MCQs for Class 10 English Grammar
MCQs for Class 10 English Grammar
A. TENSES (10 MCQs)
1. She ______ the piano every evening.
(a) play
(b) plays
(c) played
(d) is playing
Answer: (b)
2. They ______ to Delhi tomorrow.
(a) go
(b) goes
(c) are going
(d) were going
Answer: (c)
3. He ______ his homework before the movie started.
(a) finish
(b) finished
(c) had finished
(d) has finished
Answer: (c)
4. I ______ this book since morning.
(a) read
(b) am reading
(c) have been reading
(d) had read
Answer: (c)
5. The train ______ before we reached the station.
(a) left
(b) had left
(c) leaves
(d) has left
Answer: (b)
6. By next year, she ______ the course.
(a) completed
(b) completes
(c) will have completed
(d) has completed
Answer: (c)
7. Look! The children ______ football.
(a) play
(b) played
(c) are playing
(d) have played
Answer: (c)
8. When I was young, I ______ for two hours daily.
(a) swim
(b) swam
(c) was swimming
(d) used to swim
Answer: (d)
9. They ______ here for ten years.
(a) live
(b) lived
(c) have lived
(d) had lived
Answer: (c)
10. She said she ______ busy.
(a) is
(b) was
(c) will be
(d) has been
Answer: (b)
B. MODALS (10 MCQs)
11. You ______ speak politely to elders.
(a) should
(b) can
(c) would
(d) may
Answer: (a)
12. ______ you help me with this work? (polite request)
(a) Will
(b) Would
(c) Shall
(d) Must
Answer: (b)
13. Students ______ bring their ID cards. (compulsion)
(a) should
(b) could
(c) must
(d) may
Answer: (c)
14. It ______ rain today. (possibility)
(a) must
(b) might
(c) will
(d) would
Answer: (b)
15. ______ I borrow your book?
(a) Might
(b) Must
(c) Should
(d) May
Answer: (d)
16. She ______ run fast when she was young.
(a) can
(b) could
(c) may
(d) should
Answer: (b)
17. You ______ follow the traffic rules. (advice)
(a) can
(b) should
(c) might
(d) will
Answer: (b)
18. I ______ finish the work by tomorrow. (promise)
(a) would
(b) could
(c) will
(d) might
Answer: (c)
19. He ______ be at home. I saw his car outside.
(a) must
(b) may
(c) might
(d) can
Answer: (a)
20. We ______ leave now; it’s getting late.
(a) can
(b) would
(c) should
(d) shall
Answer: (c)
C. SUBJECT–VERB CONCORD (10 MCQs)
21. Each of the students ______ present today.
(a) are
(b) were
(c) is
(d) be
Answer: (c)
22. Either Riya or her friends ______ coming.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
(d) has
Answer: (b)
23. The team ______ practicing well.
(a) are
(b) is
(c) were
(d) have
Answer: (b)
24. Ten rupees ______ not enough.
(a) are
(b) were
(c) is
(d) be
Answer: (c)
25. Neither the teacher nor the students ______ aware.
(a) was
(b) is
(c) are
(d) has
Answer: (c)
26. A bouquet of flowers ______ on the table.
(a) are
(b) is
(c) have
(d) were
Answer: (b)
27. The news ______ shocking.
(a) are
(b) were
(c) is
(d) be
Answer: (c)
28. My pair of shoes ______ torn.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) were
(d) have
Answer: (a)
29. Bread and butter ______ my favourite breakfast.
(a) are
(b) is
(c) were
(d) be
Answer: (b)
30. A number of students ______ absent.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
(d) has
Answer: (b)
D. DETERMINERS (10 MCQs)
31. She bought ______ oranges from the market.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) some
(d) any
Answer: (c)
32. I don’t have ______ money.
(a) some
(b) any
(c) much
(d) many
Answer: (b)
33. ______ book you gave me is interesting.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) Some
Answer: (c)
34. He is ______ honest man.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) some
Answer: (b)
35. There are ______ people in the hall.
(a) much
(b) many
(c) little
(d) a little
Answer: (b)
36. ______ of these students passed.
(a) Each
(b) Every
(c) Neither
(d) Some
Answer: (a)
37. Is there ______ water in the bottle?
(a) some
(b) any
(c) a
(d) many
Answer: (b)
38. She found ______ useful information.
(a) many
(b) a
(c) some
(d) any
Answer: (c)
39. ______ sun rises in the east.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) Some
Answer: (c)
40. There is ______ milk left.
(a) a few
(b) few
(c) little
(d) many
Answer: (c)
E. REPORTED SPEECH (10 MCQs)
41. He said, “I am tired.” → He said that he ______ tired.
(a) is
(b) was
(c) has been
(d) will be
Answer: (b)
42. She said to me, “Do you like apples?”
→ She asked me if I ______ apples.
(a) like
(b) liked
(c) have liked
(d) will like
Answer: (b)
43. The teacher said, “Don’t talk.”
→ The teacher ordered them ______.
(a) not to talk
(b) to not talk
(c) don’t talk
(d) not talking
Answer: (a)
44. Mother said, “Close the door.”
→ Mother told me ______ the door.
(a) close
(b) closing
(c) to close
(d) not to close
Answer: (c)
45. He said, “I will help you.”
→ He said that he ______ help me.
(a) will
(b) would
(c) can
(d) shall
Answer: (b)
46. She said, “I have finished my work.”
→ She said that she ______ finished her work.
(a) has
(b) had
(c) will have
(d) would have
Answer: (b)
47. He said, “Where do you live?”
→ He asked me where I ______.
(a) live
(b) lived
(c) have lived
(d) will live
Answer: (b)
48. The man said, “Please help me.”
→ The man requested me ______ him.
(a) to help
(b) help
(c) helped
(d) helping
Answer: (a)
49. She said, “Can you swim?”
→ She asked if I ______ swim.
(a) can
(b) could
(c) will
(d) may
Answer: (b)
50. He said, “May God bless you!”
→ He prayed that God ______ me.
(a) blesses
(b) blessed
(c) would bless
(d) bless
Answer: (d)