VELAMMAL VIDHYASHRAM

BHAGAT SINGH WING

GRADE 10 & 9 GRAMMAR WORKSHEET SUBJECT: ENGLISH

Attempt ANY TEN of the following questions.

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option tocomplete the sentence.
The boys to my lecture since 8 O’clock this morning.
(a) were listening
(b) have been listening
(c) had been listening
(d) None of these

ii. Read the conversation between a mother and her daughter. Complete the sentence by reporting daughter’s reply
correctly.
Mother: Why are you looking so worried? Daughter: My exams are approaching.
Mother asked her daughter why she was looking very worried. The daughter replied that .

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for thegiven line.
I rather die than join the gang of terrorists.
(a) could
(b) should
(c) would
(d) can

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line:
A little political thinkers think that liberty and equality can’t go together.
Option No. Error Correction
(a) can’t couldn’t
(b) think thinks
(c) A little Some
(d) go goes

v. Complete the given sentence, by filling in the blank with the correct option:
They met you at night after you your work.
(a) had finished
(b) have finished
(c) finished
(d) will finish
vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the wordin the bracket.
Chris, in addition to his brother Zack, (play)hockey on Saturday.

vii. Report the dialogue between a doctor and a patient, by completing the sentence:
Doctor : You should take this medicine every day. Patient : Should I take it before dinner or after dinner? Doctor :
No, you should take it after breakfast.

The Doctor advised the patient that he should takethat medicine every day. The patient further asked if he should
take it before dinner or after dinner. The doctor replied negatively and then said that .

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply thecorrection.
Some guys like to fights on even playing grounds, and some guys like to cheat.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction
ix. Transform the following direct speech into reportedspeech:
He asked, “Will you be coming?”

x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, tocomplete the sentence.
My class teacher told me that I work hard.
(a) shall
(b) could
(c) can
(d) should

xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Radha and Shikha.
Radha : Do you know how to swim?
Shikha : Yes I know. I have learnt it during this summer vacation.

Radha asked Shikha if/whether she knew how to swim. Then Shikha replied in affirmative and alsoadded that .
(a) she had learnt it during the summer vacation
(b) she has learnt it during the summer vacation
(c) she have learnt it during the summer vacation
(d) she had learn it during the summer vacation
xii. Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Every people went to welcome the Indian Cricket team.

Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option tocomplete the sentence.
If we one more batsman in our team, wewould have won the match.
(a) had had
(b) would have been
(c) would have
(d) would have had

ii. Read the conversation between Reena and Rakesh. Complete the sentence by reporting Rakesh’s reply correctly.
Reena : Have you seen ‘Three Idiots’ ? Rakesh : I saw them yesterday in my class.

Reena asked Rakesh if he had seen ‘Three Idiots’. Rakesh replied that .

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for thegiven line.
The swimmer was tired but he reach the shore before he collapsed.
(a) will
(b) could
(c) may
(d) must
iv. Complete the given sentence, by filling in the blankwith the correct option :
I bought a new car last year, but I my oldcar yet, so at present I have two cars.
(a) sell
(b) have not sold
(c) sold
(d) did not sell

v. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the wordin the bracket.
Neither you nor your sister should (talk) tothem.
vii. Report the dialogue between Sanjay and Madan, bycompleting the sentence :
 Sanjay: I am surprised to see you here in Delhi. Whendid you come?
Madan: I came here yesterday. I have been offered a job here.

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply thecorrection.
A good business letter is one that get results. Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

ix. Transform the following direct speech into reportedspeech:

He said, “Reena, do you want to buy a house in Noida?”

x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, tocomplete the sentence.
He said I use his car whenever I wanted.
(a) will
(b) would
(c) could
(d) can

xi. Ram and Shyam are discussing their plans for the weekend. Fill in the blank to complete the dialogue below by
choosing the correct options.
Ram: What are you doing this weekend, shyam? Shyam: I don’t have any special plan.
Ram: How do you like the idea .
(a) of go for a picnic to the Dal Lake?
(b) of going for a picnic to the Dal Lake?
(c) of went for a picnic to the Dal Lake?
(d) of going for a picnic by the Dal Lake?

xii. Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Every trees have a single woody stem called a trunk which supports a mass of branches carrying leaves.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Read the conversation between Raman and Anitha.

Complete the sentence by reporting Anitha’s replycorrectly.
Raman : What’s the matter, Anitha?
Anitha : Oh, nothing. You cannot help me. I onlywant that blue umbrella.

Raman asked Anitha what the matter was. She replied that it was nothing and he could not help her as

ii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for thegiven line.
I suggest a slight change in your plan ?
(a) May
(b) Would
(c) Must
(d) Will

iii. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line:
The people of India show remarkable unity at the time of Kargil Conflict.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) time times
(b) conflict conflicts
(c) show showed
(d) The A

iv. Complete the given sentence, by filling in the blankwith the correct option :
 When I was a child, I to school everydayinstead of going by cycle.
(a) walked
(b) have been walking
(c) had walked
(d) have walked

viii. Transform the following direct speech into reported speech:

The beggar said to the old man, “Can you tell me theway to the nearest temple?”

ix. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option.

You have a large number of shirts. You buyany more.
(a) need not
(b) can not
(c) would not
(d) should not

x. Rohit and Rajat are discussing their plans for the weekend. Complete the dialogue below by choosing the correct
option.
Rohit : How do you like the idea of going to the zoo? Rajat : That sounds good, But I my parent’s permission.
(a) needs to take
(b) need not to take
(c) needs not to take
(d) need to take

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option tocomplete the sentence.
The higher you go, the more difficult it to breathe.
(a) had become
(b) becomes
(c) is becoming
(d) became

ii. Read the conversation between Abhishek and Inspector. Complete the sentence by reporting Abhishek’s reply
correctly.
Abhishek : I have lost my wallet. Inspector : How did you lose it? Abhishek : My pocket was picked.

Abhishek reported to the inspector that he had lost his wallet. The inspector asked him how he had lost it. Abhishek
replied that

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for thegiven line.
I go on with the work, cause what may.
(a) may
(b) will
(c) shall
(d) can

iv. Complete the given sentence, by filling in the blank with the correct option :
Had the police not reached there in time, the bandits
him.
(a) did have killed
(b) will have killed
(c) would kill
(d) would have killed

v. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the wordin the bracket.
The level of intoxication (vary) from subject to subject.

vi. Report the dialogue between Buddha and his disciple, by completing the sentence :
Buddha : Honesty is the best policy. Disciple : Does honesty always pay?
Buddha : It may or may not, but at least you will never feel guilty.
 Buddha in his preaching said that honesty is the best policy. A disciple asked him if honesty always pays.
Buddha replied that

vii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer, and the first person to walking on the
Moon.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

viii. Transform the following direct speech into reported speech:

I said to my friend, “Can I borrow your dictionary for one day ?”

ix. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Garima and Karan.
Garima : So, after a decade in the industry, are youtruly ‘satisfied’ ?
Karan : I love the film industry. It has its flaws though.

Garima asked Karan if after a decade in the industry he was truly ‘satisfied’. Karan told her that although
it had its flaws.
(a) he loved the film industry
(b) I loved the film industry
(c) I love the film industry
(d) he loves the film industry

x. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply thecorrection.

