CBSE Class 9/10/11/12 - Cloze Test -2 (English Grammar)

Cloze Test 

Fill in the blanks from the choices given below:

The League of Nations was (1) in 1919. It became ineffective and the UNO began to (2)  from October 24, 1945. The Second World War (3) in 1939. It caused great (4) to human lives and properly. As a (5) of use of atom bombs, many people were (6) and many became (7). The world leaders feared that another world war would (8) the entire world. It was a question of the (9) of mankind. To ensure peace and (10) the world leaders established world organisation, the UNO.



1. (A) created
   (B) formed
   (C) made
   (D) opened

2. (A) start
    (B) operate
   (C) function
   (D) commence


3. (A) broke in
   (B) broke out
   (C) broke into
   (D) broke up


4. (A) wastage
   (B) calamity
   (C) loss
   (D) disturbance

CBSE Class 6 - 12: English Grammar - Confusing Sentences

Confusing Sentences

1. To go to school - to get education.
    e.g. Sheila is going to school. (It means Sheila is studying there).

    To go to the school - to go for other purpose
    e.g. Sheila's father is going to the school. (It means Sheila's father is visiting school for some purpose, may be inquiring about his daughter's progress.)


2.  To go to play - to take part in games

     To go to the play - to go to a theatre.


3. A black and white dog - One dog which is partly black and partly white.

    A black and a white dog - two different dogs - one black in colour while the other is white in colour.


4. Tell me briefly - Tell me in a short time.

    Tell me shortly - Tell me in short.

CBSE Class 8/9/10 - Reading Comprehension (Set-6)

 Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages carefully and mark out the correct answers from among the alternatives given below each question in every passage:

PASSAGE - 1

Discussions on drug addiction should also be concerned with the vast, majority of people who are not addicts. Their homes and lives are insecure because our narcotics laws drive such people to crime. The drug addict is almost never dangerous when he is under the influence of drugs. What makes him dangerous is the desperate need for money to buy the next dose. Drugs are available only in an illegal black market. The costs are stupendous, and this is what drives the addict to steal, rob and even kill.

Q1: According to the author, discussions of drug addiction are generally concerned with

(a) addicts
(b) non-addicts
(c) criminals
(d) black marketers

Q2: Addicts take to criminal acts because 

(a) drugs make them lose self-control

(b) the habit of robbing and stealing is hard to break

(c) they need large sums of money to buy drugs

(d) law is powerless against them

Q3: The author seems to criticize the narcotics laws for

(a) being too lenient

(b) being too complicated

(c) being ineffective

(d) driving addicts to crime

CBSE Class 8/9/10 - Reading Comprehension (Set-5)

 Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages carefully and mark out the correct answers from among the alternatives given below each question in every passage:

PASSAGE - 1

The load was very heavy for the old camel. He tried his best to carry it as far as the next village. There his master would be able to get another camel to carry this heavy load. But he was so tired and exhausted that he could not go any further. His master took off the load from the camel’s back and put it on the back of another camel and went his way. A tiger was passing by at this time. He had been hurt by the tusk of an elephant. As the tiger was in pain, he found it difficult to walk. So he lay down by the side of the camel. The camel began licking the tiger’s wound with his long tongue and offered him food that his master had left behind. In a few days, the tiger and the camel recovered. As the tiger was very hungry the old camel told him to kill him and eat his meat. The tiger could not think of killing his friend.
At that time a deer came running towards them. A hunter had shot at him with an arrow. He lay down by the side of the tiger. He told the tiger to kill him and eat his flesh as he did not want the wicked hunter to take him away. The tiger did as he was told. Just then the hunter came on the spot. The angry tiger jumped on him and killed him also. Another young deer was in the bag that the hunter was carrying. The tiger set it free. The tiger and the camel lived happily ever after in the forest.

Q1: The camel began to lick the tiger’s wound because of the

(a) tiger was in pain
(b) tiger was tired
(c) tiger could not walk
(d) the camel was hungry
(e) camel’s tongue is long.

CBSE Class 8/9/10/11/12 CTET - English Grammar - Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Directions: Read the following short passages. After each passage, you will find several questions based on what is stated or implied in the passages. Answer the questions that follow each passage.

 Passage -1 

Vehicles do not move about the roads for mysterious reasons of their Own. They move only because people want them to move in connection with the activities which the people are engaged in. Traffic is therefore a ‘function of activities’, and because, in towns, activities mainly take place in buildings, traffic in towns is a ‘function of buildings’, The implications of this line of reasoning are inescapable.

Q1: Line 1 of the passage means that vehicles move on the roads

(a) for reasons difficult to understand.
(b) to serve specific purposes of people.
(c) in a haphazard fashion.
(d) in ways beyond our control.


Q2: The author says that traffic is a ‘function of  activities’. He means that

(a) human activities are taking place.
(b) human activities are dependent on traffic.
(c) traffic is not dependent on human activities.
(d) traffic is connected with human activities.

