Time: 45 minutes
Maximum Marks: 40
1. Tenses
1. 1. If he _______ (arrive) earlier, he would have met you.
2. 2. She _______ (read) the novel since morning.
3. 3. By next year, they _______ (complete) the project.
4. 4. I wish I _______ (know) the answer.
5. 5. When we reached the theatre, the movie _______ (already/start).
6. 6. She _______ (visit) Paris twice before 2020.
7. 7. He always _______ (talk) during the lecture.
8. 8. I _______ (not/see) her for years.
9. 9. The teacher said that honesty _______ (be) the best policy.
10. 10. While she _______ (walk) in the garden, it started to rain.
2. Active – Passive Voice
1. Someone has stolen my wallet. 2. Did she complete the report?
3. They are painting the house. 4. The teacher will announce the results tomorrow.
5. She was watching a movie. 6. He gave her a bouquet.
7. We must finish the project by Friday. 8. Who wrote this poem?
9. They had already eaten the cake. 10. Open the window. (Hint: Use “Let…”)
3. Direct – Indirect Speech
1. She said, “I love reading novels.” 2. He said, “We are going to the market now.”
3. The teacher said, “Don't talk in class.” 4. He asked me, “Where do you live?”
5. She said to him, “Will you help me?” 6. They said, “We have been working since morning.”
7. I said to the boy, “Why are you crying?”
8. He said, “I had finished the work before she came.”
9. The captain said, “Let us fight till the end.” 10. She said, “Alas! I am ruined.”
4. Jumbled Sentences
11. 1. around / quickly / news / the / spread / village / the
12. 2. to / people / work / hard / successful / become
13. 3. in / is / Agra / India / city / beautiful / a
14. 4. always / not / honesty / easy / is / practice / to / in
15. 5. carefully / instructions / read / the / you / should
16. 6. books / of / reading / benefits / many / are / there
17. 7. tomorrow / visit / going / is / the / to / museum / class
18. 8. online / friends / made / many / she / has
19. 9. dancing / passionate / about / is / she
20. 10. performance / impressed / teacher / was / the / with / by
5. Articles
21. 1. He bought ___ umbrella and ___ raincoat.
22. 2. ___ Earth revolves around ___ Sun.
23. 3. I saw ___ eagle and ___ owl at the zoo.
24. 4. She is ___ honest person with ___ unique style.
25. 5. I need ___ hour to finish ___ assignment.
26. 6. There is ___ university near ___ railway station.
27. 7. We had ___ amazing trip to ___ Himalayas.
28. 8. ___ Nile is ___ longest river in Africa.
29. 9. Can I have ___ apple and ___ banana?
30. 10. He is ___ one-eyed man with ___ interesting story.
6. Modals
31. 1. You ___ take a break; you’ve been working all day.
32. 2. He said he ___ help us if needed.
33. 3. We ___ obey our elders.
34. 4. She ___ sing beautifully when she was younger.
35. 5. You ___ not speak to your parents like that.
36. 6. I ___ rather go alone.
37. 7. It ___ rain today. Take an umbrella.
38. 8. Students ___ submit the assignment by 5 PM.
39. 9. You ___ be joking!
40. 10. We ___ not waste food.
Section B: Creative Writing (10 Marks)
1. Diary Entry (Choose any one) (5 marks)
a) You participated in a science exhibition and your project was appreciated by the judges.
Write a diary entry expressing your excitement.
b) You had an argument with your best friend and are feeling guilty. Write a diary entry
sharing your thoughts.
2. Composition (Choose any one) (5 marks)
a) Write a story that begins with: "It was a dark and stormy night, and I found myself alone
in the forest..."
b) Write a descriptive paragraph on "A Day Without Electricity".
c) Write an article on "Importance of Discipline in Student Life".