Our defence academies are better than that of Afghanistan.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option tocomplete the sentence.
If only he us truth in the first place, things would not have gone wrong.
(a) has told
(b) would have told
(c) had told
(d) should have told

ii. Read the conversation between Prateek and Raghav. and complete the narration that follows.
Prateek: I don’t feel well today. Raghav: What can I help you, Sir?
Prateek: Can you take me to the doctor? Raghav: Yes, Sir.

Prateek told Raghav that he did not feel well that day. Raghav asked respectfully what he could help him. Prateek
asked Raghav ..................................... Prateek replied
in the affirmative.

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for thegiven line.
If I dyed my hair green, everybody laughat me.
(a) would
(b) should
(c) may
(d) can

iv. Select the option identifies the error and supplies thecorrection for the following line:
As far as climate change is concerned, South Asia is one of a world’s most sensitive areas.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) change changes
 (b) is was
(c) most many
(d) a the

v. Complete the given sentence, by filling in the blankwith the correct option :

As he was crossing the road, a car him down.

(a) was knocking
(b) had knocked
(c) knocked
(d) would have knocked

vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the wordin the bracket.
The woman in the pool (swim) well.

vii. Report the dialogue between Mannu and Annu, by completing the narration:
Mannu: Where are you going to?
Annu: I am going to the market. Do you want anything?

Mannu asked Annu where she was going. Annu repliedthat she was going to the market and she further asked .

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply thecorrection.
I met her by chance then I gone to get some Medicine which Sister Amy used to give.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

ix. Transform the following direct speech into reportedspeech:

I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday ?

x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, tocomplete the sentence.
I remember my promise. I help you in thehour of your need.
(a) can
(b) would
(c) will
(d) might

xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between a teacher and a student. Biology
Teacher : I instructed you to draw the diagram of bacteria. Why did you submit a blank sheet? Sameer : Sir, I had
drawn the diagram of bacteria, but you can’t see it because it is not visible to thenaked eye.
The biology teacher had instructed Sameer to drawthe diagram of a bacterial cell and asked him whyhe had
submitted a blank sheet. Sameer respectfully answered that he had drawn the diagram but
(a) he can’t see it because it is not visible to the naked eye.
(b) he couldn’t see it because it is not visible to the naked eye.
(c) he could see it because it is visible to the nakedeye.
(d) he could not be seen it because it is not visible tothe naked eye.

xii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply thecorrection.
There are a little countries in the world where the population is not growing fast.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction
 Read the conversation between Harry and Cobbler. Complete the sentence by reporting cobbler’s reply correctly.
Harry : Can you polish my shoes?
Cobbler : Yes sir. But I will take 10 rupees for each shoe.

Harry asked the cobbler if he could polish his shoes. The cobbler replied affirmatively but said that

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a news report:
Our soldiers are better equipped than that of Pakistan.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) are is
(b) equipped equip
(c) that those
(d) of at
iv. Complete the given sentence, by filling in the blankwith the correct option:
Rohit when we arrived at the party.
(a) had already left
(b) has already left
(c) have already left
(d) was already left

v. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the wordin the bracket.
The Sushi and the pasta (look) delicious.

vi. Report the dialogue between a doctor and patient, by completing the narration:
Doctor : You should take this medicine every day. Patient : Should I take it before dinner or after dinner? Doctor :
No, you should take it after breakfast.

The Doctor advised the patient that he should takethat medicine every day. The patient further asked
. The doctor replied negatively and then saidthat he should take it after breakfast.

vii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply thecorrection.
The boys were played in the park when it startedraining.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

viii. Transform the following direct speech into reportedspeech:

The principal said, “Why didn’t you attend the flag hoisting ceremony, Anuj ?”

ix. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, tocomplete the sentence.
The German force lost no time in retreat lest they
be cut off and surrounded.
(a) would
(b) should
(c) might
(d) could

x. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Sunita and Neetu.
Sunita : Tomorrow is your birthday, what do you want as a gift?
Neetu : That is a lovely thought but I don’t want anything.

Sunita asked Neetu since the next day was her birthday, what she wanted as a gift. Neetu replied that that was a
lovely thought but .

(a) she do not want anything.

(b) she did not wanted anything.
(c) she did not want anything.
 (d) she wants something.

v. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
Have you got some proof that he committed the crime?

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. ill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
My mother my clothes at this time.
(a) is washing
(b) was washing
(c) has washing
(d) will be washing

ii. Read the conversation between Anamika and Ronak. Complete the narration correctly.
Anamika : Can you teach me how to swim?
Ronak : Yes, I will. Come to my swimming club tomorrow.
Anamika asked Ronak if he could teach her how to swim. Ronak replied that he would. He also asked Anamika .

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line.
However honest he , I do not trust him.
(a) is
(b) may be
(c) might be
(d) could be
iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line:
A little political thinkers think that liberty and equality can’t go together.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) A little Some
(b) think thinks
(c) can’t couldn’t
(d) that those

v. Complete the given sentence, by filling in the blank with the correct option:
Many researchers how small business owners can be successful beyond the initial few years in business.
(a) have studied
(b) has studied
(c) had studied
(d) is studied

vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket.
Age and experience (bring) wisdom to man.

vii. Report the dialogue between a teacher and children, by completing the sentence:
Teacher : Children, let us all pledge to save trees. Children : Yes, mam, we all pledge to save our trees as the trees are
the lungs of the city.

The teacher asked all the children to pledge to save trees. The children replied affirmatively saying that
as the trees are the lungs of the city.

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
A teacher can tell you that learning English is not an easy job.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction
ix. Transform the following direct speech into reported speech:
He said, “Ravi, why are you sounding so depressed today ?”
x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the sentence.
The news I heard just now is so strange that you
not believe it.
(a) will
(b) could
(c) might
(d) None of these

xi. Anil recently attended an interview for the selection of a computer programmer. Select the correct option to complete
the narration of the dialogue between Interviewer and Anil.
Interviewer : So, why do you want to be a computer programmer?
Anil : Well, I have always been interested in computers.

At the interview, he was asked why he wanted to be a computer programmer. To this question he replied that he
wanted to change his job because .
(a) he had always be interested in computers
(b) he had always been interested in computers
(c) he has always been interested in computers
(d) he have always been interested in computers

xii. Identify the error in the given description about sachin tendulkar and supply the correction.
Sachin Tendulkar is the best cricketer in India. He has played for many than twenty years for the Country.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the

magazine article. The status of women in India a gradual change.
(a) undergo (c) is undergoing
(b) undergoes (d) has undergone

ii. Read the conversation between a child and a balloon man. Complete the passage in the
reported speech.Child : I want a balloon, which I can release into the air.
Balloon man : Which colour do you want? Child
: Which colour will take me up with it?
A child told a balloon man that he wanted a balloon to which the balloon man asked_____And the
child then asked .

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given narrative.
If you are nervous, I speak to her?
(a) shall (b) would
(c) can (d) could

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a
news
report:
Ten labourers are killed and four injured when the van in which they are travelling rammed into a truckparked at Rampura
crossing.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) are were
(b) into at
 (c) when where
(d) at by

v. Complete the given sentence by filling in the blank with the correct option.
Joshua, with his members, really well.
(a) sing (b) singing
(c) have sung (d) sings
vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a
letter:
Subject : Increase of air pollution in East Hyderabad
Respected Sir/Ma’am,
I am writing to you (bring) to your notice the increasing effect of air pollution in our neighbourhood
and in the surrounding area.

vii. Report the dialogue between a policeman and a driver by completing the
sentence:Policeman : Why were you driving at such a high speed?
Driver : Sorry sir! The engine is not working properly. Policeman
: Come to the police station and bring your car.
The policeman asked the driver the reason for his high speed to which he replied .

