.  We shall go out as soon as you \...\.... ready. (are, were) 8\.  She said she would go on knitting as long as she \...\...\... on the chair. (has been sitting, was sitting) 9\.  He died after he \...\...\.... ill a long time. (has been, had been) 10\.  He \...\... in the last war. (has been killed, was killed)   **C.    Make correct sentences with the suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets:** 11\.  The baby (cry) because it is hungry now. 12\.  When I went out in the morning, my little sister (sleep). 13\.  I (wait) here for my friend since 5 o\'clock. 14\.  If you (go) there, you would have met him. 15\.  I (see) the Taj Mahal and know how beautiful it is.   **D.    Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms:** 16\.  The boy jumped off the bus while it (move). 17\.  I (not see) him since yesterday. 18\.  lt is time we(return)home. 19\.  He will not meet me if he (come) tomorrow. 20\.  As I (wait) in the hall, the head master came to me and (ask) me in a gentle voice, \'Now, Raju, how (be) your mother?   **E.    Fill in the blanks with the most suitable modals from brackets:** 21\.  The article stated that he\...\...\...\... read at the age of three. (might, could) 22\.  You \...\...\.....take a sweater in case it gets cold. (should, might) 23\.  It\'s going to rain all afternoon\...\...\..... we go to the cinema? (Shall, Should) 24\.  Scott\...\...\...\... be 21 at the end of the month. (will be, would be) 25\.  Julie said the traffic was heavy, so she \...\...\... be late for the meeting. (should, would)   **F.  Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions:** **26.  Not only he \...\.....his father was also present.** \(a) Is                                                                      \(b) But                                  \(c) Can                                                                  \(d) Also ** ** **27.  You can \...\.....see the clouds in the sky.** \(a) Although                                                       \(c) Since                               \(c) Even                                                                \(d) Have ** ** **28.  Do not go \...\.....he comes.** \(a) Since                                                               \(b) Till                                    \(b) Up to                                                              \(d) From ** ** **29.  ......................he is ill, he cannot come.** \(a) As                                                                    \(b) For                                  \(c) Because                                                         \(d) Like ** ** **30.  You have opposed me, \...\..... I cannot help you.** \(a) So                                                                    \(b) Since                              \(c) For                                                                   \(d) Therefore   **G.  Change into indirect speech:** 31\.  She said, \"Raja, can you tell me where Sumit is working now?\" 32\.  \"Go home, boys,\" said the teacher. 33\.  \"Yes, I have broken the cups,\" admitted the maid. 34\.  \"Shall I call the doctor?\" he asked. 35\.  They said, \"What is the matter?\"   **H.  Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:** 36\.  I was so absorbed \...\.....my book that I did not notice the time. 37\.  He was very ashamed \...\.....his rude behaviour. 38\.  She is distantly related \...\...\.....my wife. 39\.  One soon becomes weary \...\.....the winter. 40\.  He is a bad student, he never seems really interested \...\... his work.   **I.  Fill in the blanks in the paragraph with suitable modals:** 41\.  Ted\'s flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He \...\.....be exhausted after such a long flight. 42\.  The book is optional. My professor said we could read it if we needed extra credit. But we \...\...\...\.... read it if we don\'t want to. 43\.  Susan \...\...\... hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly. 44\.  The television isn\'t working. It\...\...\...\... damaged during the move. 45\.  Pinky: Can you hold your breath for more than a minute? Nupur: No\...\...\....   **J.  Change the voice:** 46\.  Someone was knocking at the door. 47\.  When will you have completed your work? 48\.  When will the police have caught the thief? 49\.  He shall have given the letter to courier agency. 50\.  He will not have changed clothes before my arrival.   **K.  Fill in the blanks with correct determiners:** \...\.... (51) name is Sartaj. This is \...\.... (52) friend Natraj. He\'s 12\...\..... (53) sister is nine. \...\.... (54) pet is a budgie. His name is Bonny. Natraj and I go to the same school. There are 450 boys and girls in \...\.... (55) school. Natraj goes for tuition to Mrs. Biswas. She has got a pet, too\...\..... (56) pet is a tortoise. Our class teacher is Mr. Shastri. Ilike \...\.... (57) lessons. He has two dogs. The dogs love to play in \...\.... (58) garden. Sometimes, I go to \...\....(59) cousin\'s house and play with his pet. Now I have a question for you. What\'s\...\.... (60) pet?   **L.  The sentence against each of these questions has a portion bold.** **There are four alternatives for the bold portion. Select the option which best describes the bold portion with correct English.** **61.  Tagore was a man of letters.** \(a) of wide contents                                       \(b) An excellent letter dictator \(c) A great writer of letters                          \(d) Proficient in literary art ** ** **62.  His friends beat the boy to pay off old scores.** \(a) to refund old dues                                                    \(b) to take revenge \(c) to force him to be a scorer in a match               \(d) because he had not scored well earlier ** ** **63.  Chin tan is so innocent that he wears his heart on his sleeve.** \(a) wears dress that does not match                       \(b) expresses his feelings openly \(c) wears colorful dresses                                            \(d) expresses his feelings with the shape of heart printed on its sleeve ** ** **64.  It was a red letter day in the history of the world.** \(a) a day of bloodshed                                                   \(b) a dangerous note about the destruction \(c) a day memorable for some joyful event         \(d) a day with love and warmth ** ** **65.  The poor subordinates are made scapegoats by their superiors.** \(a) punished for other\'s misdeeds           \(b) developed poor relations \(c) treated humbly and respectfully        \(d) scolded with arrogant reactions   **M.  In each of these sentences there are four parts and one of these parts contain error. Find out and mark that part as your answer.** 66\.  I may go to the (1) / dancing class tomorrow (2) / if I have recovered (3) / from the cold. (4) / No error (5) 67\.  The prime minister announced (1) /that the taxes will be (2)/ increasing from the (3) / beginning of the next year. / no error (5) 68\.  He is the most (1) / intelligent and also (2) / the very talented (3) / student of the college. (4) / No error (5) 69\.  She immediately quit (1) / the job in which (2) / neither the skill nor (3) / knowledge were required. (4) / No error (5) 70\.  The meteorological department (1) / predicted that the (2) / rains and thunderstorm may (3) / continue throughout today. (4) / No error (5) ANSWERS ======= 1\. when they saw a lion                                                 2\. to make his escape easily 3\. but gossip and waste time                                      4\. with his good behaviour 5\. was present there                                                      6\. fell 7\. are                                                                                     8\. was sitting      9\. had been                                                                        10\. was killed 11\. crying                                                                             12\. sleeping        13\. have been waiting                                                    14\. would have gone                      15\. have seen                                                                                    16\. moved 17\. have not seen                                                            18\. eturn                              19\. comes                                                                            20\. waited, asked, is                                                       21\. could                                                                              22\. might 23\. Should                                                                           24\. would be                                       25\. would                                                                            26\. (b)  27\. (c)                                                                                    28\. (b)                   29\. (a)                                                                                   30\. (d)                                   36\. in                                                                                     37\. of 38\. to                                                                                     39\. of     40\. in                                                                                     41\. must 42\. don\'t have to                                                              43\. couldn\'t         44\. must have been                                                        45\. can\'t 51\. My                                                                                  52\. my   53\. His                                                                                   54\. Their               55\. our                                                                                  56\. Her                                                                  57\. his                                                                                   58\. his                   59\. my                                                                                   60\. your 61\. (D)                                                                                   62\. (B)                   63\. (B)                                                                                   64\. (C)                   65\. (A)                                                                                   66\. (3)                   67\. (2)                                                                                   68\. (3)                                   69\. (4)                                                                                   70\. (3)