Q3: The author suggests by his argument that

CBSE Class 7/8/9/10 - English - Test you Vocabulary and Grammar

VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR CHECK

MCQs

Q1: The American season 'Fall' is known in England as

 (a) Spring 

 (b) Autumn 

 (c) Winter

 (d) Summer

Q2: The weather is atrocious. The underlined word means

 (a) Very pathetic 

 (b) Very artistic 

 (c) Highly automatic 

 (d) Very unpleasant

Q3:  A synonym of Metamorphosis is

(a) Great shape 

(b) Transformation 

(c) Superior organization 

(d) Irregular formation

CBSE Class 10 - English Communcation - Letters

Letters

Q(CBSE 2012): Look at the following poster denouncing dowry. Based on the picture and using your own ideas write a letter, in about 120 words, to the editor of a national daily expressing your views on the evils of dowry and how this problem needs to be tackled.

Answer:

X-Lane
Y-city
19th December,2013
The Editor
The Hindustan Times
New Delhi

Dear Editor

Through the coloumns of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to draw the attention of the people towards the burning issue of dowry and its ill-effects on our society.

The dowry system is a social evil. In India many of the traditional customs have been given up, but the custom of dowry has not only continued, but flourished over the years.In spite of increase in the literacy rate, education and modernization, we have not been able to eradicate this problem from our society. Even today, daughters are given furniture, crockery, electronic items, jewellery, cars, flats etc. in order to ensure their security. Initially dowry was given to support the new couple, but with the passage of time marriage has become an occasion for blatant selling of the bridegroom. The ill-effects of this problem include the neglect of daughters, sex-selective abortion, female infanticide, and the harassment, abuse etc. When demands for dowry are not met, the bride is subjected to torture, and often even killed. 

CBSE Class 7/8/9/10 - English Grammar - Articles (Common Errors)

ARTICLES

Common Errors

Q: Correct the following sentences:

1. Never tell lie.
2. I have lost a pen that you gave me.
3. I am in hurry.
4. She is a honest girl.
5. He has headache.
6. It is time to take the tea.
7. The man is mortal.
8. Please give me an one-rupee note.
9. She is a M.A. in geography.
10. He is going to an university.

CBSE Class 8/9/10 - English Grammar - ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

1. To give up the throne voluntarily                                       
2. The original inhabitants                                                     
3.A partner in crime or sin                                                    
4. Who is not sure about the existence of God                      
5. A foreigner                                                                      
6. A person who loves others                                               
7. Of superhuman qualities                                                  
8. Preventing fever                                                              
9. Sound of noisy weeping                                                   
10. A vain boasting fellow                                                    

CBSE Class 9/10 - English Grammar - Message Writing

MESSAGE WRITING

FORMAT:

Message

Date____

Name(of the person to whom it is meant )

Body of the message with details
        who called
        why he called
        follow-up if required

Name(of the person with the message)

Q1(CBSE): The following is a telephonic conversation between Venkat and his sister. As Venkat's sister had to leave for her dance classes, she leaves a message for her mother. Write the message in not more than 50 words.

Venkat: Can I speak to mom?
Veena: She has gone out.
Venkat: I have to leave for Durgapur tomorrow at 4 a.m. for Inter-School Football Match. Please ask
her to get my bag packed as I will be back home late in the evening after practice.
Veena: I will.

12th April, 2013

Mom,

Venkat called up to inform that he has to leave for  Durgapur tomorrow at 4 a.m. for Inter-School Football Match. You are requested to pack his bag as he will return home late in the evening after his football practice.

Veena.

CBSE Class 10 - English (C) - Tenses

Tenses

Q1(CBSE class 10,  2011): Complete the following passage choosing the correct options given:

According to the NASA Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the Aliens (a)_____________  a base on the Moon and they (b)_______________ the American astronauts in no uncertain terms to (c) ....................... and stay away from the Moon. According to (d) ....................... unconfirmed reports, both Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin saw UFOs shortly after that historic (e) ....................... on the Moon in Apollo 11 on 21 July 1969. Observers in the control room say that they remember (f) ....................... one of the astronauts refer to a “light” in or on a crater (g) ....................... the television transmission. The mission control (h) ....................... for more details.

(a)
   (i) are having
   (ii) have
   (iii) has
   (iv) is having

(b)
    (i) are telling
    (ii) tell
   (iii) told
    (iv) are saying

Online English Grammar Quiz Available

Eduvictors.com Basic English Grammar Quiz

200+ MCQs covering 17 topics on English Grammar are available at Eduvictors.com in quiz form.
You may access the quizzes on the following topics:

Nouns Quiz-1: Test your understanding about different types of Nouns

Nouns Quiz-2: Check your knowledge about cries of animals and birds.