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence from a book review and supply the
correction. Money is certainly necessary to survive. But is money the more
important part of life? Use the given format for your response:
Error Correction

ix. Sushila shared some information with Uma about a visit to a zoo. Report Uma’s
question.Did you see the Royal Bengal Tiger?

x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the

sentencce.You disturb him during his work.
(a) could not (b) don’t have to
(c) must not (d) should not

xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between a
mother and son:Mother : What career do you want to choose in life?
Son : I want to become a doctor and serve my fellow beings.
The mother asked her son what career he wanted to choose in life, to which the son replied

.
(a) that he wanted to become a doctor and serve his fellow beings.
(b) that he wants to become a doctor and serve his fellow beings.
(c) that he wants to be a doctor
(d) that I want to become a doctor and serve my fellow beings.

xii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the
correction.My writing is better than those of my friend.
Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction
i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the magazine article.
The thief and the eye-witness .
(a) has escaped (b) has been escaping
(c) was escaping (d) have escaped

ii. Read the conversation between Rohit and Amal and complete the narration that follows :
Rohit : I’m really looking forward to the class picnic tomorrow.
Amal : Yes, after a long time we will be meeting all our friends and teachers.
When Rohit said that he was looking forward to their class picnic, Amal affirmed that .

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line to complete an online update.
During the college days, I beat them all in the race!
(a) could (b) should
(c) can (d) might

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line,
from self-helpbook:
Goals provides direction to our behaviour and guide our actions and thoughts.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) provides provide
(b) behaviour behaviours
(c) to for
(d) guide guides
v. Complete the notice by filling in the blank with the correct option:
The swimming pool at 6 a.m. daily.
(a) open (b) is opening
(c) opened (d) opens

vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket.
The forecast (mention) a quiet start to the day with a spell of rain to come later on in the afternoon.

vii. Report the dialogue between two friends, by completing the sentence:
Susan : Do you have any story books to read, Dorothy?
Dorothy : I prefer watching movies in my free time.
In response to the question about story books, Dorothy says that .

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence from an article and supply the correction.
Overeating is one of the more wonderful practices among those who think that they can afford it.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

ix. Rohit shared some information with Ankit, about a movie. Report Ankit’s
question.Is the movie enjoyable?

x Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
It was a long day. You be hungry.
(a) must (b) might
(c) need to (d) should

xi Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Abraham and
 his brotherJohn.
Abraham : (humming) By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept at the memory of Zion,.....
John : What are you singing , Abraham ?
Abraham : Dear me , don’t you know its Psalm number 137?
John : If one priest found it difficult, then I’ll keep asking, till you know about it!
While Abraham was singing, John asked him what he was singing. Abraham, surprised, asked John if he did not know that
it was Psalm number 137. John exclaimed good-humouredly that if a priest foundit difficult then .
(a) he would kept asking till he know about it.
(b) he would keep asking till he knew about it.
(c) he would be keeping to ask until he came to know about it.
(d) None of the above
xii Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
There are so much ways of entertainment in life. Use
the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the

online update.By the next month, we shall the project.
(a) has completed (b) completing
(c) completed (d) have completed

ii. Read the conversation between a traveller and a peasant. Then complete the following in the
reported speech.Traveller : Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?
Peasant : You must go to the Aheli inn.
The traveller asked the peasant if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn to which the peasantsuggested him .

iii. Select the option to fill in the blank for the given line.
He is our colleague. We invite him.
(a) can (b) must
(c) dare to (d) will

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a
news
report:
The State police have launched a special drive against tractors and trolleys which created chaos inresidential areas these days.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) Against For
(b) Have Has
(c) Tractors Has
(d) These This

v. Complete the given narrative by filling in the blank with the correct option.
I this book since morning.
(a) had been reading
(b) has been reading
(c) have had read
(d) shall be reading
 vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion
of a letter:Subject: Request for leave to attend cousin’s marriage
Respected Sir/Madam
I am a student in your prestigious institution. I respectfully beg that you (grant) me a five-
day
leave of absence to attend my cousin’s wedding.

vii. Report the dialogue between a merchant and his servant by completing the
sentence:Merchant : Do you really want any work?
Servant : Yes, if you have any.
The merchant asked the servant if he really wanted any work to which the servant replied .

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence from a school magazine report and supply the correction.
It was the amazing sight to see, a sight which no one could help admiring in spite of the trouble it hascaused us all.

Error Correction

i. Lata shared some information with John about a visit to a hill station. Report John’s question.
How was your experience with the snow?

ii. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the
conversation.Whose bag is this?
I am not sure. It be Ann’s.
(a) might (b) must
(c) should (d) would

iii. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Neha
and Priya.Neha : Tomorrow is your birthday, what do you want as a gift?
Priya : That is a lovely thought but I don’t want anything.
Neha asked Priya what gift she wanted for her birthday the next day. Priya replied .
(a) I don’t want anything.
(b) it is a lovely thought but she didn’t want anything.
(c) that it was a lovely thought but she did not want anything for her birthday.
(d) that it was a lovely thought but she did not wanted anything for her birthday.

xii Identify the error is the given sentence and supply the correction.
I have met some people in my life but the person who has influenced me the most is Mother Teresa.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
A school of fish spotted in the lake.
(a) are (b) have
(c) has (d) was

ii. Meenu : Will you attend Pamela’s

birthday party?Mayank : My father will
not give me permission. Meenu : But
why?
Mayank : He wants me to prepare for tomorrow’s test.
Meenu asked Mayank if he would attend Pamela’s birthday party, to which Mayank replied that .
iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank.
You use mobile phones inside the aircraft.
(a) had to (b) can
(c) could (d) mustn’t
iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line.
An entire household was in the control of my mother-in-law.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) An The
(b) The An
(c) was is
(d) of with

v. Complete the notice by filling in the blank with the correct option:
I knew that Ramesh Jaipur before, so I asked him to recommend a good hotel.
(a) had visited
(b) has been visiting
(c) visited
(d) been visiting

vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in
the bracket.The servants (quarrel) for half an hour when
we arrived home.

vii. Report the dialogue between a soldier and a boy, by completing the
narration.Boy : Sir, you are a war veteran , how does it feel to
receive the adulation?
Soldier : Son, it is very difficult question. We kill our enemies to keep our nation safe. But it is just
humans killing humans.
In response to the question the boy has asked, the soldier says that

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
Discipline in life ensure peace and harmony which in turn, offers the impetus for a nation’s progress.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

ix. Transform the following direct speech into

reported speech :I said to him, “Will you teach
me?”

x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the

sentence.You pay attention in the class.
(a) can (b) should
(c) may (d) might

xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between a father
and a son.Father : Why do you keep breaking a new toy, Son?
Son : If I keep it, will you buy me a new one?
Father asked Son the reason for breaking a new toy every time to which Son asked good humouredlythat if he kept
 it safe .
(a) will you buy me a new one.
(b) if she would buy me a new one.
(c) then would she buy a new one for him or not
(d) if she would herself buy a new one

xii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
We have the little money right now; we should go out for dinner another day.Use the
given format for your response.
Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the

sentence.I following you in the evening today.
(a) will
(b) will be
(b) will have been
(d) would have been

ii. Read the conversation between Radha and Anu. Complete the narration by reporting
Radha’s replycorrectly.
Anu : Today, it was boring at school, don’t you think so?
Radha : No, I think it was a fun day today.
While walking back from school, Anu and Radha were discussing their day, when Anu asked Radhaabout her day at
school and Radha replied .

