English Grammar 10th Quarterly Exam - Important Part II

English Grammar Exam

Complete Solved Questions by Category

🔄Active & Passive Voice

Rewrite to the other voice:

My uncle gave me a watch on my birthday.

Answer: I was given a watch by my uncle on my birthday.

Rewrite to the other voice:

How did you cross the river?

Answer: How was the river crossed by you?

Rewrite in passive voice:

Rama killed Ravana.

Answer: Ravana was killed by Rama.

Change to other voice:

That portrait was painted by my grandmother.

Answer: My grandmother painted that portrait.

Rewrite in other voice:

Our army has been defeated by the enemy.

Answer: The enemy has defeated our army.

Rewrite in other voice:

Work hard.

Answer: You are advised to work hard. (Imperative sentence)

🗣️Direct & Indirect Speech

Rewrite into direct speech:

Muthu wanted to know if tickets are available for the cricket match.

Answer: Muthu asked, "Are tickets available for the cricket match?"

Rewrite using indirect speech:

The girl said, "We were practicing yoga."

Answer: The girl said that they had been practicing yoga.

Rewrite in reported speech:

He said, "Raja is a good boy".

Answer: He said that Raja is a good boy. (Tense doesn't change for a present fact)

Rewrite in reported speech:

Ravi said to Kannan, "I lost my purse yesterday".

Answer: Ravi told Kannan that he had lost his purse the previous day.

Rewrite in reported speech:

Anu said to her mother, "I have to attend the party tomorrow".

Answer: Anu told her mother that she had to attend the party the next day.

Rewrite into direct speech:

He said he wished to visit the teashop of Nagen uncle.

Answer: He said, "I wish to visit the teashop of Nagen uncle."

📜Sentence Transformation & Combination

Transform into a compound sentence:

As he was good, he helped others.

Answer: He was good, so he helped others.

Combine using an appropriate connector:

Sita saw a snake. At once she ran away.

Answer: As soon as Sita saw a snake, she ran away.

Transform into a complex sentence:

Ramu is very poor and he cannot buy a bicycle.

Answer: Ramu is so poor that he cannot buy a bicycle.

Transform into a compound sentence:

If Ryan reads more, he will become proficient in the language.

Answer: Ryan must read more, and then he will become proficient in the language.

Combine into a simple sentence:

I saw a tiger. It was wounded.

Answer: I saw a wounded tiger.

Combine into a compound sentence:

Radha was ill. She was not hospitalised.

Answer: Radha was ill, but she was not hospitalised.

Change into a simple sentence:

He is sick but he attends the school.

Answer: In spite of being sick, he attends the school.

Combine into a compound sentence:

Consult a doctor. You can recover.

Answer: Consult a doctor, and you can recover.

Change into a simple sentence:

Kala is a professor. She is a writer.

Answer: Kala is both a professor and a writer.

Transform into a simple sentence:

He confessed that he was guilty.

Answer: He confessed his guilt.

✍️Punctuation

Punctuate:

be not so amazed daughter miranda said prospero

Answer: "Be not so amazed, daughter," said Prospero.

Punctuate:

dont you dare sleep dr krishnan warned zigzag

Answer: "Don't you dare sleep!" Dr. Krishnan warned Zigzag.

Punctuate:

theres something down there i said

Answer: "There's something down there," I said.

Punctuate:

were you not a good student i asked

Answer: "Were you not a good student?" I asked.

Punctuate:

ga ga ga he cried

Answer: "Ga, ga, ga," he cried.

🧩Sentence Rearrangement

Rearrange:

loan/apply/you/if/for/you/a/get/will/immediately/it/

Answer: If you apply for a loan, you will get it immediately.

Rearrange:

Storytelling/an art/is/which/planning/research/and/involves/skill.

Answer: Storytelling is an art which involves planning, research, and skill.

Rearrange:

speak / actions / than / louder / words.

Answer: Actions speak louder than words.

Rearrange:

as / I / healthy / are / you / am / as

Answer: I am as healthy as you are.

Rearrange:

speaks / Ruben / languages / two

Answer: Ruben speaks two languages.

Rearrange:

Want / exhibition / him / science / I / to / the / display / in

Answer: I want him to display in the science exhibition.

⚙️Modals & Miscellaneous Grammar

Replace the modals with appropriate ones:

a) Make me a cup of tea, shall you?
b) You may speak politely to the elders.

a) Answer: Make me a cup of tea, will you?
b) Answer: You should speak politely to the elders.

Rewrite the sentence as directed:

The young seagull gave out a loud call. [into adverb]

Answer: The young seagull called out loudly.