CBSE Class 10 - English (C) - Unseen Passage with MCQs

Unseen Passage with MCQs

Q(CBSE 2010): Read the poem carefully. Choose the right option from the list of options given for each of the questions:

image credits: clker.com

When my shoulders are bent,
Saddled
With burdens
Of life;
When I am tired
So tired
(And when) I think, now - that now
my knees will give in,
a small little poem comes
and stands in front of me
holds my hand and says :
Give me your burden,
Come, give it to me,
my poet.

1. The ‘burden’ here refers to
(a) a heavy sack
(b) adversities that have plagued him
(c) his haversack
(d) none of the above


2. The word ‘tired’ here refers to
(a) fatigue
(b) the loss of will to carry on any further
(c) disillusionment
(d) the result of being exposed to the scorching sun

CBSE - Class 9/10 - Editing Exercise - 2

 Editing Exercise

(See Answers below)
Q1(SQP 2011): The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction. Remember to underline the word you have supplied. 

Often these days we hear and speak of the conquered	(a) _____ ______
in nature, ‘the taming of a river’, ‘the war against insects’	(b) _____ ______
and so on. Often these phrases being used without consciously	(c) _____ ______
attaching any value to them, but those have an	(d) _____ ______
underlying attitude of hostile towards Nature and Nature’s	(e) _____ ______
creatures, a viewpoint which seeming to assume	(f) _____ ______
Nature as an enemy that needs to being vanquished.	(g) _____ ______
Alternatively, Nature is seen merely as the ‘resource’ to be ‘exploited’	(h) _____ ______

Q2(SQP 2011): The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the word you have supplied.

CBSE Class 7/8/9/10 - English - Active/Passive Voice

Active/Passive Voice

(Solution of Exercise from Textbook Grammar Plus 7.) 

Q1: Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

1. Rita sings a song.
2. Children love the rainbow.
3. Granny told us an interesting story.
4. Call in the doctor at once.
5. Everyone loved Mother Teresa.
6. The wolf chased the sheep.
7. Sujata drew a village scene.
8. Rakesh made special Kashmiri tea for everyone.
9. Neha's father praised her.
10. People formed a queue on the road.
11. Hanif drank the bitter medicine in one gulp.
12. We elected Balachandran as our team leader.
13. Santa Claus gave toffees to all the children in the shop.
14. Grandfather called up Ayushi to wish her on her birthday.
15. We all know the facts.
16. The people crowned him the king.
17. Suman is reading a book.
18. Your mother taught us Mathematics.
19. The gardener looks after the flowers.

 Answers:

CBSE Class 8/9/10/CTET - English Comprehension (Unseen Poem)-2

Reading Comprehension

(Unseen Poem)

Q1(CTET 2012): Directions: Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option.

I build walls
Walls that protect,
Walls that shield,
Walls that say I shall not yield
Or reveal
Who I am and how I feel.

CBSE Class6/7/8 - PUNCTUATION (English Grammar)

PUNCTUATION

Rewrite the following sentences after inserting the necessary punctuation marks and use the capital letters, wherever required.

1. will you help me.
2. delhi the capital of india stands on the banks of the river yamuna.
3. mrs jindal knows english hindi urdu bengali tamil and punjabi
4. how beautiful the sky is
5. mother should i stay or leave
6. where do you want to go asked meera
7. she had a banana an apple a sandwich and a cup of coffee for breakfast
8. pardon me o god

CBSE Class 6/7/8 - English Grammar - Degrees of Adjectives

Degrees of Adjectives 

Q: Fill in the blanks with correct degree of adjective:

1. Mohan is _________ than Sohan (wise).
2. This bag is too big; do you have a ________ one? (small)
3. The pears are __________ than the plums. (hard)
4. Mohan is the _________ of the two boys. (tall)
5. Chinese is ___________ than English. (difficult)
6. Saina is one of the ________ badminton player in the world. (good)
7. This is the ___________ painting in the museum. (valuable)

CBSE Class7/8/9/10 - English Grammar (Reported Speech)

English Grammar (Reported Speech)

Q: Change the following into reported speech.

1. She asked, “Is there a shopping center near here?”
2. He says, “I am doing my duty.”
3. She said to me, "I am a good dancer."
4. Mohan said to me, "I clean the black shoes."
5. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
6. She said, "I am not hungry now."
7. The owner said to the servant, “Will you come tomorrow?”

CBSE Class6/7/8/9/10/CTET - English Grammar - Articles (Worksheet)

Articles

(Worksheet)

Q: Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles. If there is no need, put a cross mark (✗)

1. _____ apple is ______ fruit.
2. _____ umbrella is ______ useful thing.
3. My sister got ______ best student award.
4. ____ elephant never forgets.
5. You are ______ hour late.
6. ______ Mumbai Queen is an express train which runs from Pune to Mumbai.
7. William Wordsworth was ______ great poet.
8. London is on ____ Thames.
9. This is _______ first time I have visited _______ village.
10. Do you speak ____ German?
11. I ate _______ apple, ______ egg and _______ loaf of bread.
12. ____ earth moves round ____ sun.