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a newspaper.
In India, the death toll due to road accidents has increased drastically. Wider road awareness among roadusers be
taught to all the people.
(a) ought to (b) could
(c) should (d) will

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a
news
report:
Dolphins and killer whales has learned an elaborate routine to entertain aquarium audiences.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) an a
(b) to entertain entertaining
(c) audiences audience
(d) has have

v. Complete the given sentence by filling in the blank the correct option :
I tried the new dish to see how it .
(a) taste (b) tasting
(c) tasted (d) will taste

vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket for the given portion of a
magazine:High-fat diets and ‘life in the fast lane’ have long (know) to contribute to the
high incidence of heart failure.
 vii. Report the dialogue between a teacher and a student, by completing the sentence:
Teacher : I instructed you to draw a diagram of bacteria. Why did you submit a blank sheet?
Student : Sir, I had drawn the diagram of bacteria, but you can’t see it because it is not visible to thenaked eye.
In response to the question about submitting a blank sheet, student respectfully answered .

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence from an article and supply the correction.
What many people do not knew is that unlike most of their fellow astronauts, Neil Armstrong was acivilian.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

ix. Mohit shared some information with Jyoti about a visit to a circus. Report Jyoti’s question.
Did you see the clowns in the circus?

x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
you show me the road to the market?
(a) Will
(b) Could
(c) May
(d) Can

xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Sarita
and Gayatri.Sarita : I’m really looking forward to the class picnic tomorrow.
Gayatri : Yes, after a long time we will be meeting our friends and teachers.
Sarita told Gayatri that she was really looking forward to the class picnic the neet day. Gayatri agreedthat after a long
time .
(a) they will be meeting their friends and teachers.
(b) they would be meeting their friends and teachers.
(c) they should be meeting their friends and teachers.
(d) they shall be meeting their friends and teachers.

xii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the
correction :I haven’t got many change; I’ve only got a
hundred rupee note.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete an online update.
A new understanding of the fundamental connection between mind and body explains phenomena such
as phantom limbs, and surprising implications.
(a) have (b) are
(c) is (d) has

ii. Read the conversation between Sudhir and Riya. Complete the sentence by reporting Riya’s
replycorrectly.
Sudhir : Riya, what is the reporting time for photoshoot tomorrow? Riya : I have no clue
as I was not there during the briefing.
Sudhir asked Riya what was the reporting time for photoshoot the following day. In response to his
question, Riya answered that .
iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a magazine.
When our cherished ideas are contradicted by the facts, we avoid the human tendency to double
down on those ideas.
(a) must (b) need
(c) can (d) could

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a
news
report.
As per the report, India will allowed food processors to import duty-free wheat against a commitmentto export flour.
Option no. error correction
(a) the a
(b) will would
(c) allowed allow
(d) against for

v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option :
The two parks in our locality have virtually over by undesirable
elements.
(a) been taking (b) take
(c) taken (d) been taken
i. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a
letter.Subject : Request for kind perusal
Dear Sir
This is to respectfully submit that the students of Agatha House (seek) approval for organising an
Inter-house Rangoli Making Competition to be undertaken by the house.

ii. Report the dialogue between a father and his son, by completing the
sentence. Father : Why are you late from school, Amit?
Amit : While coming from school to bus stop, I slipped by stepping on a banana peel.
Father asked Amit late from school. In response to the question, Amit replied that while comingfrom school to
bus stop, he had slipped by stepping on a banana peel.

iii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and supply the correction.
Exploring solutions to brought awareness about celebrating festivals without harming ecology was
thesecond objective of the competition.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

iv. Ahmed shared some information with Anmol about his visit to a book fair. Report Anmol’s
question.Did you buy any book from the fair?
v. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan by the Ministry for Child
Welfare.
we ask our children to reject junk food?
(a) Should (b) Shouldn’t
(c) Can (d) Can’t

vi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Sanskriti and her friend
Pranika.Sanskriti : I couldn’t find you on the school bus this morning. Did you miss the school bus?
Pranika : No, my dad was enroute to the school. So, he offered me to drop me to the school.
Sanskriti told Pranika that she couldn’t see her on the school bus that morning and further asked .In response to her question,
Pranika replied that her father was enroute to the school and offered her to drop her to the school.
(a) that if she had missed the school bus
 (b) if she had missed the school bus
(c) that if she missed the school bus
(d) that if you had missed the school bus
vii. Identify the error on a shop’s hoarding and supply the correction, for the following sales
offer.SUPER SAVER DEALS !!!
With Mom and Me Super Saver Days Offers, got discounts on daily essentials, personal care, baby care,fashion, kitchen & dining,
nutrition, and more.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
She felt that her pet survive, if he did not see her daily.
(a) did not (b) shall not
(c) cannot (d) would not

ii. Fill in the blank by using the correct word/s, for the given portion of a letter.
I would your attention to the violation of advisory on getting the booster dose for Covid-19.

iii. Report the dialogue between a mother and her sons, by completing the sentence.
The mother waved her hand and said sadly, “It looks like the Gods have abandoned us”. The eldest son said, “Gods
reside in you, mother. Until you are around, Gods are around”.
In response to their mother’s lament that the Gods had abandoned them, the eldest son assured her that
.

iv. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a story published in a popular magazine and supply the
correction. The man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain over
his body, and when he returned, he was thoroughly wet.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

v. Anil shared some information with Tariq about a holiday on a cruise. Report Tariq’s
question.Did you enjoy sailing the sea on a cruise?

vi. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the last line in an article on the
rights ofwomen published in a national daily.
Stand up for your rights because nobody else .
(a) can
(b) should
(c) would
(d) will

vii. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Shelly and her friend
Tanvi.Shelly said to Tanvi, “Can you solve this particularly tough question in linear equations?”
Tanvi, “It would be a shame if I can’t because I have been taking tuition all summer vacations.”
Shelly asked Tanvi if she could solve that particularly tough question in linear equations. Tanvi answeredthat it would be a shame if she
tuition all summer vacations.
(a) can’t because she had been taking
(b) can’t because she has been taking
(c) couldn’t because she had been taking
 (d) couldn’t because she was taking
viii. Identify the error on a shop’s hoarding and supply the correction, for the following sales offer.
Loose weight in just a month!
“A WONDER DIET comes to your rescue...
A privilege available for only a few!”

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. The ACC the date of examination to recruit soldiers and train them to become
commissioned
officers in the Indian Army.
(a) will announce (b) has announced
(c) to be announced (d) announcing

ii. Read the conversation between Amit and Shlok. Complete the sentence by reporting Shlok’s
statementcorrectly.
Amit : Are you going to Delhi today?
Shlok : No, I am coming with Devendra. He will start day after tomorrow.
Amit rang up Shlok and asked whether he was going to Delhi the following day. In response to this,Shlok replied .

