English Medium Class 10 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

 During wars armies dig up ______ passages for the movement of troops and supplies unseen by the enemy.

Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.

________[ one/ few/ an ] example helps understand concepts better.

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________[ India/ lndia's] cultural diversity attracts tourists from all over the world. 

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That house at the comer of the street belongs to _____ [ many / those ] people who are standing near its gate.

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He has hardly read__ [ many/ any ] book.  

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He drove with ______Care [ much / little ] care and hence was fined by the Traffic Police .

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_______ [ little / a little ] milk is required for a cup of tea.

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______[ few/ some ] of the mango trees in their garden bear fruit twice a Year .

Let us begin by studying the relationship between the different verb forms and the time they denote.

Work individually

Indicate the tense and time of each of the highlighted verbs in the table below.
The first has been done as an example.

Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentences.

_________[ any / each ]student of this class is a scholar badge holder.

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My _________[another/ other ] sister is taller than me .

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The ______[ many / three ] monkeys that escaped from the Delhi zoo were found eating bananas in a fruit shop.

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I spent _______[ the little / a little ] money I had.

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You may have_______ [either \ any] of the four watches.

Now compare your answers with those of your partner and discuss the
following questions and write your observations in the given space.

a.  Is the time referred to in the sentences always the same as the tense of
the verb? What conclusion can you draw from your observation? Write
your observation below.

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b.  How have you found the tense of the verbs in the sentences above? Are
there any indicators or markers that reveal the tense of the verb? Write
your observation below.

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c.  Did you find any verb form that could be called 'future form'? (You will
learn more about the different ways of talking about future later in this
unit.)

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d.  Why do you think verb forms are often labelled as 'simple' or 'indefinite', 'progressive' or 'continuous', 'perfect' and 'perfect continuous'?

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On the basis of your comprehension of the text fill in the following table.

(a) Importance of rocks

Aesthetic importance :

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

Ecological importance:

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(b) Threats to the geological heritage.

Causes

(i) .....................................................................................

(ii) ......................................................................................

Effects

(i) .....................................................................................

(ii) ......................................................................................

(c) The hope

(i) The efforts of 'Society to Save Rocks' led to ..........

(i.i) Challenge to the efforts of Society to Save Rocks' comes in  the form of ...........

(ii) Individuals have made efforts to preserve the heritage by ...........................

Select a historical site in need of conservation, research about its historical significance, identify the threatening factors and suggest ways of preserving the geological heritage. Prepare a power point presentation and make a presentation to the class. (This can be done in groups)

Form
• Have/has+ past participle
• Have/ has+ been + past participle
Work individually

Complete the following sentences by using the present perfect form (as
given in C.l)ofthe given verbs.
a) The kids (work) really hard for the show. Now, don't cancel it, please.
b) Yippyl I (select) for the interschool dance competition!
c) I ... (contest) five elections so far.
d) John? 0, he is a delightful boy. I (know) him since his childhood.
e) ... you ever (be) to the Taj Mahal?
• The box below shows different uses or meanings of the present perfect. Match the sentences above with the uses or meanings of the present perfect they illustrate.
i) Something that has happened several times up to the present.
ii) Announcement or news of a recent event.
iii) Finished event connected with the present.
iv) An action or situation that has continued up to the present.
v} Finished event at some/ any time up to now.
Answer: i - c; ii - b; iii - a; iv - d; v - e

Present Progressive 

(Progressive = continuous)

Form

S +is/ am/ are +verb+ ing

S +is/ am/ are+ not+ verb+ ing.

Is/am/me+ S + verb+ing?

S + is/ am/ are +being+ Verb (past participle)

• Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with the present progressive form of the given verbs.

i. "You've put on weight, Cheryl."
"Yes. I.. .... (eat) a lot these days."

ii. "Hurry up! We ... (get) late for school."
"Justa second, please! I ... (come}."

iii. Temperatures ... (rise} all over the world.

iv. "You .... not ... (wear) this dirty shirt to office. Wait, I'll give you another."

v. "l...not ... (do) your homework-forget it. I still haven't forgotten how you
fought with me in the morning."

vi. The Prime Minister ... (leave) for Russia tomorrow on a 5 day state visit.

Vii "You ... (be) ver:yrude, Abhi."

viii. She ... always (make) excuses for coming late.

ix. Aabha ... (write) a novel these days.

• The table below shows different uses or meanings of the present progressive. Match the verbs in the above sentences with the uses or meanings they convey.

*It is a little difficult to match the sentences with uses of present progressive
tense. Here are the answers:
a-vi, b-iv, c-vii, d-i, e-iii, f-v, g-ix, h-ii, i-viii.
Compare your answers with these and have a class discussion.

Prepare a poster on ‘Let’s Preserve Our Heritage’ 

Remember

• to include both textual and graphic elements
• to make it easy to read
• to make it easy to understand
• to try for :
  20% text
  40% graphics
  40% empty space