Exercise-4 from CBSE QP Main Exam 2026:

Grammar-Class-X (10 marks)

Question. Complete any ten of the following twelve tasks, as directed. (10×1=10)

(i) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the brackets, for the given portion of a report.

The group _____________ (walk) for hours through forests and hills in Mexico before it reached the barbed wire fence, marking the boundary of the forest.

(ii) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option given in the brackets:

_____________ (Several/Both/All) people attended the convention because the entry was open to all at a very nominal fee.

(iii) Read the given sentence from a story, identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence.

The farmer told his sons that he had hidden a treasure in the fields but he had forget the actual place.

Use the given format for your response.

Error	Correction

(iv) Report the dialogue between two friends by completing the sentence:

Harry: Good morning Bobby, how do you do?

Bobby: Quite well, thank you; but these are hard times.

Harry wished Bobby good morning and enquired about his well-being. Bobby thanked him and said that he was quite well, but remarked _____________

(v) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the line given below:

I don’t know what it is. It feel like an incredibly lucky day for me.

Option No.	Error	Correction
(A)	don’t	doesn’t
(B)	is	have
(C)	feel	feels
(D)	lucky	luckily

(vi) Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the dialogue given below:

Sahil said to Shekhar, “Which are your books?”

(A) Sahil asked Shekhar which his books were.

(B) Sahil asked Shekhar which books are yours.

(D) Sahil asked Shekhar which are his books.

(vii) Complete the given sentence with the correct form of the verb by selecting the correct option:

A case _____________ against the unidentified truck driver for causing damage to the street poles due to negligence and rash driving.

(A) was registered

(B) is register

(D) may registered

(viii) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option from the brackets:

Anita _____________ (ought to/would/have to) likely complete the project on time as her team is collaborating effectively.

(ix) Identify the error and supply the correction for the following note in a hair salon’s instruction manual:

All tools and frequently touched surfaces must be disinfect after each client’s treatment.

Use the given format for your response.

Error	Correction

(x) Suhani and Sneha decided to purchase books to focus on ‘Reading Skills’ in their summer vacations.

Report the question asked by Suhani to Sneha.

Which books are we going to purchase today from the Book Fest?

Suhani asked Sneha _____________

(xi) Replace the underlined word used in the sentence with the best option given below:

Since Sheenam study diligently for months, she will clear the competitive exam.

(A) studying

(B) was studied

(D) have been studied

(xii) Identify the error and supply the correction for the following sentence.

True tradition is not in celebrations, but in the culture we carries forward.

Use the given format for your response.

Error	Correction

Here are the official answers for SECTION – B: GRAMMAR (Question 3, Parts i–xii) extracted directly from the Marking Scheme for Question Paper Code 2/2/1:

SECTION – B: GRAMMAR (Answers)

(i) walked / had been walking / had walked
(ii) Several
(iii)
- Error: forget
- Correction: forgotten
(iv) that those were hard times
(v)(C)
- Error: feel
- Correction: feels
(vi) (A) Sahil asked Shekhar which his books were.
(vii) (A) was registered
(viii) would
(ix)
- Error: disinfect
- Correction: disinfected
(x) which books they were going to purchase that day from the book fest (or: which books they were going to purchase from the book fest that day)
(xi) (C) has been studying
(xii)
- Error: carries
- Correction: carry