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from the speech of the school
President. I admit, the trek which we thought would be a boring and exhausting experience was
one of themost enjoyable experiences we have had this term.
(a) must (b) should
(c) need (d) would

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a
news
report:
Every inhabitant of planet Earth depend on water for their survival and their day-to-clay activities.
Option No. Error Correction
(a) their there
(b) depend depends
(c) every each
(d) and or

v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
If you move around hoping your problems , they won’t.
(a) will solve (b) will solved
(c) will have solved (d) will be solved

vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a
letter:Subject : Electricity problem in the locality
Please (publish) an article in your esteemed daily, so that the authorities should focus on that and take any action against the
situation. So that we will be free from the current worst condition of theelectricity breakdown.
vii. Report the dialogue between Aman and a confectioner, by completing Aman’s
sentence :Confectioner : How may I help you, child?
Aman : I am looking for an eggless cake for my granny’s birthday.
The confectioner on noticing a small child Aman, asked him affectionately . In response to the question of the confectioner, Aman
replied that he was looking for an eggless cake for his granny’s birthday.
 viii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from an e-magazine report and supply the correction.
In the last decade, conservationists and academics have turned his attention to studying the best ways toinstall these natural features in
the North.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

ix. The class teacher shared some information, with Prakriti, about the Open House. Report class
teacher’s question.
Why were your parents absent, yesterday?

x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan by the local counselor of
yourward.
we afford to survive without trees? Think twice.
(a) Can (b) Should
(c) Will (d) May

xi. Select the correct option to complete the conversation between Abhigyan and
Anmol.Abhigyan : Anmol, why did you not attend the Biology class yesterday?
Anmol : Actually, I was practising for my Physics test.
Abhigyan asked . Anmol replied that he had been practising for his Physics test, actually.
(a) Anmol why he has not attended the Biology class last day.
(b) Anmol that why he has not attended the Biology class last day.
(c) Anmol why he had not attended the Biology class last day.
(d) Anmol why he has not attended the Biology class yesterday.

xii. Identify the error spotted from a local newspaper and supply the correction
required :Save Wildlife
Its all part of an effort to find ways to protect coastal communities and make space for wildlife.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete.

Social media played a huge part in adding fuel to the communal fire that in Leicester city igniting
communal riots between two religious communities.
(a) kept flaring
(b) flared up
(c) had flared up
(d) would flare up

ii. Read the conversation between a doctor and his patient. Complete the sentence by reporting the
dialogue.Inspector : What are the arrangements made by the school for feeding these children?
Principal : Each one of the students is given a nutritious mid-day meal every day.
To the query of the inspector about the arrangements made by the school to feed the children, thePrincipal replied that .

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from an article from a health
magazine.
She put her mind on her work for she had a very sick feeling in the bottom of her stomach.
(a) could not
 (b) might not
(c) need not
(d) dare not
iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a
news
report :
According to a health survey, carbonated drinks are harmful to health and children are so addicted to
fizzy drinks as adults to nicotine.
Option No. Error Correction
(a) a the
(b) to for
(c) so as
(d) addicted addictive

v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct
option :Priest : Trust and compassion can reform a person more than
punishment. Ira : Don’t you think the reverse of this approach is more
effective?
When a priest told Ira that trust and compassion can reform a person more than punishment, she askedhim if .
(a) didn’t he think that the reverse of that approach was more effective.
(b) did he not think that the reverse of that approach could be more effective.
(c) he didn’t think that the reverse of that approach is more effective.
(d) he didn’t think that the reverse of that approach was more effective.

vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a
letter.Subject: Complaint regarding defective TV
I regret to inform you that the TV has started giving me trouble only after three days and
(develo
p)some technical snags.

vii. A primary student reported the poor behaviour of some of his classmates to his teacher. Change the
voicein the statement:
They were laughing at the new student.

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and supply the correction.
The heavy dose of chemicals that we ingest with every bite of fast food and carbonated drinks are alethal combination for our
health.

Use the given format for your response

Error Correction

ix. An author and his friend were talking. The writer said to his friend, “My first novel would be out in
a
day. Report the question of the friend.

x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the

sentence.I not talk to her when she is in bad mood.
(a) need (b) dare
(c) may (d) must
xi. Select the correct options to complete the blanks in the dialogue between two people.
A : of these arguments is valid.
B : Why don’t you tell me correct perspective, then?
 (a) either, the (b) neither, the
(c) neither, (a) (d) either, (a)

xii. Identify the error on a shop’s hoarding and supply the correction, for the following sales
offer :Illegally parked vehicles will be fine.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the beginning of an article in a blog
post onadolescence.
The importance of physical exercise as well as mental health by the modern teenager.
(a) are well understood
(b) is well understood
(c) is being understood well
(d) will be well understood

ii. Read the conversation between a mother and daughter. Complete the sentence by reporting the
daughter’s reply correctly.
Mother enquired, “Aren’t you feeling well? You look pale.” Saumya said, “I have a
terrible headache. It is making me giddy.”
Mother, wondering about her daughter looking pale asked about her well-being to which, the girl repliedthat .

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a health magazine.
You all that cheese; it isn’t good for you.
(a) shouldn’t be eating
(b) ought not be eating
(c) cannot eat
(d) need not

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a
news
report on the UNO.
All five permanent members have expressed the right of veto at one time or another.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) have had
(b) the their
(c) of to
(d) another other

v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
Delhi Police the description of a man who was last seen at the Kwality Restaurant which is onthe Parliament
Street.
(a) is issued (b) have issued
(c) had issued (d) are issuing

vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct word from the options available to you, for the given portion
of aletter: Subject: Inquiry regarding the online course in choreography
Refer to your advertisement regarding the online courses in choreography offered by your
institute,I want that I
am currently in XII class and preparing for my final exams.
(a) esteemable; to say
 (b) reputed; to suggest
(c) esteem; to tell
(d) reputable; to state

vii. Report the dialogue between two friends discussing a recent travel experience.
Som : A European tourist whom I met recently, wanted to be a Himalayan monk for the rest of his life. Ron : Are you referring to
that story about you meeting a European tourist with a strange desire?
When Som talked about a European tourist who wanted to be a Himalayan monk for the rest of his lifeRon questioned him
 i. Identify the error in the given sentence from a newspaper article and supply the
correction.
Mobile phones are being used both in urban and rural areas but the importance of mobile phones betweenstudents has
been increasing day by day.
Use the given format for your response
Error Correction

i. Report the conversation between a young bird and her parent

discussing her fears.Young bird : I feel certain that my wings will
never support me.
Parent bird : Your wings will believe what you believe in.

ii. Reverse the voice in the

given sentence.Will the
mail be sent by you?
you the mail?
(a) would, sent (b) would, send
(c) will, send (d) could, sent

iii. Select the correct option to the following sentences.

The lady looked out the window and said,” Wow! What an awesome view the house has!”Realtor,
“That’s why this property has always commanded the highest rent in these parts.”
When the lady looked out the window and complimented the realtor remarked that
.

iv. Identify the error on a shop’s hoarding and supply the correction, for the following sales
Top barbarians under one roof in your city!
Get the latest haircuts and styles @ 15% discount.

offer.
Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete an

online update.The mystery of why, home biggest tech cos,
can’t solve visa backlog.
(a) for world’s (b) to world’s
(c) of world’s (d) on world’s

ii. Read the conversation and complete the

passage given below :Gardener : Did you water
the plant today?
Dev : No, but I will today.
Gardener : Then tomorrow I will get a sapling of sunflower.
The gardener asked Dev whether he had watered the plant that day. Dev replied negatively but furtherinformed that
.

