ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEST

MARKS: 35 TIME: 1 hr

Q1. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. (10)

1. John said, ‘I love this city.’
2. “Be nice to others”, Priya said.
3. “Don’t waste your money” he said to the boys.
4. She said, “everyone loves her.”
5. She said, “He works in a bank.”
6. Seema said, ‘I don’t have a laptop.”
7. Kanika said, “I don’t go to the gym very often.”
8. We don’t travel much”, she said.
9. He said, “we like working in London.”
10. She said, “she never gets up early on Sunday.”

Q2. Identify the Tense. (10)

1. I have been working on my computer for six hours.
2. She has lived in this street for ten years.
3. I finished the project yesterday.
4. What are you doing there?
5. She had not realized that.
6. Susan will be joining us.
7. Have you ever been to Australia?
8. This house had been destroyed by the fire.
9. The boys were severely reprimanded by their teacher.
10. I had been working in the garden.

Q3. For each blank space, choose the proper article (a, an, the, or no article): (10)
1. I moved to __________ USA when I was 15 years old. a) a b) the c) no article
2. I can spell as well as __________ most students. a) a b) the c) no article
3. He is __________ most famous actor I know. a) a b) the c) no article
4. Hurry up. We don’t have __________ lot of time. a) a b) the c) no article
5. I live around here = I live in __________ neighborhood. a) a b) the c) no article
6. I don’t know at all = I don’t have __________ clue. a) a b) the c) no article
7. I have __________ idea! a) an b) the c) no article
8. ___________ tea in my cup is too hot to drink. a) A b) The c) no article
9. The US President lives in __________ White House. a) a b) the c) no article
10. My parents live in __________ white house. a) a b) the c) no article

Q4. A)Write a letter to your younger brother who was caught copying in his exams. Advise him on values,
and principles in life. (5)
OR
Q4. B) Write a letter to the newspaper editor highlighting the condition of the roads in your area and
suggest suitable measures.

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