English Medium कक्षा १० - CBSE Important Questions

Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of options that follow:

The rapid changes that India (a) .................... over the last few decades have been welcomed by (b) .................... . It is an enthusiasm which (c) .................... .

(a) (i) is enduring
     (ii) was endured
     (iii) has been enduring
     (iv) will endure

(b) (i) most of us
     (ii) many of them
     (iii) few of people
     (iv) the lot of people

(c) (i) should be kept alive
     (ii) have been kept alive
     (iii) will be keeping alive
     (iv) will be enlivened

Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences:

(a) your destiny / it / right hand / is said / your / that / is in /

(b) problems / determines / how / our personalities / with / in life / we deal /

(c) than others / can cope / some people / better / hardships / with /

In the passage given below there is an error in each line. Write the error and the correction in your answer sheet as shown in the example.

Ram went up to the basement and find that one of the door was open and the lock broken out.

Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows:
Sukrit   : When will you go to the market, mother?
Mother : In the evening. What do you want from the market?

Sukrit asked his mother when (a) ______. Mother replied that she (b) ______ and asked (c) ______.

Complete the paragraph given below by filling in each of the blanks with the help of the options that follow:

The butter (a) __________ melted. Onions and vegetables are (b)​ __________ in it for 3 minutes. Flour and stock are added. It is brought to a boil while (c) ​__________ continuously

Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences:

(a) one of / that of reading / known to / is / greatest / the / pleasures / man /

(b) a rich variety / adventure and wisdom / the / world of books / has / of /

(c) own / you / book / convenience / can enjoy / a / at your /

In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each marked line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one is done as an example.

Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences:

(a) standing / a woman / the doorway / was / in /

(b) young / dressed / in red / and was / was / she /

(c) was / hands / my dog / her / licking /

Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows:'

Ram  : Can I help you ?

Sita    : I want a book on organic chemistry.

Ram  : We have so many written by different authors.

Ram asked Sita (a) ...................... . She replied (b) ...................... . Ram said that (c) ...........

The life of soldiers stationed .......... Siachen is extremely tough. For drinking water, they have to break ice .......... the glacier, boil it and drink it. There is one person ...............to keep the water warm at all times. The main task of the infantry ................ to hold the ground and man the post. To show their physical presence is important to ............. the enemy at bay.

(a) (i) at           (ii) on            (iii) up              (iv) inside
(b) (i) in           (ii) from         (iii) upon         (iv) away
(c) (i) assign    (ii) assigning  (iii) assigned   (iv) has assigned
(d) (i) be          (ii) were         (iii) was           (iv) it
(e) (i) keep       (ii) keeping   (iii) keeps        (iv) kept

                                                                                    Word          Missing         Word
                                                                                  Before           Word            After
Today, Mt. Everest is drawing attention all            e.g. attention        for              all
the negative reasons. The entire route the              (a) ____              ____            ____
climbers follow reach the top is littered with          (b) ____              ____            ____
rubbish and is in sore need cleaning up.                 (c) ____              ____            ____
The rubbish strewn along mountain slopes             (d) ____             ____            ____
includes oxygen cylinders, bottles food cans.          (e) ____             ____            ____

 is / reading / tea / not / books / cup of/ everybody’s.

books / them / only / read / those who / will / love 

long term / on / reading / impact / has / a / one’s personality 

good / is/ for / it / substitute / a / watching TV 

is / the / it / hobbies / one / best / of

In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing words in any four lines of the given paragraph, along with the words that come before and the words that come after it in the space provided.

Fill in the blank in the sentence given below choosing the most appropriate option from the one that follows.
Concentration is ______________by alertness.

Rearrange any four of the following word clusters to make a meaningful sentence :
very exciting / can be / new country / travelling to / a

Rearrange any four of the following word clusters to make a meaningful sentence :
it / a lot of / before / actually requires / the visit / preparation