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from an International front.
UN World Population Prospects 2022 predict that on November 15, global population will cross 8billion, and
during 2023, India will take over China’s.
 (a) is predicting (b) had predicted
(c) predicts (d) has predicted

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following
line, from an
article:
Environment pollution has posed a serious threat not only on man but also among all living beings.
Option No. Error Correction
(a) has had
(b) threat threatened
(c) on in
(d) among amongst

v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option:
A. J. Cronin was a Scottish novelist and physician whose combining realism with social
criticismwon a large Anglo-American readership.
(a) was working (b) will be working
(c) works (d) has been working

vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given
portion of a letter:Subject: Bullying of a Class X student
Respected Sir/Madam,
With due respect, I bring to your notice that my brother, Ashutosh Roy, of Class X D,

(stay) indormitory No. 20 for last 6 months.

vii. Report the dialogue, by

completing the sentence:Reena :
Do you know how to swim?
Surbhi : Yes, I know. I have learnt it during this summer vacation.
Reena asked Surbhi whether she knew how to swim. To this, Surbhi replied .
viii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a magazine report and supply the correction.
Of all the honours bestowed in Indian Cinema, Dada Sahib Phalke award is a jewel in the crown. Use the given
format for your response.

Error Correction

ix. Place the correct form of the word in the blank:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for (rhetoric) effect, directly refers to one thing by
mentioning
another.

x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan by the Ministry of
Forest.
effort towards saving the environment is better than no effort.
(a) A little (b) The little
(c) Little (d) None of these

xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Umar and
his friend, Lalit.Umar : Where have you been all these days, Lalit?
Lalit : I was a little occupied with my board’s preparation.
Umar asked Lalit where he had been all those days. In response to the question, he replied
 .
(a) he has been a little occupied with his board’s preparation.
(b) that he had been a little occupied with his board’s preparation.
(c) if he has been a little occupied with his board’s preparation.
(d) that he has been a little occupied with his board’s preparation.
xii. Identify the error on a newspaper headline and supply the correction. In 5 years, the web
of ropeways
could help end Shimla city’s traffic woes.
Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the

sentence given below.Time and again, I have seen men and women and
give their lives for an idea.
(a) risk (b) have risked
(c) are risking (d) risking
ii. Read the conversation given below between a teacher and her student. Complete the
sentence by
reporting the dialogue.
Teacher : Why have you not finished your assignment?
Student : Because it put me off to sleep.
The teacher asked to which the student replied that it had put him off to sleep.

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given piece of advice.
He give that money he found in the street to charity.
(a) has to (b) need not
(c) ought to (d) could

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line,
from a speech
by a popular leader.
It is from these comrades in the struggle for I learned the meaning of courage.
Option No. Error Correction
(a) these those
(b) for that
(c) learned learnt
(d) of in in

v. Choose the option which shows the correct change of -voice from active to passive in this
statement. The
thief threw the dog a piece of meat.
1. The thief was thrown a piece of meat by the dog.
2. A piece of meat was thrown by the thief at the dog.
3. The dog was thrown a piece of meat by the thief.
4. The dog threw a piece of meat at the thief.
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) only 2 (d) only 3

vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the
given portion of arecommendation letter.
This candidate belongs to a nearby village, has good technical skills and exposure, also has the required
cut-off percentage, and (look) for a complete or partial scholarship.

vii. Report the dialogue between a grandson and his grandfather, by completing the sentence:
Harry said to his friend, “Where have you been all this while?”
His friend said, “I was at my uncle’s place yesterday for a function.”
When Harry asked his friend where while, he replied that for a function.

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and supply the
correction. Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio,
on Sunday tweeted that allschools in Delhi to remain shut till October 31 due to poor air
quality.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

i. Report and convert the following instruction that a parent gave to their children.
Don’t go now for
getting some ice cream and cake.

ii. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the quote by a philosopher.
Man’s goodness is a flame that be hidden but never extinguished.
(a) may be (b) will
(c) can (d) must

iii. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between a Guru and his
disciple:
Disciple: Is courage the absence of fear?
Guru: A brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
A disciple asked his Guru if courage was the absence of fear to which the teacher replied that a braveman .
(a) is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
(b) was not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
(c) is not he who did not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
(d) is not he who did not feel afraid, but he who conquered that fear.
iv. Identify the error issued by the traffic police department and supply the correction, for
the following
instruction :
Be Wish, Obey Traffic Rules
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete an online update.
Forests remove carbon from the atmosphere that is roughly 13% of our total emission.
(a) at a rate (b) on a rate
(c) at the rate (d) on the rate
ii. Read the conversation between a doctor and his patient. Complete the sentence by
reporting the patient’s reply correctly.
Passenger 1 : Are you from the software industry sir?Passenger 2 :
Yes, but how do you know?
Passenger 1, tried to recollect some experience and asked passenger 2 . On this,
passenger 2nodded his head in affirmation and inquisitively asked how he knew that.

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the
given line. When life is uncertain, our usual
responses and coping strategies not always work.
(a) may (b) might
(c) can (d) could

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following
line, from a
proceeding in family court.
Option No. Error Correction
(a) observations observation
(b) seems seem
(c) out outside
(d) the a

v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option :
The centre to monetize its prime real estate asset in the heart of the national capital to generate
funds for redevelopment of seven residential colonies.
(a) was looking (b) will be looking
(c) is looking (d) has been looking
vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion
of a letter :Subject : Appeal for Assam Flood Relief
Respected Sir/Madam,
In the last month, India has witnessed one of the worst manifestations of nature’s wrath-floods in Assam, which (wash) away
thousands of pilgrims, resulting in a massive loss of life and property, and leaving millions impoverished and
homeless.

vii. Report the dialogue between Vivek and Neerja by completing

the sentence :Vivek : Life is so comfortable for homemakers.
Neerja : You are showing your stereotyped mentality.
In response to the idea of Vivek about homemakers, Neerja said that .

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and supply the
correction.
A group of students were invited to come on stage and play a drama scene. The drama they presentedwas funny and
interesting.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

ix. Binny shared some information, with Pansy, about her visit to a War Memorial. Report
Pansy’s question.How much time did you spend at the War Memorial?
x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan by the Election
Commission ofIndia.
you don’t vote for your nation; it goes in the favour of an undeserving person. Time to step up!!
(a) Will (b) If
(c) Need (d) Can

xi. Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph
that follows :Martha : Why are you spraying wax on your car
tyres?
Jhumru : It makes the rubber last longer and prevents it from drying.
Martha : (looking amused) Is it like putting lotion on your skin?
Jhumru : Yes, exactly. Now I see you are beginning to get the point.
Martha asked her husband . Jhumru explained that it made the rubber last longer and prevented
that from dying.
(a) why he was spraying wax on his car tyres.
(b) why was he spraying wax on his car tyres.
(c) why was he spraying wax on his car tyres?
(d) why he was spraying wax on his car tyres?
xii. Identify the error on a newspaper headline and supply the correction, for the following
Dispersing through thinning forests, tigers came into conflict with humans.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the blank.
The story of English in India between the conceptions of the language as an idea and as an object
to date.
(a) will toggle (b) have toggled
(c) had toggled (d) toggles

ii. Read the conversation between a man and his nephew. Complete the sentence by
reporting the dialogue.Uncle : Let us go and see the Great Apollo Circus this weekend.
Nephew : The ticket is on you because you lost all the games in cards yesterday.
Uncle invited his nephew to see the Great Apollo Circus coming weekend but the nephew reminded himsince he on
him.

