Class 10 Boards English Practice Questions

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Grammar

Q1. What is the past participle of the verb 'write'?

  1. wrote
  2. written
  3. writed
  4. writing
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B. written — 'Write' is irregular: past tense 'wrote', past participle 'written' (has written).

Literary Devices

Q2. Identify the figure of speech: 'She sings like a nightingale.'

  1. Metaphor
  2. Simile
  3. Personification
  4. Hyperbole
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B. Simile — It is a simile — a direct comparison using 'like'. A metaphor would omit 'like'/'as' (e.g. 'She is a nightingale').

Vocabulary

Q3. Choose the antonym of 'ancient':

  1. old
  2. modern
  3. historic
  4. antique
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B. modern — 'Ancient' means very old; its opposite is 'modern'. The other options are near-synonyms of ancient.

Grammar

Q4. Choose the correct passive form: 'The teacher praised the student.'

  1. The student was praised by the teacher.
  2. The student is praising the teacher.
  3. The student praised the teacher.
  4. The teacher was praised by the student.
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A. The student was praised by the teacher. — In the passive voice the object ('the student') becomes the subject and the verb becomes 'was praised': 'The student was praised by the teacher.'

Vocabulary

Q5. Choose the synonym of 'brave':

  1. timid
  2. courageous
  3. weak
  4. foolish
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B. courageous — 'Brave' means showing courage, so 'courageous' is the synonym. 'Timid' and 'weak' are opposites.

Grammar

Q6. Choose the correct reported speech: He said, 'I am tired.'

  1. He said that he was tired.
  2. He said that I am tired.
  3. He says he is tired.
  4. He said that he is tired.
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A. He said that he was tired. — In reported speech the tense shifts back and the pronoun changes: present 'am' → past 'was', 'I' → 'he'. So: 'He said that he was tired.'

Grammar

Q7. Fill in the blank with the correct article: 'She is ___ honest person.'

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article
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B. an — 'Honest' begins with a silent 'h', so it starts with a vowel sound and takes 'an': 'an honest person'.

Literary Devices

Q8. Identify the figure of speech: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

  1. Simile
  2. Personification
  3. Metaphor
  4. Alliteration
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B. Personification — Giving the human action 'whispered' to the non-human 'wind' is personification.

Grammar

Q9. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

  1. Where are you going
  2. Where are you going?
  3. Where are you going.
  4. where are you going?
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B. Where are you going? — A question needs a capital first letter and a question mark: 'Where are you going?'

Vocabulary

Q10. The word 'reluctant' means:

  1. eager
  2. unwilling
  3. cheerful
  4. confident
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B. unwilling — 'Reluctant' means unwilling or hesitant to do something — the opposite of 'eager'.

Tenses Past Perfect

Q11. Choose the option that correctly fills the blank: 'By the time the fire brigade arrived, the old warehouse ___ completely to ashes.'

  1. has burnt
  2. had burnt
  3. is burning
  4. burns
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B. had burnt — The past perfect 'had burnt' is needed because the burning was completed before another past action (the brigade's arrival).

Question Tags

Q12. Identify the correct question tag: 'Neither of the players turned up for practice, ___'

  1. did they?
  2. didn't they?
  3. did he?
  4. didn't he?
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A. did they? — 'Neither' makes the statement negative, so the tag is positive; 'players' (plural subject) takes 'they', giving 'did they?'

Modals

Q13. Which sentence uses the modal verb to express a strong prohibition?

  1. You need not enter the lab.
  2. You must not enter the lab.
  3. You may not have entered the lab.
  4. You could enter the lab.
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B. You must not enter the lab. — 'Must not' expresses a strong prohibition, telling someone that an action is firmly forbidden.

Reported Speech Imperative

Q14. Report the following in indirect speech: The captain said to the team, 'Play your best today.'

  1. The captain told the team that they played their best that day.
  2. The captain urged the team to play their best that day.
  3. The captain said the team to play their best today.
  4. The captain asked the team if they played their best that day.
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B. The captain urged the team to play their best that day. — An imperative in reported speech uses a reporting verb like 'urged/told' plus a to-infinitive, and 'today' changes to 'that day'.

Sentence Combination

Q15. Choose the correctly combined sentence: 'The storm was severe. The match was cancelled.'

  1. The storm was severe but the match was cancelled.
  2. The storm was so severe that the match was cancelled.
  3. The storm was severe or the match was cancelled.
  4. Though the storm was severe, the match was cancelled.
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B. The storm was so severe that the match was cancelled. — 'So...that' correctly shows that the severity of the storm caused the match to be cancelled, expressing cause and effect.

Figures Of Speech

Q16. In the line 'The clouds wept over the silent valley', the figure of speech used is:

  1. Simile
  2. Metaphor
  3. Personification
  4. Hyperbole
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C. Personification — Weeping is a human action given to clouds, so the non-human clouds are personified.

Subject Verb Agreement

Q17. Choose the option with the correct subject-verb agreement: 'Each of the students ___ a separate desk in the examination hall.'

  1. have
  2. were having
  3. has
  4. are having
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C. has — 'Each of' takes a singular verb, so 'has' is correct.

Prepositions

Q18. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: 'The manager congratulated her ___ winning the national award.'

  1. for
  2. on
  3. at
  4. with
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B. on — The verb 'congratulate' is followed by 'on' when naming the achievement (congratulate someone on something).

Error Correction

Q19. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

  1. She is one of the best dancer in the group.
  2. She is one of the best dancers in the group.
  3. She is one of the best dancers in the groups.
  4. She is one of the better dancer in the group.
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B. She is one of the best dancers in the group. — 'One of the' must be followed by a plural noun, so 'dancers' is correct.

Voice Present Perfect

Q20. Choose the correct passive form: 'Someone has stolen my bicycle.'

  1. My bicycle was stolen by someone.
  2. My bicycle has been stolen.
  3. My bicycle is being stolen.
  4. My bicycle had been stolen.
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B. My bicycle has been stolen. — The present perfect active 'has stolen' becomes 'has been stolen' in the passive; the vague agent 'someone' is dropped.

Vocabulary Synonyms

Q21. Choose the word that is the correct synonym of 'abundant':

  1. scarce
  2. plentiful
  3. hidden
  4. fragile
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B. plentiful — 'Abundant' means existing in large quantities, which matches 'plentiful'.

Clauses

Q22. Identify the clause in bold and its type: 'The book *that you lent me* was fascinating.'

  1. Noun clause
  2. Adjective (relative) clause
  3. Adverb clause of reason
  4. Main clause
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B. Adjective (relative) clause — 'That you lent me' describes the noun 'book', functioning as an adjective (relative) clause.

Conditionals

Q23. Choose the correct option to fill the blank: 'If she ___ harder, she would have cleared the exam.'

  1. studies
  2. had studied
  3. studied
  4. would study
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B. had studied — The third conditional uses 'had + past participle' in the if-clause with 'would have' in the main clause to describe an unreal past.

Parts Of Speech

Q24. Choose the sentence in which the underlined word is used as an adverb: 'They arrived _early_ for the ceremony.'

  1. The early bird catches the worm.
  2. They arrived early for the ceremony.
  3. An early start is advisable.
  4. We took the early train.
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B. They arrived early for the ceremony. — In 'arrived early', the word 'early' modifies the verb 'arrived', so it acts as an adverb; the other options use it as an adjective.

Determiners

Q25. Fill in the blank with the appropriate determiner: 'There is very ___ water left in the bottle, so drink carefully.'

  1. few
  2. many
  3. little
  4. several
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C. little — 'Water' is an uncountable noun, so the correct quantifier for a small amount is 'little' (not 'few', which is used with countable nouns).

Phrasal Verbs

Q26. Choose the option that best completes the sentence with a phrasal verb meaning 'to tolerate': 'I cannot ___ his constant complaining any longer.'

  1. put up with
  2. put off
  3. put down
  4. put away
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A. put up with — The phrasal verb 'put up with' means to tolerate or endure something unpleasant.

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