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a short story.
But he was tired and weak with hunger and he not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise.
(a) could (b) would
(c) need (d) dare
i. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line,
from a newsreport: The proximate cause of the Leicester clashes was ostensibly tension
after an India-Pakistan match.
Option No. Error Correction
(a) of for
(b) was has been
(c) tension tensions
(d) An the
ii. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
In the letter, the student has written that he by some senior students who threatened him with
direconsequences, if he complains.
(a) is being bullied (b) has been bullied
(c) was bullying (d) will have bullied

iii. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given
portion of a letter :Dear Sir
I would like to bring to your notice the unsanitary conditions in our colony. Rubbish and garbage

(lie) in heaps everywhere.

iv. Report the dialogue between a student and a teacher, by completing the blanks in the
sentence givenbelow.
Student : I’m so stressed before my board exams.
Teacher : Don’t worry. We have arranged counselling sessions to de-stress you.
When a student admitted that he was quite stressed before his board exams, his teacher told him
because the school
.

v. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a newspaper report and supply the
correction.
I expect the authorities to take action on this issue at the earliest or we would have to raise it on socialmedia. Use the
given format for your response.

Error Correction

vi. Fill up the blank to complete the sentence with the correct options.
Rosemary often to work by bus, but she .to work by taxi yesterday.
(a) got, went
(b) went, went
(c) gets, got
(d) has been going, reached
vii. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan.
We fight against injustice.
(a) could (b) shall
(c) will (d) would
iv. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue
between two people.A : Do you enjoy having a cup of tea in the
morning?
B : No, my preference for a cup of strong filtered coffee has remained rock-solid for years.
A man ‘A asked his friend ‘B’ if he enjoyed having his morning tea. His friend ‘B’ admitted that

.
(a) her preference for a cup of strong filtered coffee has remained rock-solid for years.
(b) their preference for a cup of strong filtered coffee have remained rock-solid for
years.
(c) his preference for a cup of strong filtered coffee has remained rock-solid for years.
 (d) their preference for a cup of strong filtered coffee will remain rock-solid for years.

v. Identify the error on a traffic signboard and supply the correction, for the following
instruction.
Over speed is a knife that cut a life.
Use the given format for your
response.
Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
For the past few days, I pleasantly by world leaders who were coming to pay their
respectsbefore the inauguration.
(a) have been besieged
(b) had been besieged
(c) was besieged
(d) was being besieged
ii. Read the conversation between a teacher and her students. Complete the sentence
by reporting theconversation between the two.
Students : Who gets the teacher’s medal in creativity?
Teacher : Unfortunately, this student has been absent from school for some days and is not here toreceive the
applause that is due to her.
When the students asked the teacher about the winner, she informed them that
from school forsome days and .
i. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a travel magazine.
The Monyu festival of the Phoms, which marks the end of winter with dancing, singing
and socialwork, such as the and construction of bridges.
(a) is celebrated, repairing
(b) celebrate, repair
(c) celebrates, repairing
(d) celebration, repaired

ii. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line,
from a history
textbook.
The rebel troops crossed the bridge in boats over the Yamuna and stood clamouring for admittancebelow the Red
Fort walls.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) troops troop
(b) in of
(c) over under
(d) for over

iii. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
They the path into the woods that disappeared perhaps into a grove of lush, old trees touching thesoil
with long aerial roots.
(a) went into
(b) went along
 (c) were going into
(d) had gone into

iv. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given
portion of a letter.Dear Sir,
We (organise) our Annual Function on 5th November 20xx. On this special occasion, we would be
pleased if you accept to be the guest of honour and send us a confirmation.

v. Report the dialogue between a grandson and his grandfather, by

completing the sentence.Grandson : Why are you planting so many
saplings, Grandpa?
Grandfather : We need to learn the quality of giving selflessly only from the trees.
A grandson asked his grandpa why so many saplings , to which the old man replied that

the quality of giving selflessly only from the trees.

vi. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a story in a popular magazine and supply the
correction.
The woman agreed to apply for the post after suggested by the police superintendent. Use the
given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Read the response of a child to

his mother: “You have
misunderstood my words,
Mummy!”Now, report the
question posed by the mother.
(a) The mother asked angrily what he means by those words.
(b) The mother asked angrily what he meant by those word.
(c) The mother asked angrily what did he meant by those words.
(d) The mother asked angrily what he meant by those words.
ii. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to
complete the sentence. Labelling a child as obese run
the risk of making him angry.
(a) will (b) can
(c) might (d) should

iii. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the conversation between two
friends studying in
different universities.
A : Recently, we honoured Professor Timothy Walsh with an award for outstanding work in languages.
B : Do you know that his research work by the students of linguistics all over the world?
(a) was referred to
(b) had been referred to
(c) will be referred to
(d) is referred to
iv. Identify the error on the door of an office and supply the correction.
Executive Bored RoomKeep
Silence!

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
This time tomorrow, I on the beaches of Hawaii away from the noise of civilisation.
(a) will lie
(b) will be lyeing
(c) will be lying
(d) would have lied
ii. Read the conversation between two friends. Complete the sentence by reporting
their conversation.Herman said : ‘If I were a king, I would travel all over the
world!’
Pulkit said : ‘You are just day dreaming, my friend.’
Herman said that if he had been a king, he would travel all over the world. Pulikt, on hearing his friend commented that
.

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from an environmental
magazine.
Over the past thirty years or so the quality of many people’s lives in some respect
because oftechnological progress.
(a) had worsened (b) have suffered
(c) has deteriorated (d) was worse

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line,
from a short
ghost story :
So who helped me to arrive there safely without a compass or a radio, but without any more fuel in my tanks?

Option No. Error Correction

(a) who whom
(b) a the
(c) but and
(d) tank tanks

v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
Worse still, much of our building effort into the construction of more and more large office
blocks
at the expense of much needed housing for the growing urban population.
(a) has been channelled
(b) have been channelled
(c) are channelled
(d) were channelled
vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given
portion of a letter. Through the columns of your reputable newspaper, I wish the
people aware of the growing need for alternate sources of energy and the advantages of
solar power.

vii. Report the dialogue between a, by completing the sentence.

“Let us go and look at the school ground,” said the sports teacher.
“Are we going to play the final match today?” asked the students.
When the sports teacher invited the students to have a look at the school ground, they asked him

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and supply
the correction.The weather was too risky for neither any movement in the sky or
on land.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

i. Report the following dialogue between a parent and a child

watching an eclipse.Child : Let us go out and see the solar
eclipse.
Parent : Don’t look directly at the sun. Wear your tinted glasses.
A child suggested his parent that they should go out and see the solar eclipse. The parent advised him
and .

ii. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to

complete the sentence. I left my purse at home. you
lend me ‘a hundred bucks?
(a) should (b) could
(c) may (d) shall

iii. Select the correct option to complete the narration

of the dialogue.I said, ‘I am not going to school.’
Mother said, ‘OK, finish all the household chores today and I will rest.’
When I told mother that , she told me to finish all the household chores and that
rest.
(a) I am not going to school, she would
(b) I was not going to school, she would
(c) I will not be going to school, she will
(d) I shall not be going to school, she planned to

iv. Identify the error on a signboard in a parking lot and supply

the correction :Please pay your parking fee before existing.
Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to

 complete the sentence. Jasprit Bumrah two
wickets before rain the play.
(a) took, interrupted
(b) had taken, spoiled
(c) was taking, interrupted
(d) will take, disrupts

ii. Read the conversation between a mother and her son. Complete the sentence by
reporting the dialogue.Mother : Where did you go around noon?
Son : I was with Ajay at his house watching a movie.
Mother asked Rahul around noon. Rahul replied that with Ajay at his house
watching a
movie.

i. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a health magazine.
Rue herb benefits are varied and plentiful- it with nutrients like antioxidants,
minerals, andvitamins that are beneficial to humans.
(a) has many (b) is full
(c) is encumbered (d) is loaded

ii. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following
line, from an
academic report.
It is quite clear that those students who are research for a Ph.D. read more articles than either junior
lecturers or other students.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) quite quiet
(b) those these
(c) research researching
(d) than then

iii. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
The modern agricultural practices, excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides
advers
ely thesoil.
(a) has affected (b) have affected
(c) has effected (d) have been effecting

iv. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the concluding
portion of a
letter.
It is high time that the concerned authorities should wake up to this social problem and try to rein in therising prices so
that the middle class (do) suffer.

v. Report and complete the dialogue between two sisters, by filling

up the blanks.Manorama : Where are you going to?
Anu : I am going to the market. Do you want anything?
Manorama asked Anu Anu replied that she was going to the market and further asked
.
 (a) where she was going, if/whether she wanted anything.
(b) where was she going, if/whether she wanted anything.
(c) where was she going? if/whether she had wanted anything.
(d) where was she going, if/whether she had wanted anything.

vi. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a newspaper report and supply the
correction.
There have also been several films, television and theatrical productions, and even an opera, based over
the novel.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

i. Faiz shared some information with Tariq about his long holiday. Report
Tariq’s question.Tariq : ?
Friend : I have been travelling for a month so, I am tired.

ii. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan by the MODAL.
The company able to sell as many products if they don’t find the right marketing professionals
quickly.
(a) couldn’t be (b) might be
(c) wouldn’t be (d) shouldn’t be

iii. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between a teacher and
her class.
Children : We all pledge to save our trees because they are the lungs of the city.Teacher :
Let us start today by planting a sapling each.
The children pledged to save trees as Then the teacher said that .

iv. Identify the error in an advertisement for a cosmetic item and supply the correction,
for the followingsales offer.
This colon will last the entire day. Available @ 15% off!

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
A bank various kinds of loans to its account holders so that they set up a
business, buyproperty or a vehicle.
(a) will offer, will
(b) offers, can
(c) should offer, must
(d) will be offering, should

ii. Read the conversation between a judge and a lawyer. Complete the sentence by
reporting the dialogue.“Call the accused,” said the judge.
“My client is hospitalised for hypertension,” his lawyer informed the judge.
As soon as, the judge commanded the accused, his lawyer informed him that his client
forhypertension.
iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a health magazine on
mental health.Even highways have lines, which provide safety and if we go over one side,
we’ll go into the ditch andif we cross over the line in the middle, we get killed.
(a) should
(b) must
(c) could
(d) need not
iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following
line, from an
article on philosophy.
‘These sights of disease, misery and death quite moved him that he at once became a beggar and wentout into the
world to seek enlightenment concerning the sorrows he had witnessed.’

Option No. Error Correction

(a) of about
(b) quite so
(c) into around
(d) had witnessed witnessed

v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
But I myself, traveling, doing speaking engagements and so on—I simply got exhausted and Icould
do it no more.
(a) was being pushed
(b) am pushing
(c) had pushed
(d) kept pushing
vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion
of a letter sent
to the maintenance office of a gated campus.
Subject : Flaunting of safety rules
There is no checking of visitors at the main entrance gate of our society. Thus, vendors and messengers
(wander) and have free access to the doorsteps of the residents.

vii. Report the dialogue between two friends- Venu and Kanan by completing the sentence.
Venu : How will standing in my rice field help you win a Nobel?
Kanan : I’ve heard that the people who have won Nobel prizes were all out ‘standing’ in various fields. Venu asked his
friend Kanan how would standing in his rice field get him a Nobel. Kanan replied that
that the people who Nobel prizes had been all out ‘standing’ in various fields.

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from an article on environment and supply the
correction.
This has been resulting in environmental degradation, over spilling of landfills and more dangerously, a
thoroughly careless mind-set in us.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

ix. Read the following lines and report the question asked by a surprised Shelley.
 ‘Bunny told Shelley that he was planning to participate in a swimming competition for beginners.’

x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the sentence on a
government campaign. Many people have expressed their views on Swachchh
Bharat Abhiyan and how, if implementedsincerely at all levels, it produce a great
change in the society.
(a) can (b) ought
(c) shall (d) needs to
xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between a
doctor and a patient.Doctor : You should take this medicine every day.
Patient : Should I take it before dinner or after dinner?
When the doctor advised the patient that medicine every day , the patient further asked him

before or after dinner.

x. Identify the error on a message found in a fortune cookie and supply the correction, for the following. You will
gain the admiration of your pears.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
Yesterday, when I home late at night, I to find my house unlocked.
(a) had returned, was shocked
(b) returned, was shocked
(c) was returned, got shocked
(d) had to return, were shocked

ii. Read the conversation between two friends. Complete the sentence by reporting
the conversation. Ankit : May I drop you there in my car at the airport?
Atul : Thanks a lot. It will be a great help to me.
When Ankit asked Atul at the airport in his car, Atul thanked him adding that it
.

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from an article on
environment.
In this way, we wage the war against environmental destruction with a two-pronged approach of
rationality and sensibility, and some day, win the battle altogether.
(a) will
(b) can
(c) might
(d) could

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line,
from a health
report.
Tobacco breaks down quickly in the human body, so addicts might need to smoke or chew some on a
regular basis to maintain the desired effects of nicotine on the brain to keep their focus intact.

Option No. Error Correction

 (a) may might
(b) or and
(c) on in
(d) their the

v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
All sorts of cruelties upon them but the farmers remained united.
(a) are being inflicted
(b) had inflicted
(c) were inflicted
(d) might be inflicted
vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given
portion of a letter. Subject : Human dependence on technology.
Through this letter, I wish to highlight our excessive dependence on technology which

steadily
but surely (turn) us into slaves.

vii. Report the dialogue between a beggar and a woman by

completing the sentence. Lady : Aren’t you ashamed of not
working?
Bagger : Madam, begging is also a work.
An annoyed lady asked a beggar , to which the beggar retorted that

viii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a security report of a residential area
and supply the correction.
Most of the people would have given the thief to the police so as to get rid of him and to safeguard their household
goods.

Use the given format for your response.

Error Correction

ix. Rishabh told his teacher that he had fever the previous day and that’s why he was
absent. Report the question asked by his teacher.

x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the sentence.
girls are still writing the test.
(a) Few
(b) Some
(c) The few
(d) Any

xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between a
husband and wife. Ryan : I have invited four of my friends for dinner today.
Renee : Then I will invite my friends also.
When Ryan told Renee that hefour of his friends for dinner that day, Renee remarked that
 also.
(a) had invited, would invite her friends
(b) has invited, will invite her friends
(c) was inviting, would invite her friends
(d) will be inviting, she will invite my friends

xii. Identify the error next to a busy shop’s billing counter and supply the correction, for
the following. Thank you for your patients!
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction